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FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) continues to hit the headlines as financial institutions worldwide are targeted by the new US regulation, clamping down on US citizens’ tax avoidance. Bu...
Institutional investors face pressing challenges in sourcing and managing collateral for OTC derivatives clearing, and must confront the reality that the issue is one they need to address sooner rathe...
Some of my regular followers here at Finextra were curious as to why I have not been blogging lately. I normally write about practical and relevant issues, and it's getting harder and harder for me to...
By Tom Riesack and Ute Herzog In the ‘new normal’ of highly regulated financial markets, corporate treasurers are feeling the reverberations in their daily activities. Corporates are using swaps to he...
Ask yourself this question: When it comes to simplification, who am I considering? The business The customer’s life Both? The success of your paperless campaign will be measured by your answer. N...
Today’s market of online lending business in the UK is facing an explosive rise. In this article, we study this situation to discover that it reflects an emerging global trend. Banks are adopting the ...
Just when I was hoping to start thinking about the Christmas holidays (beginning with the first of the season’s parties this week) we’ve seen a bunch of announcements on the European consolidated tape...
Are we entering a Golden era of small, agile businesses that can innovate quickly and disrupt the incumbent corporations of the 20th century? I certainly think this is possible in the banking and fina...
Last week, Deutsche Bank ran a SEPA outreach event, bringing the practicalities of migration to SEPA compliance to a large group of their current and prospective clients. The end date of course is Feb...
Groggily, Jovy reaches for his Blackberry as the blinking trackball catches his eye. The screen reads "3 New Messages". It's already eight in the morning and he has to rush. He runs through ...
With Asian economies booming, smart banks are capitalising on opportunities to boost their trade finance business. But how do financial institutions from the developed world ensure market share? If th...
In the trade life cycle, central counterparties (CCPs) play a critical role in post-trade management. After a trade has been negotiated, submitted and confirmed, a CCP takes on the counterparty risks ...