1246 Results from 2014
Retired Member
The halls of Fira Gran Via, which plays host to Mobile World Congress (MWC), were as always a showcase for all sorts of digital technology. I was particularly interested to explore the halls asking myself, what’s the Mobile Money angle? Here are four of the things that caught my attention. 1. The Internet of Things Whilst connected devices,...
04 March 2014 /payments
On 27th February 2014, the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA), in a joint mission with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) , launched the Global Precipitation Measurement Core, a satellite based observatory designed to provide next generation observations of global snow and rainfall. The parallels between space exploration...
04 March 2014 /regulation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a questions and answers (Q&As) document on the AIFM Directive to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of the AIFM Directive and its implementing measures by providing responses to questions posed by the general public and competent authorities ...
04 March 2014 Financial Services Regulation
After the successful 10th Anniversary of the Standards Forum at Sibos in Dubai SWIFT is kicking off the 2014 program in New York this week. This will be first of six meetings planned for this year; the others being held in Singapore, London, Moscow, the Netherlands, and of course, the flagship 4-day gig at Sibos in Boston. The New York event is ...
04 March 2014 Standards Forum
Big Data Blog – Volcker “the Ultimate Big Data Challenge” Forbes Magazine published an article in December with the ominous title “Volcker Compliance: The Ultimate Big Data Challenge”. The article refers to the Volcker Rule, the critical piece of legislation which forms part of the United States’ Dodd-Frank Reform bill. This law was enacted in r...
03 March 2014 /regulation Innovation in Financial Services
FinTech has come a long way in the last five years. The segment moved from a few players tackling problems that financial institutions were slow to recognise, such as online payments, to disrupting the entire banking and financial system. Now, the way in which FinTech companies disrupt the financial space is itself changing. No longer is it all ab...
03 March 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its table showing the progress by national regulators in concluding Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between EU national supervisors with non-EU regulators worldwide in respect to the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the AIFM Directive). These MoUs ...
03 March 2014 Financial Services Regulation
Elton Cane Digital product delivery at News Corp Australia
I came across an interesting blog post recently about how the untrained human brain is disadvantaged when it comes to recognising or thinking about big numbers. These limitations, and reliance on gut feel and framing analysis via proportionality not only play into the hands of car dealers looking to upsize customers to the next model up with ext...
03 March 2014 /regulation /retail Future Finance
Chris DeBrusk Managing Director at Rule Financial
In recent years many investment banks have suffered significant losses due to unauthorised and / or poorly monitored trader activity. High-profile instances such as the USD $6 Billion London ‘Whale’ loss at JP Morgan and the ongoing fallout from the Libor rigging scandal have highlighted the need for the implementation of better controls and polic...
03 March 2014 /regulation
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has updated the questions and answers (Q&As) on the guidelines by adding Q&As 26 to 29 which include the reporting of assets and whether certain countries should be included when reporting data. Related link: https://eiopa.europa.eu/publications/eiopa-guidelines/qa-on-eiop...
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