Andrew Samu

Growth forecasts for the US have been revised up significantly in recent weeks. Not only has the vaccination roll-out gathered pace but President Biden last week signed into law his massive new $1.9trn fiscal stimulus package.

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ISDA Publishes SBS Top-Up Protocol for SEC Dodd-Frank Rules

March 15, 2021

The new protocol builds on ISDA’s August 2012 and March 2013 Dodd-Frank protocols, which helped firms implement similar Dodd-Frank rules introduced by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for swap transactions.

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New Report by Zedra: London remains an international powerhouse

March 15, 2021

This report is a guide to why the world's most exciting city will thrive as the more companies base themselves in the Capital, the more London becomes the epicentre of world trade.

News Regulator

How much disruption has Lex Greensill caused Credit Suisse?

March 15, 2021

The $10 billion or so of assets that Greensill sourced for the bank’s clients is not a substantial amount of exposure, but it is still a problem Credit Suisse could do without.

Quants

HSBC Innovates Transaction Monitoring with Featurespace to Win the Celent 2021 Model Risk Manager Award

March 12, 2021

This award is a true testament to HSBC's ongoing commitment to safeguard society from financial crime.

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Macro Hive Becomes First Ever Full Service Financial Research Firm To Accept Bitcoin For Payment

March 11, 2021

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Over half of financial institutions admit LIBOR transition plans delayed by Covid-19 – RWS report

March 11, 2021

The research, involving tier one financial organizations across APAC, EMEA and North America, explored how they are preparing to transition away from the LIBOR interest rate-setting mechanism to the Risk Free Rate regulatory framework.

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Demica technology powers HSBC’s new global trade receivables platform

March 10, 2021

The new platform provides HSBC’s large corporate clients with a single portal to load invoices, sell receivables and monitor the performance of the portfolio, enabling them to take advantage of a wide range of receivables financing structures.

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Industry-Leading Fintech and Payments Executive Ron Totaro Named CEO of Tassat

March 9, 2021

Blockchain-based applications are continuing to gain momentum, and TassatPay® has already delivered substantial success in growing customers and deposits for banks.

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Creditinfo Group announces new majority shareholder

March 9, 2021

Well-respected industry veteran, Paul Randall – who joined Creditinfo in 2007 - will lead the company through its next phase of growth as the newly appointed Group CEO, working closely with Reynir Grétarsson and LLCP.

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A view on markets and the UK Budget from Kingswood

March 9, 2021

We continue to believe UK equities could build further on their recent outperformance. But this is much more about their cheapness and the rotation into value rather than hopes of any glorious post-Brexit future for the economy.

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BNP Paribas Partners with Token to launch “Instanea” an instant payment initiative for its merchant customers Across Europe

March 9, 2021

Token’s open payments platform is driving the shift from traditional payment methods to A2A payments. It provides pan-European connectivity to banks, and rich functionality to enable existing Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to benefit from open banking capabilities.

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Quva – the fintech firm digitally transforming the investment sector

March 8, 2021

Quva is a powerful software product built by investment professionals for investment professionals.

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Marcin Pioro, CEO of Conotoxia Holding, lists for auction his first tweet

March 8, 2021

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, has listed his first tweet at auction.

Gold

Is Gold the Safe-Haven it once was?

March 8, 2021

What’s interesting is that gold prices have continued to struggle even as the US Dollar falls back, with risk appetite continuing to surge as the demand for safe-haven assets and secure stores of wealth declines.

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AgriDex selects L3COS for $9 trillion global food and agriculture marketplace

March 8, 2021

Through the companies’ $85 million partnership, L3COS will deliver the full blockchain-based marketplace, tokenised payments and exchange platform for AgriDex, whose users’ supply chains are valued at approximately $2.25 trillion annually.

Andrew Samu

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