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There are many reasons to be cautious when talking about trade finance growth in 2013. Back in January last year both the International Chambers of Commerce and International Monetary Fund predicted a...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its advice to the European Commission following feedback received from the February consultation paper. The advice sets out the fees...
In an era that stubbornly continues to define itself by financial unrest, a quick look at the tagline for the upcoming TradeTech conference in London tells you everything you need to know about the st...
Since MiFID I was introduced it became increasingly clear that certain products, particularly commodities and corresponding derivatives also needed to be regulated. There are no current rules for ‘on-...
What is 3SKey? 3SKey is a SWIFT solution that provides a single token solution for corporates to "sign" payments sent to their banks. A “token solution” usually refers to something like a U...
Accenture released some research recently, suggesting that the rise of digital channels may be contributing to ‘an increasingly arm’s length relationship between institutions and their customers’. But...
There has been a re-newed "witch hunt" lately to crack down on "tax evaders". I am not talking about the Cyprus crisis here - that's another can of worms with some interesting twis...
The post-crisis business environment poses new challenges for risk management. Buy-side firms are faced with a risk challenge trio – the emerging regulatory regimes and the interconnectedness of finan...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to its consultation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps. ESMA received 35 responses ...
The ongoing Libor scandal is one of the most serious breaches of control in an industry where risk and compliance failures are routinely front page news. At a time when the reputation of the financial...
In a paper SEPA looks wonderful, but implementation is lacking. Just in my own experience I run in to difficulty few weeks ago, because SEPA could not deliver the promise. I paid a bill from my belgia...
In my previous post we highlighted the opportunity that an increasingly prosperous Africa presents for fast moving consumer goods companies (FMCGs). This opportunity is particularly big for the brewi...