decentralized finance – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2022 GIC coverage: What regulatory hurdles are ahead for DeFi? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/2022-gic-coverage-what-regulatory-hurdles-are-ahead-for-defi/ Mon, 30 May 2022 12:52:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120645 Regulations on emerging decentralized finance technology have proven difficult to enforce, in part because, in the world of self-fulfilling digital contracts, it isn’t always clear which individuals should be held to account. During a session at the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2022 Global Investment Conference in April, Ryan Clements, assistant professor and chair in business law […]

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]]> DeFi used in 97% of crypto theft: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/defi-used-in-97-per-cent-of-crypto-theft-report/ Thu, 12 May 2022 17:15:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121401 Decentralized finance technology facilitated more illicit cryptocurrency transactions in the first quarter of 2022 than in any other period, according to a report from Chainalysis Inc. “DeFi protocols have accounted for an ever-growing share of all funds stolen from cryptocurrency platforms since the beginning of 2020 and lost the vast majority of stolen funds in […]

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]]> Despite serious risks, institutional investors experimenting with DeFi: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/despite-serious-risks-institutional-investors-experimenting-with-defi-report/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119066 Recent technology developments are enabling institutional investors to use decentralized finance tools, according to a new report by the board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions. “Until very recently, institutional investors largely appear to have limited their participation in DeFi protocols, which they have indicated are due to issues around DeFi protocols’ compliance with applicable jurisdictional […]

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]]> DeFi poses technological, regulatory challenges for institutional investors: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/defi-poses-technological-regulatory-challenges-for-institutional-investors-expert/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:45:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=115508 While blockchain-based decentralized finance technology has a lot to offer institutional investors, taking full advantage of these tools will require significant technological and regulatory hurdles to be overcome, says Andreas Park, professor of finance at the Rotman School of Management. “There’s lots of cool things you can do in the DeFi space. There’re genuinely new […]

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]]> How will technology change investment landscape going forward? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:09:39 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/ While technological change is accelerating at a rapid rate, the financial system isn’t keeping pace, says Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Traditional systems make it difficult for those trying to raise capital or invest. Yet new technology is coming to market that can resolve many barriers and dramatically […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/technology-changing-nature-of-globalization-and-financial-services/feed/ 0 How fintech is changing the world of finance https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/investments-other/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2019 05:29:49 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-fintech-is-changing-the-world-of-finance/ Fintech includes four areas, all of which are changing the financial industry in different ways. These include peer-to-peer financing, robo-advising or systematic asset management, decentralized finance and machine learning and artificial intelligence, said Campbell Harvey, professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, during a panel at the Northern Finance Association’s conference in […]

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