How George Soros Broke the Bank of England

In The UK, September 16, 1992, is known as Black Wednesday, the day when speculators including George Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller "broke the pound." 

This expression is used to describe the moment in time where market forces coalesced to force the British government to exit the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) by removing its currency from that agreement. 

Joining the ERM was part of Britain's effort participate in a single European Currency.

Correspondent Banking - What might replace a clunky system in a world where payments are becoming ever more global?

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a recent report that the number of correspondent banks — where banks and financial institutions (and domestic payment systems) are linked together — slipped 3% in 2019 vs. 2018 and declined a significant 22% from 2011 to 2019.

Even though more money is crossing borders digitally, there are fewer correspondent banks to move that money. And the hallmark of that money movement — a lack of transparency and speed. What might replace a clunky system in a world where payments are becoming ever more global?

Read the Payments.com article HERE.

Online Training - Managing Operational Risk in Foreign Exchange Activities

This new 2-part online training course provides a practical approach to explaining the unique risks in foreign exchange operations, as well as how to implement an effective operational risk management system for these transactions. Earn CPE credits.

Managing Operational Risk in Foreign Exchange Activities Part 1- Basic Principles

Part 1 presents a practical approach to explaining the unique risks in foreign exchange operations.

Managing Operational Risk in Foreign Exchange Activities Part 2 - Best Practice & Illustrative Case Study

Part 2 offers a range of practices that will help mitigate some of the operational risks that are specific to the foreign exchange industry.

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Webinar - Implementing Operational Risk Management in Foreign Exchange Activities

Tuesday December 13 - 9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST

This intensive on-line webinar details how the FX trading process works, what are the risks and how these can be managed and mitigated effectively.

The foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid sector of the global economy. According to a survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements, foreign exchange turnover averages over $5.5 trillion per day. Put another way in three days foreign exchange turnover is sufficient to cover world trade in a year.

The increased complexity of the market plus higher trade volumes have necessitated constant changes in trading procedures, trade capture systems, operational procedures, and risk management tools.

This webinar will provide a solid foundation to all parties involved in foreign exchange activities whether at executive, marketing, audit or operational levels into how the actual trading processes work, what the risks are and how these can be mitigated by using clearly defined standards of best practice.

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This course is approved by NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy). Attendees at the Live Webinar are eligible for 1.5 CPE credit up on full completion of the course.

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Webinar - Implementing Operational Risk Management in Foreign Exchange Activities

Join Citadel Advantage’s STANLEY EPSTEIN on Tuesday June 21, 12:00 PM PDT / 3:00 PM EDT.

This webinar examines how the FX trading process works, what are the risks and how these can be managed and mitigated effectively.

The foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid sector of the global economy. According to a survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements, foreign exchange turnover averages over $5.5 trillion per day. Put another way in three days foreign exchange turnover is sufficient to cover world trade in a year.

The increased complexity of the market plus higher trade volumes have necessitated constant changes in trading procedures, trade capture systems, operational procedures, and risk management tools.

This webinar provides a solid foundation to all parties involved in foreign exchange activities whether at executive, marketing, audit or operational levels into how the actual trading processes work, what the risks are and how these can be mitigated by using clearly defined standards of best practice.

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