The radical evolution of the financial system is catching supervisors on the back foot. How they respond will determine whether technology becomes a force for development or a source of stress and economic destabilization.
Category: Regulation
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How Brazil is battling money laundering
The Brazilian government says it is cracking down on money laundering by instituting tighter reporting rules on the finance industry. Local banks, considered complicit by some, are finding they may have to foot the bill.
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Randon talks debentures
Brazil’s Randon Implementos has received board approval for a BRL300m ($92m) debenture, marking the trailer manufacturer’s fifth trade in the local bond market.
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Brazil’s Copel completes another bond sale
Copel Geracaco e Transmissao printed BRL1bn ($305.8m) in debentures, its second trade in a month, according to capital markets association Anbima.
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Comgas raises reais
Brazil’s Comgas printed BRL400m ($122.3m) in debentures on Wednesday, according to capital markets association Anbima.
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Colombia cuts benchmark rate
Central Bank surprises analysts with a 25bp reduction in interest levels
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Brazil’s pre-salt auctions promise hefty cash waterfall
Energy regulator offloads six blocks throughout the second and third bidding rounds of product sharing
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Claro goes big with latest real sale
Local telecom Claro raised BRL1.5bn ($457m) in 2020 debentures sold on the local market, according to a note from capital markets association Anbima