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Broadridge Integration of Message Automation Takes on MiFID II
Broadridge Financial Solutions acquisition of Message Automation allows the company to better serve trade and transaction reporting regulatory demands under MiFID II, according to David Campbell, a capital markets strategist at Broadridge. While Broadridge had already integrated Message Automation services under their existing relationship, the acquisition is making it possible to integrate more of both…
Data Management Implications of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book
Data management for the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) poses problems around identification of risk factors, non-modellable risk factors, internal modelling and regulatory reporting, but solutions can be found by starting early, focussing on data requirements and working with third-party data providers. The data management challenges and opportunities of FRTB were discussed during…
ESMA Says Implement MiFID II with Draft Rules, FIX Calls for Clarity
If you missed the FIX EMEA event last week, there is something you need to know – while the final details of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) have not yet been ironed out and the directive’s final rules are not yet published in the Official Journal of the European Journal, there is…
Bloomberg Tradebook’s OPTX Promises Solution For More Complex Markets
Global agency broker Bloomberg Tradebook has launched OPTX, an agency execution platform that uses quantitative data models and analytics to route orders. The launch is a response to what Glenn Lesko, CEO and president of Bloomberg Tradebook, calls “the dynamic nature of the marketplace.” The increased complexity and sophistication of the market presents challenges for…
Recorded Webinar: Data management implications of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB)
Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) is two years away. Significant data management changes and challenges presented by the regulation call for an early start on implementation. The webinar will discuss the challenges of FRTB and provide practical guidance on how best to achieve efficient and effective compliance. Listen to the webinar to find…
Data Management Summit Promises Plenty of Compelling Content
Data Management Summit is back in London on March 15th, hosted by A-Team Group and promising a great line-up of speakers who will discuss everything from driving value out of data to data governance, quality, visualisation, client onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC) and, of course, Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). It’s going…
The Trading Regulations Handbook
Need to know all the essentials about the regulations impacting trading infrastructure? Welcome to the first edition of our A-Team Trading Regulations Handbook which provides all the essentials about regulations impacting trading operations, data and technology. A-Team’s Trading Regulations Handbook is a great way to see at-a-glance: All the regulations that are impacting trading technology…
MiFID II Transparency Demands Significant Modifications to Data Management
The data transparency obligations of Markets in Financial Instruments Direct II (MiFID II) are a drastic change from MiFID requirements and call on market participants to make significant modifications to data management, sourcing, publication and distribution. Faced with this level of change, only a handful of firms are completely prepared to meet the transparency requirement….
FIX Trading Community Offers MiFID II Compliance Help
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit industry standards organisation that promotes adoption of the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol, has announced updates to the FIX protocol addressing MiFID II and MiFIR requirements. The organisation will also advise its members to review and adopt the updates as soon as possible so development work can begin, according to…
Recorded Webinar: MiFID II: Data for transparency
Markets in Financial Instruments II (MiFID II) makes sweeping changes to pre- and post-trade transparency, extending MiFID requirements limited to equities trades on regulated platforms to cover equity-like and non-equity instruments traded on any trading venue. It also requires trade data to be published through approved arrangements and made available on a consolidated tape. Achieving…