Stepping down DACSI Chair
Henk Brink; “Over the last 11 years, I have had the privilege of chairing DACSI. However, time waits for no one; it is now an appropriate moment to pass the […]
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“Blockchain interoperability critical for asset tokenisation”
Citi, Deutsche Bank, Mastercard, Northern Trust, and Centrifuge have outlined key strategies for secure, multichain asset tokenisation in a new report by the Axelar Foundation and Metrika. The report, titled “Institutional
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National bank mergers can pave way for cross-border deals, ECB’s De Guindos says
MADRID, June 7 (Reuters) – National bank mergers must come before cross-border deals, the vice-president of the European Central Bank Luis de Guindos said on Friday, without elaborating if the
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Banks’ drive to ‘tokenise’ assets moves slower than expected
AMSTERDAM, June 5 (Reuters) – Banks which for years have talked about creating ‘tokenised’ versions of assets like bonds and currencies say a shift to blockchain-based trading is taking longer
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DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear draw out blueprint for tokenisation
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Clearstream, and Euroclear, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), have jointly designed a blueprint for establishing an industry-wide digital asset ecosystem. The
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Cut rates – then what? Five questions for the ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) looks set to cut rates for the first time since 2019 on Thursday, but what happens thereafter is a bigger puzzle. Inflation has neared the
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Derivatives Clearing: The Direction of Travel is Clear
Ever since the global financial crisis, central clearing has been one of the main responses to ensuring financial systems are healthy and secure. In the derivatives world, the plain vanilla,
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ESMA makes recommendations for more effective and attractive capital markets in the EU
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its Position Paper on “Building more effective and attractive capital markets in the
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Come and learn when Europe’s infrastructure competition will be perfect
In Stockholm on 4 September, this European top-level panel will look into the drivers and obstacles when it comes to cross-border competition among financial market infrastructure operators. Will the EU’s
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T2S annual report: Settlement efficiency still a “key topic”
The European Central Bank (ECB) recently published the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) annual report for 2023, revealing a total transaction value of €200.75 trillion. The figure marked an increase of 8.99 per
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