A Central Counterparty Clearing (CCP) interposes itself as legal counterparty to both sides of transactions in a market. Contracts are entered into bilaterally and then transferred by [...]

Since the 2008, amid the financial market turmoil, numerous countries imposed short selling bans to limit market bets on EU listed shares or bonds that caused falling [...]

The craft of  “good banking” is a fine art that has evolved over the centuries. It has always been based on a balance between  profit, containment of [...]

The financial crisis of the first years of the new millennium pushed national and international financial and monetary Authorities to re-think the payments and securities settlement context. [...]