European Union (EU)
GDPR: The Next Big Regulation
While all the talk pertaining to regulation across the capital markets has centered on Mifid II, GDPR has surprised many financial institutions due to the extent of its reach and the data governance challenges is poses. Anthony Malakian talks with…
MPI Releases Stylus Workspace for Product Analysis and Monitoring
The new software introduces a number of preassigned factors for fund analysis on more complex products.
Six Firms Team up with IHS Markit for SFTR Reporting Solution
IHS Markit partners six securities finance market firms as part of an ongoing effort with Pirum Systems to build a Securities Financing Transaction Regulation reporting solution.
EC Taps Macrobond for Research Data
Macrobond will supply macroeconomic and financial data to the European Commission’s finance and economic department
Paying It Forward: The New Era of Investment Research
Fundamental change is coming to how research is paid for under new European rules, and the impact cannot be underestimated.
WFIC 2017: SmartStream RDU Debuts Systematic Internaliser Register, Partners with Deutsche Börse
Service aims to plug MiFID II reporting gap; Deutsche Börse to Use SmartStream RDU for Regulatory Reporting Hub.
Esma Gains Sweeping New Powers in Commission Review
MEP Markus Ferber tells Waters that this change “must not mean that the ESAs can do what they want to just because they get more money,” and that the ESG provisions are “a non-starter”.
SmartStream Hopes Collaborative SI Utility Can Solve MiFID II Dilemma
Reference data and post-trade automation technology provider is meeting with banks in an effort to solve systematic internalizer conundrum.
Rimes Launches Benchmarks Regulation Solution
Rimes Technologies introduces cloud-based Rimes RegFocus BMR Control.
Swift Eyes Industry Standard with Open KYC Registry
Financial messaging provider opens up Know Your Customer registry in bid to become standardized central utility.
Indus Valley Partners Upgrades EDM Platform
Enhancements aim to transform how global asset managers manage data.
FCA Grants First Raft of APA Approvals for MiFID II Reporting
Six entities have been officially approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as APAs under MiFID II.
Enjoy the quiet. It's not going to last
I am fairly certain that I lucked into editing Inside Reference Data at simultaneously the least interesting and most interesting time possible. My days are relatively quiet, right now, as summertime draws to its inevitable close. I am grateful for the…
Mifid Gears Grind into Motion as Systematic Internalizers Emerge
Market codes release shows over a dozen new entities registered in activity ramp-up
Brexit Brings Boom to Bankenviertel as Tech Firms Eye Frankfurt
Eurozone's financial capital seen as the big Brexit winner as tech vendors begin to follow banks in launching new Germany-based services
Risk Focus, RegTek.Solutions and Deutsche Borse team up for MiFID II solution
Risk Focus, RegTek.Solutions provide Deutsche Borse Group with key system components for its OTC Trade Reporting solution.
FCA Worried by Lack of Readiness for MiFID II Reporting
UK watchdog accepts “scale of the challenge” but urges firms to “crack on” with putting data reporting apparatus in place
Swift to Open Up KYC Registry
All supervised financial institutions will be eligible to join the know-your-customer platform
Bloomberg Latest to Receive FCA ARM Nod
Bloomberg gets FCA approval to test transaction reporting capabilities under MiFID II
Icma Warns on Euro Clearing Relocation
Trade body says any forced move could increase risks and costs for derivatives users
ESMA Clarifies EU Benchmark Index Rules
ESMA has published a Q&A intended to address some of the uncertainty surrounding benchmark index usage under the new Benchmark Regulation.
NEX Group Launches Dual-Regulated SEF for FX Futures
NDF trading platform will add new products and services by year-end, and is regulated by both the CFTC and FCA.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 77: A Look at Mifid II Developments & the Use Cases for Behavioral Analytics
This week, Anthony and James take a look at recent developments pertaining to Mifid II and then they talk about how firms are increasingly turning to behavioral analytics platforms to better examine trading decisions.
The Bruxellian Job: Europe Targets London Clearinghouses
European regulators landed a body blow against the UK, but not all participants are convinced it will work