FMLC CEO, Joanna Perkins, moderated the panel on Central Bank Digital Currencies (“CBDCs”): tokenised sovereign money which is made available to the general public for ordinary commercial purposes. Her remarks provided an overview of the response from policymakers and the market to the development of CBDCs.
Category: Presentations
Brexit and its impact on financial services – P.R.I.M.E Annual Conference 2020
FMLC CEO Joanna Perkins gave a presentation at the annual P.R.I.M.E. Conference at The Hague on The U.K.’s Political Commitment to Brexit. Dr Perkins provided an overview of the known and unknown consequences of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020.
Journal Article: The impact of a No-Deal Brexit on financial markets: are we better prepared?
In an article for Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Finance Law, Dr Perkins and Venessa Parekh, Research Manager at the FMLC Secretariat, examine the progress made in the preparation for the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. in the three years since the referendum.
Benchmark Transition: Legacy Contracts and Legal Risks: 17 May 2018
FMLC CEO Joanna Perkins gave a speech at Infoline’s Risk Free Rate conference on navigating the transition to a Risk Free Rate. She provided an overview of the Financial Stability […]
Journal Article: The market transition pathway from LIBOR to “risk-free” rates: 16 April 2018
In an article for Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Finance Law, Dr Perkins and Jennifer Enwezor, former Project Manager at the FMLC Secretariat, examine the difficulties in the transition from IBOR benchmarks to alternative risk-free rates (“RFRs”).
Regulatory Aspects of FinTech: Beyond the Blockchain: 22 January 2018
FMLC CEO Joanna Perkins gave a speech at the 2018 P.R.I.M.E. Annual Conference introducing technologies which have the potential to change the structure of financial markets—such as algorithms, co-location, machine […]
Private Equity Forum Conference: Brexit and Finance: 21 November 2017
Dr Perkins participated in a panel at the 7th Private Equity Forum Conference. She gave short remarks on certain legal and regulatory concerns arising in the context of Brexit, including […]
Qatar Law Forum: Financial Inclusion and the Rule of Law: 12 November 2017
FMLC CEO Joanna Perkins participated in a panel on Financial Inclusion and the Rule of Law at the 2017 Qatar Law Forum. Dr Perkins offered remarks about FinTech and Financial […]
Journal Article: Benchmark Transition under the new E.U. Regulation: November 2017
Dr Perkins published an article entitled Benchmark transition under the new E.U. Regulation in the November edition of the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law. The article provided […]
Legal Aspects of Virtual Currencies: 6 October 2017
At the annual Goodacre Securities Industry Conference Dr Perkins presented on the difficulties inherent in determining the legal character of virtual currencies and uncertainties this creates with regards to their […]