Regulation
The FRTB Shuffle
Banks are preparing for FRTB and vendors are pushing the industry to figure out an infrastructure strategy to deal with it.
Thomson Reuters, BestX Partner on Buy-Side FX TCA
BestX will also leverage Thomson Reuters FX market data for proprietary models in best execution analytics application.
Sapient Adds Support for Bank of Israel Reporting
Sapient's regulatory reporting platform now supports FX, index-linked and interest rate derivatives reporting to the Israeli central bank
Silverfinch Adds Support for More Regulatory Reporting
Hub updates data model to support asset management reporting obligations across Europe
Singapore Central Bank Fines Firms for 1MDB-Related AML Breaches
The fines are part of ongoing efforts to unravel a litany of failures by firms associated with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd fund.
Searching for CSA Technology in a Mifid World
RPAs created confusion when introduced by European regulators, which eventually accepted other alternatives, such as CSAs.
Clock Synchronization for CAT Plan Still Lacking, Sources Say
Questions remain about whether the current clock drift between exchanges and broker-dealers will allow for accurate data.
AxiomSL Opens Dubai Office
The vendor aims to take advantage of evolving regulation across the Middle East and Africa
Opus Launches Compliance Solution for Third-Party Risk Assessment
Hiperos 3PM Banking Accelerator is a preconfigured solution aimed at banks to assess and manage the risk of third parties.
Numerix Launches FRTB Solution
Banks can use Numerix FRTB to examine capital impacts and calculate risk to FRTB requirements.
OTC Markets Unveils Compliance Analytics Data Service
The updated service provides additional data points and an analytics file that contains a score for ranking companies' risk.ics
DTCC Expands Trade Repository Services in Canada
DTCC adds Newfoundland and Labrador to Global Trade Repository, covering the entire country.
Panel Voices Concern Over Fixed-Income Trading Under Mifid II
ETAS panel says electronification of bond trading will be adversely affected by new regulation unless market, product dynamics are recognized.
Change is Coming... But This Time, It's Change For The Better
Get ready for the next decade of reference data and data management coverage.
Confluence Extends Unity Platform for Central Bank Reporting
The new release expands the central bank reporting capabilities of its Unity NXY post-trade filing solution.
Confluence Adds New Reporting Forms to RegTech Platform
Updates include reporting using Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN.
AcadiaSoft Acquires DTCC's ProtoColl Collateral Management Service
Deal will help AcadiaSoft offer market participants automated variation margin-processing services.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 44: Fintech vs Regtech
Dan and Anthony debate the difference, or lack thereof, between firms labeled fintechs and regtechs.
Singapore Eyes Central Bank-Issued Digital Currency
R3 and eight financial institutions will conduct a pilot program for interbank payments and cross-border foreign currency transactions.
Duplicate Reporting Remains Major Issue for CAT Going Forward
Requiring SROs to report data to obsolete platforms is counterintuitive to the entire industry.
SEC Approves CAT Plan, Will Select Firm to Build It Within 2 Months
The regulator modified several points of the NMS plan prior to approval.
Euromoney TradeData Bows Derivatives Tax Dataset
Officials say the service will provide "a vital piece of the jigsaw" for firms caught out by the impending regulation.
Hong Kong Government Advises Caution with Distributed-Ledger Technologies
Hong Kong's HKMA says it is premature to make a conclusion on distributed-ledger technology.
SEC Eyes Risks in Rapid Fintech Deployment
“We’ve hired a few quants that used to design HFT models and worked at HFT firms. We’ve actually been working on—and have a prototype for—high-speed analytics on trading. That’s something our quant team has worked on a lot over the past year."