Compliance
Merrill Lynch Slapped with $45 Million FCA Fine for EMIR Reporting Failures
First enforcement action under EMIR taken by UK financial watchdog over exchange-traded derivatives reporting.
Identitii Plans Securities Blockchain Pilot, Series A Fundraise for 2018
Blockchain firm is looking at deploying its Ethereum-based technology into corporate actions.
Four G-Sibs Pick AxiomSL for AnaCredit Reporting
Banks have already completed test submissions stipulated by Germany and Ireland.
Esma Launches Second Phase of Reference Database
Next phase of FIRDS gives market participants access to reference data needed to comply with Mifid II and Mar.
BRG Brings Bowman on Board
California-based Berkeley Research Group hires Naomi Bowman to lead EMEA Financial Services practice in London.
Bloomberg, Trax, LSE Among First Approved as ARMs
Financial Conduct Authority has started issuing approvals to entities that applied to act as ARMs under Mifid II.
Demanding Regulators Drive Surveillance Tech Requirements
Increasingly advanced watchdogs have "upped the ante" for trading firms, compliance chiefs say.
Trading Technologies Makes Surveillance Play with Neurensic Acquisition
Vendor picks up fintech firm for undisclosed amount, will incorporate machine learning into trade oversight.
Esma Issues LEI Brief, Urges Firms to Step up Efforts
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) urges market participants to take action now to obtain their LEI code before the Mifid II January 3, 2018 deadline.
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…
ICBC Taps AxiomSL for Mifid II Solution
The bank is able to use the same platform for multiple regulatory reporting requirements.
Final Call for Mifid II
National and privately owned stock exchanges across Europe, the heart and mind of the bloc’s financial marketplace, are gearing up for January 3, 2018, when Mifid II finally comes into force.
Regis-TR Commences Trade Repository Services in Switzerland
This service allows participants to comply with reporting obligations under FinfraG.
Saxo Bank Japan to Replace Legal Ledger with Torstone Technology’s Post-Trade Solution
The bank will use Torstone Technology’s Inferno to comply with regulatory reporting requirements in Japan.
Impacts on Technology Beyond Mifid II
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BMCE Bank International Implements IFRS 9 Via AxiomSL Platform
A subsidiary of one of Africa’s largest banks chooses AxiomSL’s platform for its IFRS 9 compliance solution.
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.
Technology Takes Aim at Post-Trade Black Holes
The influence of regulation and new technology is prompting a hard look at how post-trade processes can be improved, and perhaps even replaced entirely.
Polen Heads to the Cloud: Polen Capital's Andrew Powers
When Polen Capital decided to move to the cloud, it needed a new IT director to guide the implementation.
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.
All Aboard the Training Train
Data practitioners have long bemoaned the lack of professional training and standards around data management—especially for those who may unwittingly incur expensive penalties if they don’t abide by licensing policies. Now that industry association…
Compliance Countdown: 100 Days to MiFID II
Sept. 25 marks exactly 100 days until Europe’s new financial regulatory framework, MiFID II, becomes law. Jamie Hyman gets the lowdown from industry experts on whether the industry is ready, what the next 100 days will look like, which strategies firms…
Beware the Commodity Swap Data Swamp
Data quality for over-the-counter commodity swaps reported to swap data repositories, as mandated by the Dodd–Frank Act, has worsened since reporting began more than four years ago, with some blaming the CFTC, while others blame resistance by the SDRs to…