Settlement risk
Regulators are struggling to ensure they have oversight of over-the-counter market infrastructure without losing the benefits of centralisation. CLS Bank’s council of supervisors could be the precedent...
The Bank of Thailand and the country’s leading banks are moving to ensure the country’s payments systems do not grind to a halt due to Thailand’s worst flooding in 50 years. So far, Thailand’s...
Interbank payment systems came through the strains of the 2008 crisis without serious problems, but regulators nevertheless believe there’s room for improvement. ORR talks to people within the settlement...
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The US Treasury completed an industry consultation in November on whether to exempt foreign exchange swaps and forwards from the mandatory clearing requirement under the Dodd-Frank Act. With other legislators set to follow the US lead, have forex dealers...
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