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Rodrigo Zepeda

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Storm-7 Consulting Limited

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The ‘Bitcoin (Crypto) ETF’ Primer Series: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In Part I of this Blog Series, we provided an analysis of crucial underlying financial market fundamentals and methodologies relating to what are globally referred to as ‘exchange-traded funds’ (ETFs). It was identified that the top two regional markets for ETFs were first, the United States

11 July 2022 /crypto /markets Cryptocurrency Insights

The ‘Bitcoin (Crypto) ETF’ Primer Series: PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Crypto Market Developments in Europe and the United States In Part I of this Blog Series, I noted that crypto commentators such as Moeller (2022) had made statements such as: “Enthusiasts view a spot ETF as a more legitimate method of investment because a spot ETF involves holding Bitcoin” and “Crypto i

05 July 2022 /crypto /markets Cryptocurrency Insights

The ‘Bitcoin (Crypto) ETF’ Primer Series: PART II

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Crypto Market Developments in Europe and the United States In Part I of this Blog Series, readers were introduced to underlying financial market fundamentals relating to ‘exchange-traded funds’ (ETFs). It was identified that the United States (US) and Europe formed the top two markets for ETFs globally (

29 June 2022 /crypto /markets Cryptocurrency Insights

The ‘Bitcoin (Crypto) ETF’ Primer Series: PART I

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction In recent years, terms such as ‘Crypto ETF’, ‘Bitcoin ETF’, ‘Bitcoin futures ETF’, and ‘Bitcoin spot ETF’, seem to have been widely featured in crypto news articles. Yet, many of these cursory articles seem to skip crucial underlying financial market fundamentals. At the same time, many wri

28 June 2022 /crypto /markets Cryptocurrency Insights

The Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules (‘AEOI PHASE 3’) Briefing Series: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting GLOBAL AND NATIONAL ESTIMATES OF TAX EVASION The most recent estimates of the cost of global tax evasion to governments around the world is nearly $500 billion (£408 billion) – around $312 billion (£254.68 billion) is lost because of tax abuse by multinational corporations, and around $171 billion (£139.5...

24 June 2022 /regulation /crime Exposing Financial Crime

The Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules (‘AEOI PHASE 3’) Briefing Series: PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The pro forma template ‘Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules for CRS Avoidance Arrangements and Opaque Offshore Structures’ (MMD Rules) were published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 9 March 2018. In practice, it may be difficult for firms around the world...

23 June 2022 /regulation /crime Exposing Financial Crime

The Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules (‘AEOI PHASE 3’) Briefing Series: PART II

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The ‘Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules for CRS Avoidance Arrangements and Opaque Offshore Structures’ (MMD Rules) were published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on 9 March 2018. Firms should note that the international legal framework supporting the implem...

22 June 2022 /regulation /crime Exposing Financial Crime

The Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules (‘AEOI PHASE 3’) Briefing Series: PART I

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting This multi-part series of blogs will introduce readers to what have been generally referred to as the ‘Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules’ (MMD Rules). Their full title is the ‘Model Mandatory Disclosure Rules for CRS Avoidance Arrangements and Opaque Offshore Structures’. This Briefing Series will provid...

21 June 2022 /regulation /crime Exposing Financial Crime

The UK ‘Greenwashing’ Briefing Series: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part IV of a four part blog series] Last year it was reported that the amount of CO2 production that is financed by British banks and asset managers is nearly double the entire annual carbon emissions attributable to the United Kingdom (UK) as a nation (Makortoff 2021; Shukaman 2021). The City provided...

20 June 2022 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

The UK ‘Greenwashing’ Briefing Series: PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part III of a four part blog series] It was previously seen that the issue of greenwashing in consumer and capital markets was identified more than a decade ago. In theory, if green and environmental issues in finance were a top priority, the United Kingdom (UK) Government and UK regulatory authorities...

16 June 2022 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech

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