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What’s New in Trading Technology? Upcoming Summit Hits all the Right Notes
At a time when the future of the EU trading environment is unclear, bringing together the European trading technology community could not be more critical. On 25 February, A-Team Group’s TradingTech Summit will convene for its ninth year to unite senior industry experts, practitioners, providers and observers in a high intensity forum to examine the…
Financial Crime Penalties Top $36 Billion Since Financial Crisis
In December 2019, global penalties totalled $36 billion for non-compliance with Anti-Money laundering (AML), Know your Customer (KYC) and sanctions regulations, according to the latest research from client lifecycle management specialist Fenergo. Overall, financial crime violations were up by 160% over the past 15 months, while fines for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and…
Banks, Investment Firms Brace for April 14 SFTR Implementation Date
With the first implementation date looming for the EU’s Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR), banks and investment firms impacted by the April 14 live date are finalizing their preparations for this data-heavy reporting regulation To aid in those efforts – and to facilitate industry discussion around best approaches to the regulation – A-Team Group is…
Divergence Brings Investment Opportunity, But a Whole Myriad of Reporting Complexities
Quinn Perrott, co-CEO of TRAction. Hard to believe, but we are almost 24 hours away from the day that has been on the horizon for what seems like an eternity. Ironically, when Big Ben finally bongs at 11pm (GMT) on Friday, Brexit still does not mean Brexit. Britain may have officially left the EU treaties,…
EU Policy Adviser Dr David Doyle Outlines TradingTech Summit Keynote on Impact of EU Regulation
With Brexit just a day away and the EU regulatory agenda for 2020 beginning to unfold, we talk to EU Policy Adviser for Financial Services Regulation, Dr David Doyle, about his expectations for the year ahead, the impact of Brexit on the UK trading industry, and potential amendments to MiFID II. To find out more…
Unlocking the Value of Supply Chain Data
By: Gregory Van Droogenbroeck, head of enterprise reference data; Mark Schwartz, global data product manager for supply chain; and Tom Lagerman, supply chain data analyst, at Bloomberg. A growing number of investors are exploring supply chains’ potential for fresh insights and actionable information on companies, industries, sectors and asset classes. They’re betting the data on…
Liquidnet Names Sanders to Lead New Investment Analytics Business Combining OTAS, Prattle, RSRCHXchange
Agency broker Liquidnet has consolidated its recently acquired technology assets into a single business unit focusing on investment analytics. The new unit – headed by Vicky Sanders, global head of investment analytics – comprises the OTAS Technologies (2017), Prattle (2019) and RSRCHXchange (2019) businesses, which were acquired over the past three years. Liquidnet Investment Analytics…
AxeTrading Addresses Best Execution for Fixed Income with Addition of Overbond Analytics
Bond trading software provider AxeTrading has teamed up with fixed-income analytics specialist Overbond to add its COBI pricing analytics to the AxeTrader execution management system (EMS). The arrangement reflects growing demand for analytics to support pricing evidence as regulations like MiFID II sharpen the focus on best execution within the fixed-income arena. The integration allows…
A Quiet Revolution: Changing Attitudes to Oversight and Contingent NAV Capabilities
The legal and regulatory landscape for the asset management industry has transformed over the past decade – with major upgrades such as AIFMD, FATCA, CRS and BEPs, in addition to a myriad of local compliance requirements. As the reporting demands of both investors and regulators grow, so too does the need for specialist knowledge, processes…
Market Abuse Crackdown: Could your Solution Stand Up to Scrutiny?
Other regulations may have taken the spotlight in the three years since the EU’s Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) came into force in July 2016, but its overarching goal of harmonised capital market transparency remains a key regulatory focus – and it would be a mistake to think that the authorities have taken their eye off…