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Crypto winter doesn’t spell end for blockchain investments
Despite the downfall of ICOs, investors are banking on blockchain transforming many industries
Data reveals Emir swaps report matching rates at 40%
Figure is better than some feared, but still calls into question the value of dual-sided reporting
‘New normal’ sees FX volatility remain muted
Dovish stance of major central banks means volatility unlikely to pick up significantly
Singapore’s edge in race between Asia’s FX hubs
Singapore is beating Tokyo and Hong Kong in volumes, changing the FX trading landscape in Asia. What is it doing to make sure it's No. 1?
Where prosecutors stumbled in Bogucki and Cartel cases
Courtroom losses suggest failure to read the FX industry correctly before jumping into action
How Brexit is set to muddy Mifid transparency data
Market participants say duplicate reports in UK and EU will result in misleading public data
The ‘Cartel’ three: not guilty, but still paying a penalty
Despite their acquittal, the former FX traders face obstacles in trying to rebuild their careers – meaning the DoJ didn’t fail, says one expert
How publishers are still falling short on Mifid II post-trade data
Four publishers yet to align post-trade data format with Q&A issued eight months ago
US sanctions on Venezuela could spell end of petro
Crypto asset is backed by oil reserves the country can barely commercialise
How tech will transform FX next: what the industry thinks
Market participants identify which sectors they see as ripe for disruption by transformational tech such as AI
Allure of EM currencies grows for investors
Market participants look at strategic plays beyond G10 amid concerns about global growth
Prop traders sound alarm over EU capital regime
Non-banks fear topsy-turvy capital requirements under new rules based on clearing margin
Hope fades for threshold hike in new IM rules
Smaller buy-side firms could still escape compliance burden via expected regulatory guidance
Lingering questions over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear
Tokenisation: the flipside of the coin
Turning traditional assets into digitally traded data is much harder than it seems
Beyond payments: central bank digital currencies
Issuance of central bank digital currencies, such as Sweden’s proposed e-krona, could facilitate monetary policy beyond zero lower bound
As Brexit looms, Mifid transparency faces the chop
EU law and equivalent UK draft threaten to split and undermine trade disclosure rules
Day one of a no-deal Brexit: swaps and chaperones
Banks, platforms and repositories tee up EU entities – and dread the repapering crunch that would follow
Libor to become third-country benchmark under no-deal Brexit
UK-based reference rate would need to gain EU approval by end-2019 to avoid “unthinkable” disruption
Dealers sour on Mifid’s systematic internaliser label
SI decisions will take account of tougher pre-trade rules, client demand and Brexit
Asia: the new frontier for global payments
With regulatory barriers lowered, the region is ripe for new entrants
Dealers slam ‘nonsensical’ treatment of FX derivatives
Proposal on US swap dealer threshold rekindles debate on definition of NDFs and window forwards
Peso volatility pulls millennials to currency trading
Interest is incentivising local and international companies to invest in education initiatives to meet budding demand
NDF nightmare: banks seek fix for benchmark ‘mess’
European firms face being barred from using three Asian fixings from 2020, raising concerns about legacy trades