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BNY Mellon Appoints Stephen Lackey as Chairman of Asia Pacific
BNY Mellon has appointed Stephen Lackey as chairman of its Asia Pacific region. Lackey succeeds Christopher Sturdy, who has been Asia Pacific chairman since early 2008 and is moving to New York to take on a senior role in the firm’s Global Client Management Group. Lackey joined BNY Mellon in 1981 and has been director…
Liquidity Risk Regulation: Data Quality Under the Microscope
The UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) liquidity risk regime has set a precedent for tackling this particularly thorny area of risk management, ahead of the wider implementation of Basel III globally. Reference Data Review speaks to a number of risk technology vendors about the data quality issues underlying the liquidity risk management challenge in light of…
Limited Window of Opportunity in Europe to Influence Regulatory Change Around Incoming Data Requirements, Says BBA’s Irving
Firms need to take action this year if they want to influence the evolving European regulatory process and provide feedback on the impacts of regulation on areas such as data management and risk management, according to Irving Henry, policy director for prudential capital and risk at the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). Speaking at last week’s…
ISDA Proposes to Use FpML to Link Unique IDs to Standardised Derivatives and a New Central Derivative Product Registry
In line with the recent regulatory driven study into derivatives instrument identification, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has released proposals to link unique IDs to these instruments and has called for the establishment of a new central derivative product registry infrastructure. The proposals are contained in a recent white paper, which suggests that…
A Recurring Refrain
Pattern recognition is obviously a handy skill to have when dabbling in the financial markets, but it’s not something often applied to regulatory developments. However, the eagle eyed of you out there may have spotted a theme and a recurring refrain within a whole host of recent regulatory papers, including the MiFID Review, UCITS IV,…
Helm Bank Selects Oracle
Helm Bank, a Colombian private financial institution, has selected Oracle software and hardware to run its core banking, customer facing services and marketing functions. Helm Bank’s platform includes Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking running on Oracle Exadata Database Machine which delivers extreme performance. Oracle Exadata is the only database machine that provides extreme performance for both…
State Street Report Highlights the Evolving Nature of Data Management and IT Within Financial Institutions
Global custodian State Street has released the first in a series of white papers examining the impact of technology on financial services, which (among other things) highlights the evolution of the IT and data management functions. Referring to the “true value of data”, the paper highlights the importance that data management and IT has taken…
CFTC Proposes New Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Pre-Enactment and Transition Swaps
In line with the Dodd Frank Act’s crackdown on the derivatives markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed rules establishing swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements for counterparties to pre-enactment swaps (those executed prior to enactment of the Dodd Frank Act) and transition swaps (those entered into between the enactment date and the…
Storebrand Chooses Standard & Poor’s Global Data Solutions to Meet Solvency II Risk Management Requirements
Standard & Poor’s Global Data Solutions – part of the S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies group – today announced an agreement to supply Nordic Insurer Storebrand with an integrated data offering for its asset management business, Storebrand Kapitalforvaltning. The agreement is designed to help Storebrand meet local customer and European regulatory requirements – in particular…
Citi Launches Next Generation Solution for OTC Derivatives Operations
Citi today announced that its Global Transaction Services business has launched a comprehensive OTC Derivatives Service that consolidates and simplifies the entire post-trade execution process. The offering provides clients with access to a full range of middle and back office services on a single platform, including confirmation, settlement, valuation services, collateral management, margin management, and…