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SWIFT: Collaboration key in cyber security
26 May 2016
Reporter Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has unveiled a five-point plan for tackling cyber crime in the financial system and to help protect its customers on a global scale, following the high-profile theft from the Central Bank of Bangladesh...

EU confirms one-year delay to MiFID II
19 May 2016
Reporter Drew Nicol

The deadlines for the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive have been officially pushed back...

SWIFT and EFAMA: Fund order automation on the up
16 May 2016
Reporter Stephanie Palmer

Automation rates for cross-border fund orders received by transfer agents in Ireland and Luxembourg are continuing to increase, according to a report from the EFAMA and SWIFT...

Global banks collaborate on payment innovation
05 April 2016
Reporter Stephanie Palmer

SWIFT has launched its global payments innovation initiative, with 51 banks collaborating to improve the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border payments...

HSBC takes SWIFT action on T2S
15 February 2016
Reporter Stephanie Palmer

HSBC will adopt the SWIFT Value Added Network (VAN) solution for connecting to Target2-Securities (T2S), and for securely exchanging business information on the platform...

MiFID extension “necessary” says EC
10 February 2016
Reporter Stephanie Palmer

The European Commission has agreed to delay the implementation of MiFID II by 12 months...

ESMA clears the way for UK pension scheme exemptions
05 February 2016
Reporter Mark Dugdale

The European Securities and Markets Authority has backed plans to exempt 16 UK pension schemes from central clearing obligations...

Blockchain a blessing for capital markets
05 February 2016
Reporter Stephanie Palmer

Although there are still barriers to the widespread adoption of blockchain in capital markets, a ‘wait-and-see’ approach could be damaging, according to a whitepaper by Euroclear and Oliver Wyman...

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