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IMF Working paper-The Rise of Digital Money

July 15, 2019--Summary:
This paper marks the launch of a new IMF series, Fintech Notes. Building on years of IMF staff work, it will explore pressing topics in the digital economy and be issued periodically. The series will carry work by IMF staff and will seek to provide insight into the intersection of technology and the global economy.

The Rise of Digital Money analyses how technology companies are stepping up competition to large banks and credit card companies. Digital forms of money are increasingly in the wallets of consumers as well as in the minds of policymakers. Cash and bank deposits are battling with so-called e-money, electronically stored monetary value denominated in, and pegged to, a currency like the euro or the dollar. This paper identifies the benefits and risks and highlights regulatory issues that are likely to emerge with a broader adoption of stablecoins. The paper also highlights the risks associated with e-money: potential creation of new monopolies; threats to weaker currencies; concerns about consumer protection and financial stability; and the risk of fostering illegal activities, among others.

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Source: IMF


ESG money market funds grow 15% in first half of 2019

July 14, 2019--Big asset managers are launching more socially responsible options to meet investor demand
Money market funds that incorporate environmental, social and governance metrics are growing rapidly, with a spurt of activity by big asset managers such as State Street Global Advisors, BlackRock and DWS.

Assets in the sector rose 15 per cent to $52bn during the first half of 2019, after growing 1 per cent through all of 2018, according to research from Fitch Ratings. view more

Source: FT.com


Investors flee active funds at highest rate in 3 years

July 7, 2019--Investors in the US and Europe have fled active mutual funds at the highest rate in at least three years, pulling more than $30bn so far in 2019 as stockpicking comes under intense scrutiny.

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Source: FT.com


Deutsche Bank to Exit Global Equities, Trading Business

July 7, 2019--German bank will cut 18,000 jobs by 2022 and will focus on serving European companies and retail-banking customers, including wealthy clients

Deutsche Bank AG moved Sunday to gut its global ambitions as a trading powerhouse, cutting 18,000 jobs and retreating to its German banking roots in a radical overhaul to try to save itself after years of decline.

Deutsche Bank's restructuring plan reorders the bank's executive ranks under Chief Executive Christian Sewing, with several senior officials leaving and business lines redrawn for the third time in four years.

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Source: Wall Street Journal


The Biggest Cybersecurity Crises of 2019

July 5, 2019--Six months of 2019 are on the books already, and certainly there have been six months' worth of data breaches, supply chain manipulations, state-backed hacking campaigns, and harbingers of cyberwar to show for it. But the hallmark of 2019, perhaps, is feeling like the worst is yet to come.

Ransomware is an ever-growing threat, corporate and US government security is still a mess, and geopolitical tensions are rising worldwide.

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Source: wired.com


'Oil' and 'gas' become dirty words in FTSE rebranding

July 2, 2019--Oil has long been known as a dirty fuel. For investors, it is now a dirty word.

The London Stock Exchange caught many by surprise this week when a little-known rule tweak relabelled a group of oil and gas producers as "non-renewable energy".

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Source: FT.com


IMF Working Paper-Long-Term Returns in Distressed Sovereign Bond Markets: How Did Investors Fare?

July 1, 2019--Summary:
Sovereign debt restructurings are perceived as inflicting large losses to bondholders. However, many bonds feature high coupons and often exhibit strong post-crisis recoveries.

To account for these aspects, we analyze the long-term returns of sovereign bonds during 32 crises since 1998, taking into account losses from bond exchanges as well as profits before and after such events. We show that the average excess return over risk-free rates in crises with debt restructuring is not significantly lower than the return on bonds in crises without restructuring. Returns differ considerably depending on the investment strategy: Investors who sell during crises fare much worse than buy-and-hold investors or investors entering the market upon signs of distress.

view the IMF Working PaperLong-Term Returns in Distressed Sovereign Bond Markets: How Did Investors Fare?

Source: IMF


Alternative assets under administration jump 18.8% in 2018-eVestment

July 1, 2019--Alternative assets under administration as of Dec. 31 totaled $10 trillion, up 18.8% from the prior year, according to a new survey from eVestment.
SS&C Technologies ranked first among firms with total alternative assets under administration of $1.69 trillion as of Dec. 31.

State Street Alternative Investment Solutions was second with $1.202 trillion, followed by Citco Fund Services at $1.2 trillion, and Bank of New York Mellon's alternative investment services business at $963.2 billion.

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Source: pionline.com


Time to ignite all engines, BIS says in its Annual Economic Report

Monetary policy can no longer be the main engine of economic growth, and other policy drivers need to kick in to ensure the global economy achieves sustainable momentum, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) writes in its Annual Economic Report.

In its flagship economic report, the BIS calls for a better balance between monetary policy, structural reforms, fiscal policy and macroprudential measures. This would allow the global economy to move away from the debt-fuelled growth model that risks turbulence ahead.

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Source: BIS


Deutsche Bank Considers Up to 20,000 Job Cuts

June 28, 2019--Job losses would likely take place over more than a year, with the pain and costs spread across regions and businesses.

Deutsche Bank AG is weighing whether to cut 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, or more than one in six full-time positions globally, according to a person familiar with high-level discussions about the latest attempts to turn around the struggling financial giant.

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Source: Wall Street Journal


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