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Introducing the Digital Collateral Protocol: the right blockchain for global settlements

April 30, 2020

Michael Cyrus

Blockchain, Collateral Management, Technology

blockchain, collateral, DekaBank, Digital Collateral Protocol, topstory

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Blockchain has a valuable role to play in securities settlements when applied to the right problem at the right point of market infrastructure. The solution is not tokenization however, rather…

One golden source data repository is necessary for smart regulation

July 9, 2018

Michael Cyrus

Big Data, Europe, Regulatory

Big Data, DekaBank, Europe, Michael Cyrus, Regulatory, smart regulation, topstory

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When discussing data for regulatory reporting, the European Union currently suffers from a burdensome approach to reporting across multiple and often inconsistent regulations. A golden source of data for regulatory…

A Proposal for Smart Regulation in European SFT Markets

January 25, 2018

Michael Cyrus

Basel III, Collateral Management, Europe, Regulatory, Repo, Securities Lending

Europe, LCR, Leverage Ratio, Michael Cyrus, NSFR, Regulation, SFT, SFTR, topstory

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In a post-crisis era, Europeans must focus on efficient and smart regulation in Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) to support competitive financial markets. This can be achieved but requires regulatory attention…

The layering of regulatory cost on Securities Financial Transactions

September 19, 2017

Michael Cyrus

Basel III, Collateral Management, Europe, Repo, Securities Lending

DekaBank, Europe, Leverage Ratio, Michael Cyrus, NSFR, regulatory cost, securities finance, SFTs, topstory

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It is now part of financial textbook wisdom that collateralization is a favored tool to reduce unsecured exposures in financial systems and thereby promote systemic stability. However, in stark contrast,…

Regime Change! The democratization of the clearing landscape

June 15, 2016

Michael Cyrus

CCP, Collateral Management, Credit Exposure, Derivatives, Europe, Prime Brokerage, Regulatory

Balance sheet, Clearing, credit intermediation, derivatives, topstory

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Banks will see their clearing business become bifurcated by tail–risk and credit intermediation, part of which will stay on their balance sheet, alongside a service and infrastructure piece that will…

Funds Transfer Pricing and the Quest for Term Funding: Working Towards New Solutions

April 13, 2016

Michael Cyrus

CCP, Collateral Management, Repo, Technology

CCPs, collateral optimization, DekaBank, Funds Transfer Pricing, Michael Cyrus, Repo, topstory

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Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) is emerging as not just a nice to have, helpful tool in managing a financial services business, but in some cases has become a regulatory necessity.…

A European regional perspective on market reform and growth

September 14, 2015

Michael Cyrus

ECB, Europe, Investments

Deka, DekaBank, ECB, Europe, Regulation, systemic risk, topstory

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In 2008, a global de-regulation super trend came to a grinding halt and gave rise to an era of financial repression. However, while financial innovation and financial repression are global…

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Posts by Michael Cyrus

Introducing the Digital Collateral Protocol: the right blockchain for global settlements

One golden source data repository is necessary for smart regulation

A Proposal for Smart Regulation in European SFT Markets

The layering of regulatory cost on Securities Financial Transactions

Regime Change! The democratization of the clearing landscape

Funds Transfer Pricing and the Quest for Term Funding: Working Towards New Solutions

A European regional perspective on market reform and growth

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