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Decomposing changes in the functioning of the sterling repo market from 2014 to 2018

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Repo markets form part of the plumbing of the financial system. When there is a blockage in repo it has repercussions on financial markets. Since 2014 there have been significant changes in repo functioning, causing policymakers to question why these changes are happening and what it means for financial stability. Rupal Patel.

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U.S. Regulations to Consider When Managing a Cryptocurrency Fund

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However, in this blog, we will discuss the regulatory landscape surrounding cryptocurrency from an asset manager or fund manager perspective. New York’s BitLicense requirement therefore applies to investment managers who issue digital coins or otherwise act as an exchange platform regardless of where the buyers are located.

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Patchy Payroll And Expense Management Systems Cry Out For Upgrades

PYMNTS

For purposes of this analogy, the “basement” into which bad mice are creeping is most likely your legacy payroll/expense management software and its possibly compromised connections. While technological advancements have revolutionized many aspects of operations, payroll and expense management are not [among] them.

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Own Your Program Management, Own Your Destiny

PYMNTS

Being a program manager isn’t easy. If it’s not holding money or providing a payment network, the program manager does it: AML (anti-money laundering) compliance, KYC (Know Your Customer), fraud mitigation, marketing, privacy, document review, OFAC compliance, reporting and more.

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Flipkart Switches Up Top Management Again

PYMNTS

India’s top eCommerce company Flipkart has gone and switched up its top management positions for the second time in the past year following a series of valuation write-downs across 2016. Kalyan Krishnamurthy, former managing director of Tiger Global, was reportedly named the new CEO of Flipkart after joining the company this past June.

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Lessons From Brexit: FX Risk and Managing Funds Overseas

PYMNTS

If there is a lesson for American businesses to learn from Brexit, it’s this: if a business has operations overseas, it needs to be attuned to the ebbs and flows of the FX market — or risk losing profits. And some do, by simply swapping money in different currencies with each other, rather than trading it on the FX market or through a bank.

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CFPB issues 2014 fair lending report

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued a fair lending report covering its fair lending activities during 2014. The report states that in 2014, CFPB fair lending supervisory and public enforcement actions required institutions to provide approximately $224 million in remediation.

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