financial markets

Fed President Says Banks Too Vulnerable To FinTechs
Fed President Says Banks Too Vulnerable To FinTechs
October 13, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, warned Thursday (Oct. 12) that banking regulators in the U.S. need to pick...

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European Commission Proposes New Rules To Protect CCPs If Something Goes Wrong
European Commission Proposes New Rules To Protect CCPs If Something Goes Wrong
November 29, 2016  |  International

The European Commission on Monday (Nov. 28) proposed new rules designed to ensure systemic market infrastructures within the financial system can be handled effectively when...

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Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
January 19, 2016  |  International

So much for Barclays’ full-fledged push into Africa. As The Wall Street Journal noted on Monday (Jan. 18), the banking giant was among the vanguard of Western finance...

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BIS Warnings Auger Ill for Payments
BIS Warnings Auger Ill for Payments
December 07, 2015  |  International

News that the Bank for International Settlements has cautioned that financial markets are presently in a state of “uneasy calm” begs the question: Which will...

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