Here are the most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1 Call for tenders – developing the XBRL taxonomy for the first set of ESRS The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires the adoption of EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to be developed by EFRAG. In […]
The over valued dollar and what the impact will be. As far as lenders are concerned the only story worth talking about at the moment is the current and completely unjustified strength of the US dollar against practically every other currency. Of course in the UK and the Eurozone there are other complicating factors which […]
A week ago, Nayib Bukele opened his speech at United Nations General Assembly, saying: “I bring you greetings from the land of surf, volcanoes, coffee, peace, bitcoin, and freedom.” Last year, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender. During this time there has been no shortage […]
In the dire economic climate of the late 1970s, after selling encyclopaedias to American soldiers in Germany, I started looking for the type of work that college graduates are supposed to do. The conversations went like this: Me: “I got a 2.1 in History from Oxford” Employer (stifling a yawn): “Yes, what else have you […]
Here is our pick of the 3 most important stablecoin stories during the week. CBDC or Stablecoin or Both?? It seems to me that a major tussle is about to break out between Central Bank stablecoins (or CBDC’s) and privately issued coins such as Circle or Tether. Will the Regulators give themselves a prime seat at […]
Lloyd’s Lab announced the companies that join its ninth cohort in its ten-week program, from over 120 applications received. The selected teams won the adulation of an expert panel when presenting their ideas for insurance products and solutions for natural catastrophes, energy and construction. The selected solutions were geared towards new products that help the […]
Here are the most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1 What needs to be done on data quality? FRC reviews first mandatory ESEF year The FRC Lab, part of the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC), has released a valuable analysis drawing out […]
Do regulators really understand what they are doing? Last weeks market shenanigans were a real sight to behold. The story that shook me was the fact that the rapid rise in interest rates as a result of market overreaction to the economic change of direction signalled had cause interest rates to rise rapidly. We […]
Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today: Walmart, With Eyes on Amazon, Tries to Build a Fintech Startup – The Wall Street Journal How A 19-Person Cryptocurrency Startup Surpassed Coinbase In Daily Trading Volume – Forbes Coinbase makes pitch for crypto regulatory agency – American Banker Square, PayPal Pose Grave […]
Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today: Buffett-backed Nubank turns a profit in Brazil – Reuters Podcast 319: Augusto Lins of Stone Co – LendIt Fintech News Nelo joins the BNPL rush, with $20M in new funding and the Mexican market in its sights – TechCrunch Jüsto acquires Freshmart, Peru’s […]