European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir)
New Company Seeks ESMA Approval For Trade Repository
A new company set up by CapitalTrack, Capital Market Daily Portal and Fincore believes its trade repository will be attractive to market participants because it is not affiliated to a clearing house
Fox Swaps Interactive Data for Avox
Tim Fox has left Interactive Data to take up the role of product manager at Avox
Growing Gravity For Collateral and C-Level Execs
As collateral transaction data grows in volume, its importance to data management also grows. Also, C-level data executives are wielding more influence to direct data management methods and trends
Putting a Value on Collateral
With the European Market Infrastructure Regulation set to impose margining requirements on parties to over-the-counter derivatives trades, firms are examining their own policies for valuing their collateral, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Traiana Launches Swap Data Repository Service
Post-trade vendor Traiana has announced the successful launch of Harmony TR, its swap data repository (SDR) service, which aids with compliance for regulations regarding the reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade data.
Omgeo Enhances Collateral Optimization Capabilities
Post-trade vendor specialist Omgeo has announced the expansion of ProtoColl, its collateral and margin management product, to cater for regulatory measures.
Seeking A Third Way On Pricing
Faced with issues concerning transparency and credibility of pricing and valuations, data managers must reconcile impulses to be brief and comprehensive all at once.
Rising Enthusiasm for New Data Sources
Features in the April issue of Inside Reference Data find a common subtext of identifying new sources and types of data that are catching on
James Rundle: The Third Time’s the Charm
Talk about a third iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive may be slightly premature, but it’s more than background noise at the moment. Given the weight of regulatory reform under way, James asks if the industry can take more…
US Banks to Support LME Self-Clearing Platform
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced that Citi, JPMorgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) will provide infrastructure to its LME Clear platform.
Trans-Atlantic Regulatory Storms
Features in the upcoming March issue of Inside Reference Data identify continuing conflicts over identifier and tax regulations and standards, describing how these divert attention from data management improvement possibilities
Regulation Drives 25% Increase In Avox Entity Validation
The counterparty data vendor says the number of entities it has validated in the past 12 months has increased by a quarter to 1,053,085, as firms seek to comply with new data-intensive regulatory initiatives
Polish CCP Signs First Member
Polish central counterparty clearing house (CCP) KDPW_CCP has announced that Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA has become its first member, ahead of European regulations governing the trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Polish CCP Taps Nasdaq OMX for Clearing, Risk Management
KDPW_CCP, the Polish clearing house, has gone live with Nasdaq OMX's over-the-counter (OTC) clearing and risk management solution, Sentinel.
OpenLink Announces EMIR Compliance Software for Bilateral Derivatives
OpenLink Financial, a transaction lifecycle management (TLM) software provider based in Uniondale, New York, has launched a European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) business intelligence solution, an extension of OpenLink's CubeIntelligence…
OTC Participants Self-Report a Lack of Readiness
A survey by London-based consultancy Rule Financial has quantified, albeit in an unscientific way, what a feature for the November issue of Waters revealed anecdotally: Financial institutions are unprepared for over-the-counter derivatives (OTC) reform…
OTC Participants Self-Report a Lack of Readiness
A survey by London-based consultancy Rule Financial has quantified, albeit in an unscientific way, what a feature for the November issue of Waters revealed anecdotally: Financial institutions are unprepared for over-the-counter derivatives (OTC) reform…
Esma Recommends Use of LEI For Emir
Paris-based regulatory body says that if a global legal entity identifier is available and endorsed by the European Union, it should be used as part of reforms to the over-the-counter derivatives market in Europe. Otherwise, an interim entity identifier,…
CFTC Split Over Inter-Affiliate Clearing Exemptions
Regulators support proposal in principle, but divided over variation margin payments.
The Center Ground: CCPs Could Shift—Not Eliminate—Systemic Risk
On July 4, 2012, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation that will see standardized derivatives contracts in Europe cleared through central counterparties. Designed to reduce systemic risk in the over-the-counter derivatives markets, how…
NASDAQ OMX Plans IRD Platform
NLX to launch in Q1 2013, subject to authorization from the Financial Services Authority.
Omgeo Upgrades ProtoColl Functionality
New enhancements allow for holistic exposure view across cleared derivatives contracts.
Windows on Derivatives
Strapline: Industry Warehouse
Regulatory Changes Challenge Larger Energy Trading Firms
According to Sapient Global Markets' Arun Karur, several sweeping regulations have forced firms to reexamine their energy risk management tools as they look to consolidate their middle and back offices.