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Wenig Departing Thomson Reuters in Reorg
Veteran Devin Wenig is leaving Thomson Reuters, where he was head of the Markets division (its focus being on financial information and trading systems) as part of a reorganisation that will see that division split in three. CEO Tom Glocer will take over Wenig’s responsibilities, and the division will now be organised as: Financial Professionals…
ISDA Hosts Regional Regulators Workshop
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, (ISDA) hosted an Asia Pacific Regulators Workshop in Hong Kong today with supervisors and policymakers from 19 regulatory bodies across the Asia Pacific region. The one-day session, which was a follow-up to the ISDA Asia Pacific Regulators Summit held in May, addressed specific challenges related to the implementation of…
Cleartrade Exchange Helps Clients Meet Dodd Frank Regulations with Trade Repository
Cleartrade Exchange, the global electronic marketplace for freight and commodity derivatives, announced today that its Trade Repository, an integral part of its trading platform, has now been released to clients. Unlike most “old tech” solutions which are intra-day at best, the Cleartrade real-time Trade Repository automates the production of trade confirmations, in the form of…
Alexander Forbes Offshore appoints Richard Buchanan
Alexander Forbes Offshore, part of the Alexander Forbes International Group has appointed Richard Buchanan to Operations Director, based in Jersey. Richard joins Alexander Forbes from Alpha Bank Jersey where he was Managing Director. He has extensive operations, marketing and sales management experience gained over many years in the offshore financial services arena. He has also…
FSB Proposes New Resolution Planning Requirements for SIFIs, Data Fragmentation Issues Highlighted
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has this week produced a consultation paper setting out its proposals for new policy measures to ensure the effective resolution of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs). The proposals cover new resolution powers and tools for national authorities, cross border arrangements, resolution planning requirements and measures to remove any current obstacles…
Carne Adds New Director to Cayman Islands Team
Carne Global Financial Services is pleased to announce the appointment of John Ackerley as a Director with its Cayman Islands team. John joins seasoned fund directors Peter Heaps and Roisin Cater in providing governance services to Cayman domiciled funds. John has over 18 years of experience in the financial services industry, and has worked on…
Antonio Viana-Baptista Joins Credit Suisse as CEO of Iberia
Credit Suisse today announced the appointment of Antonio Viana-Baptista as Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse in Iberia. He will be based in Madrid and report to Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad, Chief Executive Officer of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. As CEO of Credit Suisse in Iberia, Mr Viana-Baptista will execute our integrated banking…
ISDA Marks First Anniversary of Dodd-Frank Act: Clearing, Transparency Drive Improvements
At the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, market participants, policymakers and others are assessing the safety of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in light of the legislation as well as efforts the industry has undertaken over the past few years in conjunction with global regulators. The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) believes…
IOSCO Technology Focused Report Highlights Post-trade Data Fragmentation, Timeliness Issues
Although it is largely focused on the impact of front office technology and developments such as high frequency trading, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) recent consultation report also highlights the need for greater timeliness and transparency into post-trade data. Referencing its recent report on dark liquidity, IOSCO notes that market fragmentation across new…
Pricing Partners Introduces CVA, DVA and Bilateral CVA Computation in its Derivatives Pricing Analytics
Pricing Partners announced today that Price-it library can compute CVA, DVA and bilateral CVA for all payoff based trades. Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) represents the additional cost to account for the possibility of the counterparty’s default, which is computed as the difference between the risk free market value and the one where the counterparty could…