Distributed Ledgers to Be Mainstream Within a Decade

Blythe Masters said distributed ledgers have tipped over from speculative to real.

The buy-side says regulators efforts to fix market structure fall short.

AIFMD excludes non-EU managers and reduces capital available for infrastructure.

In finance, does the the public interest in safety conflict with the incentives within the industry ?

Morningstar reviewed the academic research into ESG over many years.

Increased data transparency should improve market quality.

Exchange operator expands suite of corporate and municipal bond data.

Pre-trade and post-trade transparency requirements are likely to have the greatest impact.

The proposals are aimed at Europe but could be adopted globally over time.