A new cycle for bank governance: the update of the EBA guidelines

In a year marked by the enforcement of several regulations, banks have their hands full. Investor protection (MiFID II), online payment innovation (PSD2), clients’ data privacy (GDPR) are among the regulations 2018 has seen being enforced. The banking sector is also undergoing a significant change when it comes to internal …

10 Challenges to the Adoption of Smart Contracts

Smart watches, smartphones, smart-clothes. All of them bring the promise of assisting us intelligently, making our lives easier. That’s what the voice-based assistants currently do. The need for validation, if any, comes from us. There are smart contracts too. Rather than assisting one person, they are poised to ease transactions between two …

Insurtech: re-inventing the insurance industry

New technology players are entering the insurance sector, bringing with them innovation and changing the way the business operates at both front-end and back-end levels. Called “Insurtechs”, a name inspired by the word “Fintechs”, these technology-based companies are exploring new avenues – offering ultra-customised policies and social insurance, for example …

Can Brazilian Pension Funds open new doors to international asset allocation?

Brazilian regulators, in January 2018, recommended the revision of the Resolution 3.792 responsible for the investment practices and the disclosures of relevant regulated entities. The objective? To create a common denominator between overseas investment/allocation rules for Brazilian pension and investment funds. As new doors open, setting the Brazilian capital market …

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