Data standards: Course Correction Needed to Position Industry for STP, Real-Time Future
In a recent research note, Financial InterGroup (FIG) reports that Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuance is peaking at…
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Securities Services & Digitalisation: Northern Trust Talks Smart Contracts & Blockchain
Northern Trust recently announced that it has deployed legal clauses as smart contracts on its private equity…
The Neglected Regulation: Why Firms Need to Think About CSDR Now
The Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR) started its implementation journey five years ago, but the trip is…
Launch of Gibraltar Association for New Technologies Boosts Country’s Expanding Blockchain Ecosystem
Blockchain Focused Trade Association will act as a forum for policy makers, regulators, professional firms, and educators…
Why Swap Trade Confirmations Could Benefit from RPA
Prashant Panjwani, CFA, Manager with the Business Consulting team at Publicis.Sapient explores. The over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives post-trade…
Why Hedge Funds Need to Re-Think How They Trade Derivatives
Regulation and macro pressures are squeezing hedge fund profits. In this contributed article, Peter Rippon, CEO of OpenGamma…
Euro Clearing—Will it Stay, or Will it Go?
With just months to go until the UK’s scheduled split from the European Union, one of the…
The European Parliament Throws Down the Gauntlet in the Euro Clearing Debate
Lynn Strongin Dodds gives a progress report on one of the most contentious issues of the Brexit…
GDPR vs MiFID II: Do These Requirements Conflict With Each Other and What Can You Do About It?
Financial firms preparing for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) need to make sure that…
UMR Phase 5: Managing Business Impact & Why Pre- & Post-Trade Controls are Essential
UMR Phase 5 will have a significant capital impact on in-scope firms’ trading performance. To address this…