Blockchain
Congress must fix crypto rules perimeter, say policy-makers
CFTC and SEC officials say public debate needed on jurisdictional boundaries as investment ramps up
Bank consortium seeks to cure post-trade data ills
Project led by Societe Generale uses privacy-enhancing technologies to tackle data management problems
Clunky crypto markets serve quants well – can it continue?
Poor price discovery presents opportunities for systematic traders in super-trending markets
Grasping new technologies is a key challenge for energy risk managers
Understanding what new technologies offer is a top challenge for energy risk managers, survey finds
‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo says DLT could have aided in Archegos
Former CFTC chair says managing collateral by distributed ledger technology would enable better oversight of risks
Users clash with ASX over changes to its DLT settlement system
Industry groups and tech experts worry that proposed last-minute changes will introduce new risks
Heightened operational risks in a changing world
Christoph Kurth, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses the growth of conduct and operational risks in the light of the pandemic, including those caused by mass home-working, the enhanced…
Blockchain consensus protocols, energy consumption and cryptocurrency prices
The authors employ portfolio analysis to explore whether energy is a fundamental economic factor affecting cryptocurrency prices.
Universalities in the dynamics of cryptocurrencies: stability, scaling and size
The authors explore the effects of market capitalization on the dynamics of cryptocurrencies within both returns and volatility networks and show that these cryptocurrencies exhibit scaling properties in volatility with respect to market capitalization.
DBS chief executive on fighting tech disruptors with data
Asia Risk 25: Data and AI are top technology priorities for Singapore bank, says Piyush Gupta
Asian banks bite back at big tech
Asia Risk 25: Asian lenders eye technology and data to help tame disruptors on their turf
Facebook’s libra could disrupt collateral markets – IMF paper
Collateral used to back ‘stablecoins’ such as libra will be unavailable for reuse
SocGen’s digitised bond passes settlement test
Banque de France-backed deal pips private consortiums in dummy run for digital currency trades
The changing shape of buy-side risk technology
This webinar shares insights into the emerging strategies shaping firms’ investment, compliance and technology risk decisions, and how Covid-19 is causing a rethink in priorities
Outsmarting counterparty risk with smart contracts
A digital transaction system developed by quants at DZ Bank could slash margin costs for derivatives
Smart derivative contracts: detaching transactions from counterparty credit risk
Introducing deterministic termination rules to eliminate counterparty risk in smart derivatives
Top 10 op risks 2020: organisational change
New tech has created perennial state of flux in banking, as other kinds of shake-ups continue
‘Quantamental’ approach convinces Morgan Creek CEO
Proponent of big-picture investing sees growing role for machines, but with caveats
Treasurers turn to AI in bid for sharper forecasting
Wider automation could usher in future of ‘hands-free hedging’, but obstacles lurk in data standards and sharing
Bank disruptors: a ‘token’ effort from UBS
The utility settlement coin will kick-start trading of digital assets, says Chris Purves
Bank disruptors: how tech joint ventures help Nomura’s bottom line
Nomura is developing new software services to supplement trading profits
Bank disruptors: tread carefully and bend things
How BofA, SocGen, JP Morgan, Nomura, UBS and others are disrupting themselves
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure