Banking

Collateral is becoming an increasingly important part of how financial institutions manage liquidity across repo, derivatives, securities financing and central clearing activities. As these markets become more interconnected, the ability to access and deploy eligible assets efficiently is taking...

Geopolitical tensions are becoming a more important consideration in how banks manage cross-border lending, funding relationships and international market exposure. The change does not mean international banking is retreating across the board. Cross-border bank credit has reached about $39.5...

Wholesale finance is entering a phase in which the form of money used for settlement is becoming part of the wider market infrastructure discussion. Banks, central banks and financial institutions are testing tokenised forms of money alongside tokenised assets,...

Financial markets are extending beyond traditional daytime sessions as exchanges respond to investors operating across time zones and seeking more continuous access. The trend is no longer limited to a few electronic venues. South Korea began 24-hour onshore spot...

As financial markets evolve, central clearing is expanding beyond its traditional role in standardised over-the-counter derivatives. Regulators in major markets are bringing additional transaction types into clearing frameworks while also reconsidering how clearing infrastructure should operate across jurisdictions. In...

Capital markets are becoming increasingly connected, but financial integration is not advancing at the same pace across jurisdictions. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) found that Asia-Pacific accounted for around 33% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and trade in...

Shorter settlement cycles, tighter operational deadlines and increasingly connected market infrastructure are changing how asset servicing functions across European capital markets. The move toward T+1 settlement is particularly significant because it compresses the time available for allocations, confirmations, corporate-action...