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SEC Charges 26 Financial Firms for Record-Keeping Failures, Resulting in $392.75 Million in Penalties
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken enforcement action against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered firms for widespread violations in maintaining and preserving electronic communications. The charges highlight longstanding failures by these firms to comply with federal record-keeping requirements. The implicated firms admitted to the facts outlined in the SEC orders, acknowledging…
Eventus Partners with ANCORD to Offer Validus Trade Surveillance Platform to Brazilian Brokers
Eventus, the trade surveillance and financial risk solutions vendor, has entered a partnership with ANCORD, Brazil’s National Association of Securities, Foreign Exchange and Commodities Brokers and Dealers. Through the collaboration, Eventus’ Validus platform will be accessible to ANCORD members, enabling them to implement a comprehensive trade surveillance solution tailored to their specific needs. The partnership…
TS Imagine Launches Real-Time CCP Margin Calculator for RiskSmart X
TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions vendor, has introduced a new CCP Margin Calculator within its RiskSmart X platform, giving sell-side firms the ability to calculate, on demand using real time prices, the margin requirements from their central counterparties (CCPs). RiskSmart X is specifically designed for prime brokers, risk managers, and operations…
Baton Systems Adds JSCC to CCP Network
Baton Systems has achieved successful bi-directional integration with the Japanese Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) via its Core-Collateral ecosystem. The integration allows JSCC’s Clearing Member clients to directly access APAC’s largest central counterparty (CCP), enhancing efficiency by providing normalised data and real-time balance updates. The addition of JSCC complements existing integrations, including SGX, expanding Baton’s network…
DTCC Launches Public-Facing VaR Calculator for FICC
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has introduced a new public-facing Value at Risk (VaR) calculator, designed to assist market participants in assessing potential margin and Clearing Fund obligations associated with membership in DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) Government Securities Division (GSD). The launch of the tool is timely, with U.S. Treasury clearing…
Building Future Growth Around a Foundational Data Core: SIX’s Marion Leslie
There’s a neat symmetry in speaking to Marion Leslie, head of financial information at SIX after one of the busiest six months in the company’s recent history. SIX, a global data aggregator and operator of exchanges in its native Switzerland, as well as in Spain, has released a flurry of new data products since January,…
BNP Paribas Expands Use of CobaltFX’s Dynamic Credit to Enhance Market Efficiency and Regulatory Compliance
BNP Paribas has further expanded its use of CobaltFX’s Dynamic Credit solution, to improve the allocation of credit for FX transactions. The move aims to simplify credit distribution among over 100 counterparty banks, and to optimise global credit management across 12 Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs). The initiative is designed to address regulatory and industry concerns,…
SIX and Avaloq Launch Independent Valuation Service for Financial Instruments
SIX has introduced an Independent Valuation Service for financial instruments, developed in partnership with Avaloq, the wealth management technology provider. This new service meets the international market demand for end-of-day product valuations from an independent source, aiding in client reporting, risk management, and benchmarking. The service offers support for asset and risk managers, custodians, and…
Practicalities of Implementing GenAI in Capital Markets
Following the opening keynote of A-Team Group’s AI in Capital Markets Summit (AICMS), a panel of expert speakers focused on the practicalities of implementing GenAI. The panel agreed that industry hype is waning and there is enthusiasm for GenAI with firms beginning to develop use cases, although one speaker noted: “People understand the risks and…
AI in Capital Markets Summit Tracks Evolution of GenAI and Value Creation
Generative AI (GenAI) took the world by storm in November 2022 when OpenAI introduced ChatGPT. It has since become a talking point across capital markets as financial institutions review its potential to deliver value, consider the challenges it raises, and question whether they have the data foundation in place to deliver meaningful, unbiased and ethical…