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Recorded Webinar: Solving the data management challenges of FRTB
Despite the compliance deadline of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) being pushed back to January 2022 by many national regulators, the time to address the data management challenges of the regulation is now. The webinar will discuss key elements of FRTB – including risk models, liquidity horizons and data sourcing for risk calculations,…
MiFID II Research Unbundling Threatens Smaller Firms Most, According to RSRSCHXchange Poll
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Small asset management firms are bearing the brunt of MiFID II unbundling as they struggle to cope with substantial new research costs resulting from the regulation’s demand that firms pay for analyst research separately from trade commissions. With fewer resources with which to both buy research and implement regulatory compliance,…
Iason and Financial Machineries Add Equity Derivatives to GTRA Datafeed
Milan based consultancy Iason has added equity derivatives to the Global Trade Repository Analytics (GTRA) datafeed that it developed in collaboration with, and is marketed exclusively by, Financial Machineries UK. Commenting on the addition of equity derivatives to the consolidated data feed, Iason CEO Antonio Castagna says: “The equity derivatives data completes the set of…
MiFID II handbook, third edition – How compliant are you?
Six months after Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) went live, how compliant is your organisation? If you took a tactical approach to cross the compliance line on January 3, 2018, how are you reviewing and renewing systems to take a more strategic approach and what are the business benefits of doing so?…
J.P. Morgan and Citadel Adopt truePTS Post-Trade Derivatives Processing Solution
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter truePTS is addressing the challenges of post-trade derivatives processing with its ‘no touch’ automated solution. Early adopters J.P. Morgan and Citadel are using the cloud-based platform as a lower-cost, digital alternative to legacy confirmation providers. The solution offers real-time synchronised connectivity between all participants in the post-trade environment through an…
FCA Reiterates Need for LEIs in Run Up to July 3 Deadline
The UK regulator has reminded firms and counterparties within the scope of MiFID II to ensure they meet the regulation’s Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) requirement before the extended deadline of July 3, 2018. “After July 3 firms will be required to gather (and be in a position to report) their clients’ LEIs before they trade…
Traders Turn to the Dark Side as MiFID II Spotlights Liquidity
A report by Liquidnet highlights the impact of MiFID II on trading behaviour in Europe, including a rise in large-in-scale (LIS) block trading in dark pools, periodic auctions and systematic internaliser (SI) volumes, as traders hunt for liquidity. The ‘Buy-Side Perspectives Survey: Post MiFID II’ is based on interviews with 58 heads of trading and…
AML – More Focus in 2018 for the FCA and Firms
By Philip Naughton, Head of UK Compliance, Cordium The regulatory landscape for anti-money laundering (AML) is continuing to evolve, and for financial institutions struggling under an increasingly heavy regulatory burden, we at Data Management Review felt that this article from financial services tech consultancy Cordium was of particular interest in highlighting the upcoming AML upgrades…
Recorded Webinar: The challenges of managing data for regulatory compliance and business performance
Regulatory compliance is non-negotiable and business performance based on a solid understanding of data is no longer a ‘nice to have’ but critical to success. The webinar will consider the challenges of sourcing and managing data for both compliance and performance, identify areas where data can be processed once for both purposes, and discuss data…
Enterprise Structure from Hyannis Port Research brings Buy-Side Benefits
In April 2018, US-based capital markets infrastructure technology provider Hyannis Port Research (HPR) expanded into the European market to offer high-tech multi-jurisdictional solutions for European investment banks and major buy-side funds. With an approach based around an end-to-end offering, the firm brings its experience with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Rule 15c3-5 on…