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Regulatory Sandboxes Not Always The Answer For Regulating Inclusive FinTech, Says New Report Commissioned By The UNSGSA - Publication Includes Early Lessons From Pioneering Regulators Who Have Used Innovation Offices, Sandboxes, And RegTech To Seize The Potential Of Fintech And Address Its Challenges

Date 14/02/2019

Regulatory sandboxes are neither necessary nor sufficient to promote financial inclusion, and similar results can be achieved through innovation offices and other tools, according to a new report <hyperlink> commissioned by Her Majesty Queen Màxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).

Bank Of England - The Economic Outlook: Fading Global Tailwinds, Intensifying Brexit Headwinds - Speech By Gertjan Vlieghe, External Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee, At The Resolution Foundation, Thursday 14 February 2019

Date 14/02/2019

Gertjan says world economic growth has slowed and Brexit uncertainty has increased. He argues this has slowed the required pace of monetary tightening. He says he needs to see evidence of stable UK growth and rising inflation before he will support the next increase in Bank Rate.

Alter Domus In Jersey Becomes Latest New TISE Member

Date 14/02/2019

Alter Domus (Jersey) Listing Services Limited has been approved to act as a Listing Agent for non-retail debt securities and Sponsor to securities of investment vehicles.

CFTC’s Office Of International Affairs To Host Its Annual International Regulators Meeting On March 12, Preceding The FIA Boca 2019 Conference

Date 14/02/2019

Vela Partners With CoinRoutes To Deliver Crypto-Asset Smart Order Routing - Leveraging Sophisticated Routing Strategies To Achieve Best Execution

Date 14/02/2019

Vela, a leading independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, today announced a new partnership with CoinRoutes, a leading provider of consolidated data, smart order routing & algorithmic trading for crypto investors, to extend the crypto-asset capabilities of the Vela product stack. The phased program will commence with deploying CoinRoutes’ Smart Order Routing (SOR) platform to provide clients with immediate electronic access to crypto-asset trading exchanges.

EBRD Appoints Barbara Rambousek Director For Gender And Economic Inclusion

Date 14/02/2019

The EBRD has appointed Barbara Rambousek as the Bank’s first Director for Gender and Economic Inclusion, two key policy areas for sustainable development that lie at the heart of the Bank’s mandate.

BETTER FINANCE - Final EU Compromise On PEPP: Good News For EU Pension Savers, But Beware The Imbedded “Capital Guarantee” Scam

Date 14/02/2019

The Situation - With a global pension gap forecasted to mushroom to $400 trillion by 2050 and income replacement rates decreasing, EU citizens are increasingly asked to rely on personal pension products to complement the insufficient government-sponsored mandatory and occupational pension plans.

Chubb Appoints Kyle Bryant As Head Of Financial Lines, Continental Europe

Date 14/02/2019

Chubb today announced the appointment of Kyle Bryant to the newly-created position of Head of Financial Lines for Continental Europe.

ACER Publishes Its Analysis On Tariff Code Implementation For Gas In Italy

Date 14/02/2019

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published its twelfth Report on the implementation of the Network Code on Harmonised Transmission Tariff Structures for Gas, which presents the analysis of the Agency for the transmission system of Italy.

AFIBER Selects maincubes Amsterdam To Expand Its Optical Connectivity Services Reach

Date 14/02/2019

AFIBER, a leading provider of optical connectivity services, has selected to expand its service footprint with the maincubes AMS01 datacenter located in Schiphol-Rijk, part of the Amsterdam metro area. As from today, network and IT service providers can tap into AFIBER’s optical transmission services to deliver their services to maincubes customers, or connect maincubes to any destination within the AFIBER footprint covering 50+ data centers and 1500+ enterprise locations.