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Best Practice for MiFID II and FRTB Data Analytics and Risk Modelling
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) raise the bar on data analytics, benchmarks and risk modelling, requiring firms to process huge volumes of data and tackle the challenges of data quality and consistency. For those that succeed, beneficial outcomes include improved transparency that can…
Privatar Plays into GDPR and plans Product and Geographic Expansion
Privitar plans to invest the $16 million it raised in a recent funding round in accelerating development of existing and new data privacy products, and extending its geographic footprint from Europe to the US and Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 2014 and is now well placed to help data-driven organisations address data privacy concerns…
Calypso/List & Ullink/Enfusion Launches Herald Return of STP
More evidence this week of the growing importance of post-trade capabilities, as trading system provider Calypso Technology teams with electronic trading platform supplier List, and trading and connectivity specialist Ullink hooks up with order and execution management systems (OEMS) vendor Enfusion. Driven in part by regulatory requirements, among them MiFID II’s record-keeping obligations and the…
AIMA Offers Guidance to Best Execution Under MiFID II
For hedge funds and other investment managers with a thirst for information on how best execution will change under MiFID II, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has just released its MiFID2 Best Execution Guide. Best Execution under MiFID II differs from its predecessor’s provisions in two main ways. First, MiFID II requires investment firms…
Exegy Plans Integrated FPGA and Microprocessor Solutions
Exegy is integrating its field programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware with Intel microprocessors to support low-latency services that can benefit from both technologies. The company has early engineering samples of boxes containing both FPGAs and microprocessors, and says release dates depend on Intel’s final integration schedule. Intel’s roadmap towards more tightly integrated FPGA and traditional…
Recorded Webinar: MiFID II and FRTB Data Analytics, Benchmarks and Risk Modelling
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) require huge volumes of data to be sourced and managed. This webinar will discuss what sort of data analytics you need to implement to be able to process and analyse MiFID II data, and what risk model data,…
Entity Data Management Handbook – Third Edition
Welcome to the third edition of the Entity Data Management Handbook which is available for free download. In this updated edition we delve into the role entity data plays in the smooth running of financial institutions and capital markets, the challenges of attaining high quality data, and various aspects, approaches and technologies involved in managing…
QuantHouse Launches API Addressing MiFID II Needs
Trading solutions and market data services provider QuantHouse has launched an algorithmic trading stress-testing service, in API form, geared toward handling the increase in volume of market information and activity expected once MiFID II regulation takes effect in 2018, according to Stephane Leroy, business co-founder and chief revenue officer at the company. “The solution enables…
MiFID II – Are we nearly there yet?
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) publication of its final policy statement on the implementation of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) early this week underlines the mantra of ensuring transparency around processes and the protection of client money. It clarifies issues around provisions including inducements in relation to research, best execution and taping,…
Industry Looks to Market Data for FRTB Compliance
Although regulatory authorities may be giving the financial industry more time to comply with Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) guidelines on market risk and capital adequacy, firms are finding they need to improve their market data management to be ready. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, architect of FRTB, has set its effective…