Shaping the future of finance
The International Central Securities Depositories (ICSDs) of Euroclear and Clearstream are very competitive with and against each other and, as mentioned yesterday, there are many other services that CSDs offer other than just settlement. The Linked Up Markets group and other activities are starting to change the landscape of these end game post-trade activities but,…
The International Central Securities Depositories (ICSDs) of Euroclear and Clearstream are very competitive with and against each other and, as mentioned yesterday, there are many other services that CSDs offer other than just settlement. The Linked Up Markets group and other activities are starting to change the landscape of these end game post-trade activities but,…
Brussels. 1998. A small, windowless room, in the lower halls of the European Parliament. The euro is almost here and the European Central Bank has just been inaugurated. High value settlement systems are in play and central banks can process euro’s across the Eurozone therefore. Phew! This meeting has been called to find out what…
Later this month, I am due to make a presentation on: "Recent and proposed changes in Europe in clearing and settlement for the equity and exchange traded derivative worlds". It’s all to do with clearing and settlement developments, in light of the announcement of Rainbow, a new derivatives exchange similar to Turquoise, and the new…
Later this month, I am due to make a presentation on: "Recent and proposed changes in Europe in clearing and settlement for the equity and exchange traded derivative worlds". It’s all to do with clearing and settlement developments, in light of the announcement of Rainbow, a new derivatives exchange similar to Turquoise, and the new…
Later this month, I am due to make a presentation on: "Recent and proposed changes in Europe in clearing and settlement for the equity and exchange traded derivative worlds". It’s all to do with clearing and settlement developments, in light of the announcement of Rainbow, a new derivatives exchange similar to Turquoise, and the new…
Paul Kedrosky, one of my favourite bloggers, picked out a quote from Andy Rappaport of August Capital about social investing — the idea that you can do good via investing in ethical funds. Andy says: "A lot of socially responsible funds have this idea that they’ll provide a social return, but you’ll have to…
There’s a fascinating roundtable discussion in Prospect Magazine this month. The discussion features: Jonathan Ford, Deputy Editor of Prospect and Chair of the discussion; Anatole Kaletsky, Economic Commentator and Associate Editor of the Times; George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management; Mark Hannam, an independent who has previously worked for the Bank of England, Citibank…
