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Office of Financial Research Promotes Data Standards
The Office of Financial Research (OFR) has released its 2018 Annual Report, stating that risks to US financial stability remain in the medium range and noting data initiatives including work to improve financial data standards and proposals to collect data on cleared bilateral repurchase agreements (repos) to improve regulators’ ability to monitor risks to financial…
Fenergo Adds Client Lifecycle Management App to Salesforce AppExchange
Fenergo has added a client lifecycle management application to the Salesforce AppExchange platform, a first joint venture from a partnership long in the making. The app allows financial firms deploying Salesforce to streamline client onboarding and lifecycle management processes (CLM). It also allows end users to configure Salesforce with Fenergo’s mandatory and optional fields for…
big xyt Addresses MiFID II Concerns with Liquidity Cockpit Dashboards
Analytics platform provider big xyt has added a set of dashboards to its Liquidity Cockpit that are aimed at discovering high-quality liquidity within the new MiFID II liquidity landscape. The additions take into account the mandatory Systematic Internaliser (SI) regime, introduced on September 1, 2018. Users of the new visualisation dashboards are able to view…
Integral and Moscow Exchange Partner to Provide Better Liquidity
FX technology solutions specialist Integral and the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) have partnered to provide exchange customers with access to better liquidity, higher performance and lower latency. The improvements are based on the use of Integral’s Open Currency Exchange (OCX) and also include better pricing, lower risk and faster acknowledgement. On its part, MOEX will provide…
US Consolidated Audit Trail Swings into Action
The US Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) swung into action last week after long delays and in a limited way, with members of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) within the CAT NMS (National Market System) Plan, except small SRO members, starting to report to the central repository. Early reporting follows the end of October publication by Thesys CAT,…
FSB Publishes 2018 List of Global Systemically Important Banks
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has added one bank, Groupe BPCE, and dropped two, Nordea and Royal Bank of Scotland, from the 2018 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). Decisions on which banks should be on the 2018 list was based on end-2017 data and a Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) assessment methodology….
Broadridge Integrates Tableau with Investment Management Data Warehouse
Broadridge Financial Solutions has partnered Tableau Software to deliver enhanced analytics and visualisation capabilities to its investment management clients. The partnership integrates the Broadridge investment management data warehouse and Tableau to provide self-service access to individualised analytics, customisable digital reports and interactive dashboards. Eric Bernstein, head of asset management solutions at Broadridge, says: “Actionable data…
RegTek Solutions Discusses the Potential of Regtech at Today’s RegTech Summit in NYC
The New York edition of A-Team Group’s highly successful RegTech Summit is today and we caught up with Rob McGowan, Head of Sales for North America, RegTek Solutions to hear his views on how regtech can help support and improve regulatory reporting. What does RegTech mean to you? Combining microservice technology and regulatory expertise to…
LSE Group Names Tom Dunlap as CDO of Information Services Division
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has named Tom Dunlap as chief data officer (CDO) of its Information Services Division, which includes global index provider FTSE Russell. The role is new and gives Dunlap responsibility for developing and leading the division’s global data strategy, overseeing a global team across multiple sites, engaging with key global clients,…
Refinitiv Releases Aggregated Feed Offering Access to Post-MiFID II Fixed Income Trade Data
Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters, has released an aggregated bond service to help clients access fixed income trade data that has become available as a result of MiFID II. The feed provides a single view of fixed income data that can be used by traders to identify trading opportunities and…