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Preparing for DORA, the Digital Operational Resilience Act
On 28th November 2022, the European Council formally adopted the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), new legislation designed to strengthen the IT security of financial entities such as banks, insurance companies and investment firms. Originally proposed in September 2020 as part of a larger European digital finance package, DORA’s recent adoption by the EC is…
Recorded Webinar: New solutions to the old problems of compliance with communications surveillance regulation
Communications surveillance is an integral element of trading at financial institutions, and its functions are clearly set out in jurisdictional regulations – to capture, record and retain all communications. Essentially, all business related communications must be recorded whatever the underlying mechanism – be it a work phone, personal mobile phone, text, video and so on…
DTCC Launches Report Hub Service
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure organisation, has launched DTCC Report Hub’s assisted reporting model, allowing sell-side firms to help their buy-side clients manage the complexities of meeting multiple regulatory reporting mandates across jurisdictions and asset classes. The solution enables sell-side firm to submit trade details for their underlying clients,…
Liquidity Risk Spotlight: Increased Regulatory Scrutiny is Our Biggest Threat
Damian Handzy, Managing Director for Performance, Risk and Analytics at Confluence. Inflation and interest rate spikes, the likes of which we haven’t seen in a generation, can cause serious market dislocations and liquidity crunches. Regulators around the world have taken notice. The increasing pressure of regulatory requirements around liquidity risk demands a more precise and…
EuroCCP Rebrands to Cboe Clear Europe
Pan-European clearing house EuroCCP, which was acquired by Cboe Global Markets in July 2020, has rebranded to Cboe Clear Europe with immediate effect. Under Cboe’s ownership, Cboe Clear Europe has enhanced its position as a leading pan-European cash equities clearing house, as well as diversifying into equity derivatives following the launch of Cboe’s pan-European derivatives…
SS&C Partners with Coinbase to Offer Front-to-Back Crypto Management Solution
SS&C Eze has partnered with Coinbase to offer clients access to Coinbase Prime, an institutional platform for digital assets. Through the partnership, traders using Eze Investment Suite can manage their crypto trading processes in one place, from pre-trade compliance to custody. Coinbase Prime is an institutional platform providing secure custody, smart order routing, data &…
Depicting Crypto’s Data Dilemma Before the Next Winter Cold Bites
By Berta Ares Lombán, Head of Digital Assets Financial Information at SIX. The crypto winter, when a basket of leading cryptocurrencies lost around $1.9 trillion in value, put a much-needed spotlight on the long-term future of digital assets. While this is not the first time cryptocurrencies have seen significant adjustments to their valuations, the fallout…
Recorded Webinar: New trends and technologies influencing post-trade digitalisation
While digital transformation of front-office functions at financial institutions is well underway, the back office is lagging, calling on firms to reassess and innovate post-trade processes. The need for change is highlighted by specific issues, including the move towards T+1 settlement and increasing regulatory scrutiny of post-trade processes, as well as broader challenges of legacy…
LeapXpert Partners with OpenFin to Increase Productivity Around Messaging Apps
LeapXpert, the enterprise-grade business communication platform, has announced a strategic partnership with OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of enterprise productivity. Under the partnership, LeapXpert’s Federated Messaging Orchestration Platform will be integrated into OpenFin OS, enabling traders and other enterprise employees to retrieve critical information sent through messaging applications without leaving their primary workspace or interrupting…
Recorded Webinar: Adding cloud to your high performance trading infrastructure
Adding cloud to high performance trading infrastructure offers the benefits of scalability, faster development, and lower capex costs – but can it meet required speeds of data delivery, does it limit the extent of available data, and how can low-latency data be sourced in the cloud? Still more, is it feasible to run a complete…