FPL and FISD Sign Agreement to Work Together on Data Standards
FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) and the Software and Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Financial Information Services Division (FISD) have signed an agreement to work together on improving the interoperability of data standards and increasing the industry’s adoption of STP. The statement of understanding formalises the relationship between the two non-profit organisations that has been ongoing for...
Vendors Scramble to Upgrade Solutions to Support ISDA’s US CDS Big Bang
Ahead of the introduction of the new credit default swap (CDS) standard protocol on 8 April, the vendor community has been busy upgrading their various solutions to meet the changes for pricing single name CDS contracts. To this end, financial analytics and valuations provider Fincad has updated its Fincad Analytics Suite 2009 for Excel to...
ICE Trust Claims Clearance of US$71 Billion in First Four Weeks
Following its launch on 9 March, IntercontinentalExchange’s clearing counterparty (CCP) for the credit default swap (CDS) market, ICE Trust, has cleared US$71 billion of CDS index contracts, says Dirk Pruis, president and chief operating officer of the CCP. ICE Trust was the first CCP to clear CDS transactions in the US market, as it gained...
CESR to Get New Regulatory Powers Over Credit Ratings Agencies, SEC Plans Roundtable on Subject
Somebody should have told the credit ratings agencies to beware the ides of March. Regulators from both sides of the Atlantic have been scrutinising the ratings community this month: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is gearing up for its roundtable discussion on the subject on 15 April and there are ongoing discussions within the...
ICE US Trust is First CCP to Clear CDS Trades in US Market
Following its approval two weeks ago by the regulatory powers that be, IntercontinentalExchange’s ICE US Trust has become the first clearing central counterparty (CCP) to clear credit default swap (CDS) transactions in the US market. According to ICE, it pipped rival CME Group to the post by guaranteeing 91 swaps transactions valued at US$7.1 billion...
Broadridge Signs Strategic Alliance with Oracle for Mantas Compliance Solution
Representing its third partnership agreement this month, Broadridge Financial Solutions has signed another strategic alliance, this time with Oracle Financial Services Software to offer a best practices compliance solution for financial institutions using Oracle Mantas. Under this new agreement, Broadridge hopes to offer financial institutions a one stop shop for compliance via a managed solution...
FRSGlobal Launches New Liquidity Risk Solution for Compliance with UK’s CP 08/22
Risk and regulatory reporting solution vendor FRSGlobal has launched its new Liquidity Risk solution, aimed at enabling financial institutions to meet the requirements proposed by the UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) Consultation Paper (CP) 08/22. According to Thomas Brouwer, product manager at the vendor, the combined risk and regulatory platform meets its customers’ demands for...
CME Group Receives Regulatory Exemption from SEC to Launch CDS CCP in US
Following the approval and launch of IntercontinentalExchange’s (ICE) ICE Trust last week, CME Group has now announced that it has also been granted permission to operate as a clearing house and central counterparty (CCP) for credit default swap (CDS) transactions in the US. The derivatives exchange operator has received a special exemption from the Securities...
ISDA Introduces New Rules for CDSs, Pickel Testifies Before US Senate Committee, ICE Trust Launches
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has this week introduced new rules governing the market’s dealings with credit default swaps (CDS). Robert Pickel, executive director and CEO of ISDA explained the changes in a testimony before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs earlier this week. The new rules cover the...
3i Infotech Adds Data Provision and Modelling Features to Reporting to Clients Solution
3i Infotech has released a new version of its client reporting solution that includes new data provision and modelling features, which the vendor claims is aimed at reducing the burden on data providers and adding value to reporting. Reporting to Clients 2.0 is a response to the requirement for greater transparency in the market, says...