Blockchain
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.
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
CLS’s Nagia on overcoming the challenges of forex clearing
As CLS expands into cleared derivatives, its CRO must navigate uncharted risk territory
Market Technology Awards 2018: New problems, new solutions
Vendors embrace cloud, alternative languages and agile approaches
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
R3 claims progress on smart contracts standards
DLT consortium under pressure to show cohesion after JP Morgan departure
Nex Group’s Knott untangles banks’ trade challenges
Post-trade business reorganises with a focus on cost-cutting and simplification
Netting no problem for blockchain, tech firms tell regulators
Firms say DLT can sit with current market practice, but instantaneous settlement 'not desirable'
Energy industry dips toe in choppy blockchain waters
Tests of permissioned distributed ledger technology display efficiency gains, but complications persist
Blockchain smart contracts raise systemic risk concerns
Automated swaps margin payments could exacerbate systemic risks, regulators warn
Digital Asset enters healthcare as blockchain questions grow
Masters’ firm quietly moves beyond finance; works with PNC Bank
Masters: blockchain could ease margin headaches
Margining non-cleared derivatives a “massively under-optimised space”, says Digital Asset chief
R3 set to unveil blockchain for syndicated loan trades
Credit Suisse, US Bank and others to showcase results in March; no update on Digital Asset and JP Morgan project
R3 banks disagree over DLT implementation
Blockchain consortium confident it can raise $150 million by next summer
Smart contracts face cleared world challenge, R3 Summit hears
Follow-on contracting not legally enforceable in some jurisdictions
R3’s Rutter: swaps will trade on blockchain in five years
Risk USA: first distributed ledger products could hit the market in 2017