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Transatlantic Tension
Speakers from the European Commission at this week’s Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) post-trade conference highlighted the ongoing tension between US and European regulators with regards to the changing global agenda for oversight. Data sharing arrangements may be in place and discussions about data standards may be ongoing across the Atlantic, but what…
Algorithmics Makes Case for Data Oriented Risk Management
In its latest paper, Algorithmics sets out the case for an integrated data-oriented approach to risk management, and outlines the practical steps risk IT professionals can take to achieve this. Based on Algorithmics’ innovative risk technology and decades of experience working with financial institutions around the world, the paper provides insight into risk-specific data issues,…
Omgeo Launches Hedge Fund Operations Forum
Omgeo, the global standard for post-trade efficiency, announced today that it has launched the Hedge Fund Operations Forum (HOF), an industry peer group for UK-based hedge fund operations professionals. Members of the HOF will meet on a quarterly basis to exchange ideas and knowledge of operational best practice implementation that goes beyond current regulatory requirements….
Talend Introduces Industry’s First Unified Platform for Data Services with New ESB Offering
Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced the industry’s first unified platform for data services, advancing its leadership in the converging data and application integration markets. Users of the new data services offering benefit from a unified platform with a common development, deployment and monitoring environment for both data management and application integration….
Hudson Bay Capital’s Black Discusses Bloomberg Vault Implementation, Cost Saving Benefits of Cloud-Based Data Storage
The expanded registration requirements under Dodd Frank for firms that once fell under exemptions have resulted in many more firms being compelled to invest in data storage solutions in order to ease the data retrieval process and keep costs down. One such firm is buy side firm Hudson Bay Capital Management, which has recently rolled out…
Sifma Led Financial Association Coalition Provides OFR with a Wish List for the LEI, Sets 30 May Deadline
The 13 strong, Sifma led coalition of industry associations involved in providing feedback to the regulatory community regarding the establishment of a new global legal entity identification standard has finally produced its comprehensive list of requirements for the ID. The group has also set a deadline of the end of this month (30 May) for…
Calypso Technology Releases Version 12
Calypso Technology Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, today announced the release of Calypso Version 12 (V12) of its cross-asset, front-to-back office platform. The new release improves on best practice standards with stronger seamless integration across asset classes and between functional layers. V12 also builds on Calypso Technology’s growing status as a single-source-of-truth for…
Swift Selects Sword FircoSoft to Support New Centralised Sanctions Screening Service
Swift, the financial messaging provider for more than 9,700 financial institutions and corporations in 209 countries, has selected Sword FircoSoft to provide components of its new centralised Sanctions Screening service. Economic sanctions are growing in importance as a tool to fight financial crime. As a consequence, complying with evolving sanctions regulations and frequently updated lists…
State Street Vision Report Examines the Impact of Regulatory Change Within Europe’s Investment Management Industry
State Street Corporation today released the latest of its Vision Focus reports which identifies trends within the European investment management sector. Entitled, “The Changing Shape of European Investment Management,” the report examines the wave of new regulation worldwide and its impact on business practices and operating models. According to the report, regulatory efforts have shifted…
ISDA Raises Concerns About Representation of Liabilities in Recent FASB/IASB Exposure Draft
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has raised its concerns about the representation of an entity’s financial position, solvency, and exposure to credit and liquidity risk in the proposals in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) recent exposure draft on the offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities….