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October 2016
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A summary of DOCDEX Decisions
27/10/2016
The most recent version of the DOCDEX (Documentary
Instruments Dispute Resolution Expertise) rules, ICC Publication 872, came into
force on 1 May 2015...
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ICC Trade Survey: 2016
24/10/2016
Rethinking Trade
& Finance: ICC 2016 Trade Survey
The report should be read in full in order to understand
context...
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Digital heartbeats: Part 2 of 2
19/10/2016
Digital heartbeats
in a traditional landscape: Part 2 of 2
Originally published in TFR magazine, SIBOS edition,
September 2016
So, how can this be achieved? An extract from a report by
Deutsche Bank Research [1]
provides a key insight to the answer:
Internet firms
throwing down the gauntlet to the banking world...
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Digital heartbeats: Part 1 of 2
17/10/2016
Digital heartbeats
in a traditional landscape: Part 1 of 2
Originally published in TFR magazine, SIBOS edition,
September 2016
Any sufficiently
advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic [1]
Over the last couple of decades, technology has moved
forward so quickly that we now almost take it for granted...
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Insurance documents: “warehouse-to-warehouse”
12/10/2016
Despite many practitioners
believing the contrary, inclusion of a "warehouse-to-warehouse" clause on an
insurance document does not provide evidence that cover is effective from a
date not later than the date of shipment, when such document is dated later
than the date of shipment...
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What is a confirming bank under a letter of credit?
10/10/2016
Confirmation is normally requested by a beneficiary at the
time of agreeing the sale of goods, or agreeing to provide services or
performance, and is usually a pre-condition inserted in the proforma invoice or
sale contract...
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An introduction to CITF ®
06/10/2016
CITF ® was developed by ifs University College (The London Institute
of Banking & Finance from 15 September 2016) and launched in 2009...
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An introduction to CDCS ®
04/10/2016
CDCS® was developed in partnership by ifs University College (The
London Institute of Banking & Finance from 15 September 2016), IFSA (now
BAFT) and ICC...