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ACI Dublin – Voice trading under MiFID II and No Free Pass for Spot FX
One of the takeaways I had from numerous conversations at the ACI Congress in Dublin, ...
The growth of Cyber risk & the difficulties of underwriting an intangible risk
The recent Cyber-attack involving digital criminals asking for a ransom is proof that ...
An alarming thought for attendees at the forthcoming International Banking Conference 2017 hosted by the Association of Foreign Banks.
In the FT today comes the news that UK branches of foreign banks will have to adhere to ...
Is FX MiFIR reporting getting any clearer?
MiFID II and MiFIR in the foreign exchange world have generated much confusion. It feels ...
Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Deep Learning
It is no secret that the traditional (re)insurance firms have a reputation of reluctance ...
The Global Code of Conduct for FX phase 2 rises on the horizon
I have the privilege to serve on the BIS FXWG Market Participants Group (MPG) that is ...
Employee Benefits – what’s in store for 2017?
2016 was a challenging year for captives with much attention being placed on Solvency II, ...
MiFID II exposes the need for a regulatory reporting solution
“MiFID II and MiFIR will change the way banks around the world do business —particularly ...
Blockchain – Hype? Overrated? Or pure genius?
I had the pleasure of listening to a couple of gentlemen on one of my train journeys home ...
Achieving the required transparency for regulatory reform in banking
In today’s banking industry many organisations are finding it increasingly challenging to ...
siena and the Cross Border Payments Controversy
How can technology support the principle of ‘fair and effective markets’? In my last blog ...
Data in the value chain
The concept of having one or multiple global insurance programmes in place has continued ...