Conventional economic analysis assumes that Central Counterparties (CCPs) may help to reduce systemic risk and avoid future financial crises by mandating the central clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. This view largely goes unchallenged by governments, regulators, practitioners, and...

DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, is the technological distribution of financial services empowered by blockchain. This alternative market deals with similar processes of traditional finance involving the creation, management, and investment of money and financial assets. However, the fundamental...

Qatar and Dubai have established financial centres which have been based upon the common law jurisdiction of England and Wales because of the advantages such a system can give to the development of their respective financial services industries. The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and the Dubai...