David Woolcock
Elf on The Shelf – What Would The Regulatory Elf Be Up To?!
Elf on the Shelf is a simple concept that has proved to be immensely popular. It is based ...
Brexit Pragmatism paves the way to proportionate Banking Regulation
Markets appear, according to commentators, to be pricing in a last-minute deal between ...
The Haunting of an OTF; the Devil will be in the detail.
Following on from the MAR report in my last blog comes one on a consultation from ESMA ...
A Ghost of Christmas Past Makes an Early Appearance – ESMA and MAR Haunt the Spot FX Market
As we approach Halloween market abuse has come back to haunt the FX market. Our Advent ...
Climbing the Mountain and Levelling the Playing Field – a dichotomy solved?
For some time in the UK the regulators and authorities have tried to introduce true ...
The new Lego - building blocks of the new cross-border payment roadmap
I have been catching up on some light reading in the glorious English sunshine. One ...
Uncleared Margin Rules – more regulatory requirements are on the horizon!
The regulation for Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) was set in motion at the 2009 G20 meeting ...
Back aboard LIBOR Reform – full steam ahead in the UK.
A triumvirate of the Working Group on Risk-Free Reference Rates (RFRWG), the FCA and the ...
Drifting back to a bright new future?
The effect of the pandemic has been a mixed bag for many involved in our markets. The ...
Bringing Harmony to Treasury, Sales and Regulatory Compliance.
Regulations are having a profound effect on the trading landscape alongside a ...
Regulatory Reporting and FX Swaps. Or is it FX Strats? Or even FX Packages?!
We have been seeing a lot of discussion and interest concerning a blog I penned in March ...
Are mobile payments a challenger? Ding-Ding, Round two!
In my last blog, looking at the rise of the challengers to the traditional banking ...
