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Libra Could Pose Tax Challenges In Europe

PYMNTS

With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. This seems to us to be a significant barrier to wide adoption.”. As a result, capital gains and losses would be created.

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Becoming a “Bahama Mama” Crypto-Style: A Closer Look at The Digital Asset Landscape in The Bahamas

Perficient

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs. Crypto Conference.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

BankUnderground

There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Moreover, it asks for research on an appropriate time horizon over which the risks should be considered and how scenarios and forward-looking data should be used.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

BankUnderground

This post investigates whether large and small banks in the UK and US differ in the cyclical patterns of capital positions and credit provision. Additionally, regulators in various jurisdictions have been trying to create simpler (but not weaker) regulatory frameworks for small banks.

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US Banks Expected To Lose 200K Jobs To Technology

PYMNTS

In the next 10 years, as robots and other tech bring about the “greatest transfer from labour to capital” the industry has witnessed, per a report by Wells Fargo analysts, U.S. banks will slash over 200,000 jobs. According to a report in January, citing Calculated Risk, last year was the first time since 2006 that not one U.S.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

PYMNTS

Cybercriminals are capitalizing on COVID-19, and they are doing so in tandem with the news cycle,” he said during the virtual hearing. Additionally, Kellerman called for a tax credit to encourage firms in the financial vertical to set aside 10 percent of their information technology (IT) budgets at a minimum toward cybersecurity.

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Stock market reforms aim to revitalise City of London; US regional bank shares hit again – business live

TheGuardian

Importantly, revising listing regulation is just one piece of the puzzle. A comprehensive package of measures across listings and other areas such as secondary markets, tax, retail investor access, forward guidance, analyst coverage, regulatory capital treatment and labour is needed, rather than a siloed approach.