Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Blockchain won’t help the UK to go P2P
Legal and practical problems mean blockchain is unlikely to change the UK’s grid, writes energy expert
Cryptocurrencies: king’s ransom or fool’s gold?
Extreme volatility makes products an unreliable store of value – for now
Hackathon finds pre-trade gold in Isda’s post-trade project
Dealers’ derivatives trade processing costs could be cut by at least $3 billion per year
Financial risks don’t go on holiday
Better mapping of financial system would help avoid seasonal surprises, argues Andrew Lo
Risktech start-ups: survival of the fittest?
A new breed of vendors could change the face of risk management, if they can hang around long enough
Risktech start-ups struggle to clinch big-bank contracts
Light on cash, risk management fintechs face an extended gauntlet most won’t survive
Power market set for 2019 blockchain boom
Blockchain could cut costs and bring in microgenerators, industry believes
Planned sale prompts hard look at post-trade firms
Plans to sell MarkitServ fuel warnings about middleware vendors’ future
The changing face of European power trading
Webinar: FIS
Trade data initiatives aim to unify regulatory reporting
Standardised data would improve systemic risk monitoring and save firms billions, say data engineers
From prophets to ‘parasites’
How post-trade vendors went from problem-solvers to ‘rent-seekers’
The battle for the back office
Post-trade incumbents at risk as Isda and others search for standards
How fintech could reboot Libor
Polsinelli’s Rutenberg says blockchain technology and ‘Libor currency’ could boost submission incentives and make process more secure
DLT offers new possibilities for securities settlement, say ECB and BoJ
Second phase of ‘Project Stella’ looks at delivery versus payment on three DLT platforms
Distributed ledger technology in payments, clearing and settlement
This paper examines how DLT can be used in the area of PCS, and identifies both the opportunities and challenges associated with its long-term implementation and adoption.
FMIC 2 special issue introduction: a policy view on developments in the field of financial market infrastructures
This introductory article positions these papers and speeches within the context of the wider conference proceedings of the Financial Market Infrastructure Conference II: New Thinking in a New Era, including insights from the panel sessions and…
Forecasting crypto crashes with bubble analysis
Analysis finds bubble signals in bitcoin and ether, write trio of quant risk managers
Swift’s CRO on Bangladesh Bank heist, cyber risk and DLT
Quraishi lays out Swift’s approach to members’ security, and technological risks and opportunities
Russian crypto-currency will threaten AML efforts
Targeting individuals and companies could be impossible with digital currency, write academics
DTCC’s Bodson on blockchain, SDRs and repo clearing
Risk30: swap data reporting will move to a distributed ledger platform in early 2018
Nex’s Spencer on tech, Brexit and the UK’s identity crisis
Risk30: Icap founder fears return of exchange controls under a Labour government
Chicago exchanges embrace crypto-currency
Exchanges' interest piqued, but regulators and some market participants hesitant
Giancarlo: crypto-currency futures do not need new rules
CFTC chair says US regulators can oversee products using existing powers
CME to launch bitcoin futures
Client interest inspires fourth-quarter launch target for cash-settled contract