BIS says efficiency gains will be evolutionary, not revolutionary.
Equichain to pilot end-to-end execution to custody blockchain.
80% of volumes have joined the settlement platform.
LA Ledger should be ready for regulatory validation within a few months.
German market will double volumes on the Eurozone securities settlement platform.
Blythe Masters said distributed ledgers have tipped over from speculative to real.
Distributed ledger technology expected to be actively used within 5 years
Counterparties have to exchange variation margin on uncleared derivatives from March 2017.
Increased competition has led to a squeeze in margins