Bank of England

(IN BRIEF) The Bank of England, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the Bank of Thailand have announced a collaborative programme to assess how synchronised settlement mechanisms could improve the way cross-border FX transactions are completed. The initiative builds on … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Afin Bank has gone live with Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting, enabling efficient and accurate submissions for COREP, FINREP, BEEDS, and PRA 110. The modular SaaS platform will expand in future phases to cover liquidity risk, IRRBB, … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) LCH SA has launched its LCH DigitalAssetClear service, offering clearing for cash-settled Bitcoin index futures and options traded on GFO-X, the UK’s first FCA-regulated digital asset derivatives MTF. This new service aims to provide a secure and regulated … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Experian’s latest research indicates that over 10 million people with credit card debt could save up to £1,391.69 annually by transferring their balances to a 0% balance transfer card. The data, based on an analysis of 3 million … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The Barclays Property Insights report reveals a slowdown in the growth of rent and mortgage spending, which increased by 1.8% year-on-year in December, down from 8.2% in November. This is the lowest growth rate since August 2024, attributed … Read the full press release →