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Operations

How will financial regulation shape the year ahead?

by Bija Knowles

The promised repeal of Dodd-Frank in the US, Europe's GDPR and MiFID II, and rapid fintech developments, some of which bring automation, are some of the regulatory forces shaping 2018

Dealing & Trading

What’s the future of e-trading?

by Bija Knowles

JP Morgan asked more than 400 institutional traders (mainly FX, rates and commodities) about the biggest e-trading trends for 2018, from mobile trading and MiFID II to precision execution

Cash & Liquidity Management

Brexit impact on employment, VAT… and schools

by Bija Knowles

Brexit is currently built on shifting sands but it will inevitably have a wide-ranging impact on businesses, the financial sector and its employees

Financing

Adjust risk models now for end of Libor

by Bija Knowles

A report by Oliver Wyman suggests that the transition away from Libor will be complex and expensive – with repercussions for companies using Libor-based financial products

Payments - Disbursements

The Ripple revolution

by Jack Large

Most confident new player on the block is really upsetting thought processes and assumptions

Payments - Disbursements

Bankers really understand payments

by Jack Large

BIS report “Cross-border retail payments” from Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures shows “quicker, cheaper and more transparent” solutions could be on the way

Financing Short-Medium Term Deficits

Corporate funding opportunity in private placement markets

by Bija Knowles

A European Commission study shows that private placement of debt instruments with institutional investors could play a greater role in financing medium-sized companies in future

Operations

100 days to GDPR: majority of companies will be ready

by Bija Knowles

In the count down to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the majority of organisations worldwide are now ready to comply – having spent an average of US$1.5 million

Environment, Social, Governance

Three steps towards Europe’s sustainable financial system

by Bija Knowles

Long-term risk management, more environmental reporting and measuring the climate-impact of investment funds are three key factors in the EU's move to a sustainable financial system