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EMIR, LEIs and other clearing issues

Further to the launch of the Clearing and Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG) in the spring (read more here), the Subject Groups have been meeting regularly and have progressed towards building a regulatory risk model to test the impact of new regulations on clearing and settlement infrastructures. This will be discussed in depth at our next…

EMIR, LEIs and other clearing issues

Further to the launch of the Clearing and Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG) in the spring (read more here), the Subject Groups have been meeting regularly and have progressed towards building a regulatory risk model to test the impact of new regulations on clearing and settlement infrastructures. This will be discussed in depth at our next…

Things worth reading: 26th November 2012

Things we're reading today include … Barclays pressed to shed investment bank Jenkins urged to split Barclays 'Double strike' fear for RBS over Libor fines HSBC Chairman urges bankers to swear an oath UBS fined £29.7m for Adoboli case Trader fights extradition over alleged bond fraud Rainmaker: Don't bet on FSA shorting data UK regulator…

Europe trades at just €7,900 per trade today (down from €19,000 in 2008)

I bet you thought I was talking about Europe's sovereign debt issue but no, I'm talking about the average trade size for equities trading across Europe having just received some fascinating data from the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE). The data shows a considerable change in the European equities markets over the past four…

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Jesus Christ Superstar, and the Occupy Movement

I recently went to see the latest revival of Andrew Lloyd-Weber’s Jesus Christ, Superstar.   The new version of the musical toured the UK’s largest Arenas, with an all-star cast and a lengthy TV audition show to select the man to play JC. Having seen the musical a few times already – we love all…

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Hurricane Sandy: a good time to create some good PR

It surprises me that banks rarely get lauded and applauded, as it is far easier to critique and blast.  A good example is the post Hurricane Sandy fallout, where banks in the USA are doing everything they can to support hard hit Americans. I didn’t see much about this in the news generally but, whilst…

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HSBC strike a negative note

Just received a copy of an email from Dominic Thorncroft, Chairman of the UK Money Transmitters Association, that makes for interesting reading.  It appears to be related to the issues the bank has faced with anti-money laundering fines in the USA, but the way the bank has handled the problem adds to a growing list of…

Can you imagine your bank advertising like this?

Japan has so much culture, tradition, beauty and … downright weirdness. I spent the weekend in Tokyo and noticed lots of unusual sights: kimonos, kabuki, maple trees and such like.  Then there is the night life, the lights, the music and the karaoke.   People compare Japan to Britain: it's an island nation with a…

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Sayonara Osaka

So there we go, another year, another SIBOS. It’s been an interesting one, with many calling it the Zen SIBOS as we had a lot of time and space. Or some did, as I don’t think I had any time.  The week flew by and before we know it, we’re on the flight home. The…

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The best giveaways of SIBOS 2012

The other thing I did this year was collect some of the specials being given away by exhibitors.  Here are a few of the best. Smartstream's iPod speaker: XSP's wireless mouse: Sake (various, this one is from NEC Decillion): Euroclear's travelbag: Romanian Wine and Panpipes from Allevo: iPad cases (this one is from ANZ and…

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