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Risk Committee Update: October 2024

Risk Committee Update: October 2024

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 
  • Financial Markets

Risk Committee Update September 2024

Risk Committee Update: September 2024

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 
  • Financial Markets

Risk Committee Update August 2024

Risk Committee Update: August 2024

Highlights include:

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

Risk Committee Update July 2024

Risk Committee Update: July 2024

Highlights include: 

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

Risk Committee June 2024

Risk Committee Update: June 2024

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.

  • Financial Markets

Risk Committee Update May 2024

Risk Committee Update: May 2024

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
    • Financial Markets

    Special report: Stacey Fernandes reports back from the HSBC MENAT Future Forum, Dubai

    Special report: Stacey Fernandes reports back from the HSBC MENAT Future Forum, Dubai

    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.

    • Financial Markets

    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

    Risk Committee Update: March 2024

    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

    • Financial Markets

    Chile’s new nuam exchange selects Nasdaq as provider. South Africa aims to be off the grey list by 2025. Bangladesh Bank sets its sights on a cashless society.

    Risk Committee Update: February 2024

    Highlights include:

    • Chile’s new nuam exchange selects Nasdaq as provider
    • South Africa aims to be off the grey list by 2025
    • Bangladesh Bank sets its sights on a cashless society

    Information current as at 31 January 2024

    • Financial Markets

    Botswana moves to upgrade its tech infrastructure. Asset servicing changes on the way in Italy. Serbia moves to align with EU regulations.

    Risk Committee Update: January 2024

    Highlights include:

    • Botswana moves to upgrade its tech infrastructure
    • Asset servicing changes on the way in Italy
    • Serbia moves to align with EU regulations

    Information current as at 31 December 2023

    • Financial Markets