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Attendees Cover Old Ground Regarding the BIC at Swift’s LEI Meeting
This morning’s discussions at Swift’s London HQ indicate that some corners of the industry are not willing to give up on the notion of a reworked version of the Bank Identifier Code (BIC) becoming a legal entity identifier for the purposes of the global regulatory community. Swift itself may have moved on (and is now…
Technology Capabilities Could Enable Algorithmic Descriptions for Derivatives, But Standardisation is Lacking
Following their request for input from the industry back in December, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have published a paper outlining the findings of their joint study to examine the feasibility of adopting new algorithmic codes to identify complex and standardised derivatives. The study indicates that the…
Linedata Launches Latest Version of Linedata Mfact with Web Access to All Fund Accounting Information
Linedata, the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industry, today announced the latest release of Linedata Mfact, its fund accounting solution for fund administrators, banks and trust companies, mutual funds and pension funds. With over 20 years of providing reliable, accurate and cost efficient technology, users of Linedata Mfact achieve operating…
ISDA Announces New Commitments to Global Supervisors to Help Make OTC Derivatives Markets Safe and Efficient
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) jointly submitted a letter with market participants and industry associations to global supervisors. The letter is the seventh in a series that publicly details the industry’s roadmap for making the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets safe and efficient. It outlines commitments to improve four key areas: increasing standardisation;…
FSOC, FSB and BCBS Aim to Nail Down the Systemically Important Financial Institution Criteria
The US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which has been charged with monitoring systemic risk across the US financial services industry, is currently embroiled in debate about what constitutes a “systemically important financial institution” (SIFI) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the industry at large. The European Financial Stability Board (FSB) is also…
SunGard’s Adaptiv Analytics Increases Speed Sixfold to Support Latest Industry Risk Requirements
SunGard has released a new version of its risk analytics engine, Adaptiv Analytics, that provides improved performance to help customers manage developments in Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) and around regulations such as Basel III capital requirements. Adaptiv helps customers accurately calculate the cost of credit so that traders can correctly price new business while maximising…
PaceMetrics’ Giblin Discusses Op Efficiency Focused Partnership with BPM Provider Nimbus
EDM solution vendor PaceMetrics has this month signed a non-exclusive partnership agreement with business process management (BPM) solution vendor Nimbus to tie the former’s PaceMaker solution to the latter’s Nimbus Control solution. Gerry Giblin, CEO of PaceMetrics, explains that the two vendors have been working together over the last six months to develop the partnership,…
ISITC Europe Meeting Highlights Data Standardisation Challenges Underlying Electronic Trade Confirmation
Last week’s ISITC Europe meeting indicated that before any action can be taken to move to higher levels of electronic trade confirmation across the industry, a number of data standardisation challenges must be tackled first. Swift’s Fabian Vandenreydt, who was promoted to the position of head of Securities and Treasury Markets earlier this year and…
PaceMetrics and Nimbus Partner to Offer Financial Institutions Improved Operational Control
PaceMetrics, a global provider of process driven enterprise data management solutions and business process management (BPM) provider Nimbus, today announced a partnership that offers financial institutions the combined benefit of their complementary products and expertise. Their alliance couples the process clarity delivered by Nimbus Control, with the real time delivery of transactional information by PaceMaker,…
EDM Council’s Atkin Discusses OFR Developments, Plans for DMM and Data Quality ISIN Proof of Concept
Mike Atkin, managing director of data management industry group the EDM Council, has long been a proponent of the idea of a global reference data utility and he noted in his recent update to members that the process of drawing up the requirements for a legal entity identification as part of the US Office of…