Markit has launched an electronic affirmation service within Markit Trade Processing (MTP). The first dealers to sign up are Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. The new service, which builds on Markit’s existing affirmation model, provides trade date affirmation and trade confirmation through industry utilities such as the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), and electronically matches trades between counterparties prior to confirmation.
Date: 28 March 2023 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Market abuse is a potential problem for many financial institutions. It typically covers insider dealing, unlawful disclosure of inside information, and market manipulation, and is often difficult to detect and report in line with regulations such as Market Abuse...
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) has released a long-awaited Common Domain Model (CDM) designed to drive transparent and inclusive industry standards. The model is a result of cross-industry collaboration between FINOS, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), and International Securities Lending Association (ISLA). The CDM is integrated into...
Now in its 6th year, the RegTech Summit in London will bring together the RegTech ecosystem to explore how the European capital markets financial industry can leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change.
The industry breathed a sigh of relief when the deadline for reporting under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) was pushed back to July 1, 2014. But what’s starting to look like perhaps the most significant regulation of the next 12 months may start to impact our marketplace sooner than we think, especially...