Comité de Riesgos

Highlights include: 

• In a market dominated by public securities, Dominican Republic's CEVALDOM introduced a fails management arrangement.
• Kazakhstan’s KASE Clearing Center is a new CCP, focusing on operational resilience and technological capabilities.
• Global markets are adjusting to potential U.S. rate cuts, European economic concerns, and mixed signals in Asia.

Highlights include: 

• Switzerland explores T+1 settlement and leads in digital asset infrastructure.
• Morocco advances Securities Lending, Central Counterparty (CCP), and digital asset regulation.
• Trump wins US election; Republican control spans Congress, boosting markets.
• US stocks rise; small-cap and value stocks show strong potential.

Highlights include: 

• Nigeria overtakes South Africa as Africa's largest economy 
• Egypt secures a $35 billion investment from UAE's ADQ 
• The role of automation in post-trade operations 

Highlights include:

• NYSE proposes round-the-clock-trading 
• Lebanon and the IMF struggle to progress rescue package 
• Serbia makes series of lucrative agreements with France 

Highlights include:

• Russian sanctions affect Finland's economic recovery
• Norway ramps up investment in cyber defences
• Sweden moves to protect critical infrastructure

Highlights include: 

• Feature: The field guide to evaluating a CSD 
• India: ESMA 'derecognises' six CCPs 
• Bulgaria: All signs point to Euro-adoption by 2025 

SERIES FINALE

In the final part of our series on T+1 adoption around the world, Nathalie Cordoso, Stacey Fernandes, and Elis Rhys-Jones look at progress in LATAM, Africa, and the Middle East.

Highlights include:

• SPECIAL REPORT Easy does it: The UK and EU get set for T+1 settlement
• ESES markets in the spotlight as Belgium faces uncertain future
• UAE makes it off the FATF grey list

Stacey Fernandes, Caroline McCreadie and Steve Merry attended the HSBC MENAT Future Forum in Dubai, from 27 – 28 February. Stacey and Caroline spent Day Two meeting with representatives of FMIs and regulators from Egypt and the GCC. In this special Risk Committee Update, Stacey reports back on what’s planned around the region.

Highlights include:

• Pakistan’s plans to move to T+1 settlement
• Oman’s Investment Authority launches the Oman Future Fund
• Bank of Uganda struggles with high lending interest rates

Information current as at 7 March 2024