Libor
The ABCs of NLP: How Trading Firms Used NLP to Navigate 2020
This year, natural language processing came to the fore in capital markets, helping firms of all kinds parse huge, unstructured datasets.
Numerix Develops New Libor Transition Tool
NextGen Strategic Advisors partnered on the Oneview extension, which combines machine learning and NLP to help firms prep for Libor’s discontinuation.
Sluggish Back-Office Systems Added to Margin Pressures
Systems supplied by FIS struggled to handle a massive spike in March trading volumes, according to multiple sources.
TMX Forges Ahead to Offer Round-the-Clock Derivatives Trading
Despite the coronavirus, the exchange is on track with plans to offer near 24-hour derivatives trading, new interest rate contracts, and increased transparency into ESG risks.
Banks Brace for ‘World’s Largest Corporate Action’ as Libor Switch Looms
The transition away from Libor is a mammoth task for the banking sector—one that the industry is increasingly finding itself woefully unprepared for. By Hamad Ali
Isda Seeks Vendor to Publish IBOR Fallback Rate Adjustment Data
The vendor will be responsible for publishing the compound setting in arrears rate and the spread adjustment based on historical data, following the discontinuation of IBORs.
Third Country Benchmark Administrators Struggle Ahead of BMR
Failure to comply by 2020 will result in EU supervised entities’ inability to invest in products that reference benchmarks not approved by Esma.
Refinitiv Head of Market Structure Previews Regulations to Watch in 2019
In the spirit of giving, Refinitiv's head of regulatory and market structure shares which regulations he's keeping an eye on in 2019.
December 2018: Getting There
Data management is more about striving than finalizing.
Trouble with the Curve
As the industry scrambles to find the next best thing in a post-Libor world, the most viable emerging substitutions are based on actual transaction data, but still fall short.
After Scandals, Banks Release Chat Back into the Wild
Chat tools are being embraced again as the industry seeks more efficiency in the workflow.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 80: All About Digital Currencies (And Some Libor, Politics & Game of Thrones)
There were major moves in the crypto space this week, which James has covered closely. They also discuss Libor's future phase-out, talk politics and analyze Game of Thrones.
The More Things Change
Regulators may be about to call the industry's bluff on Mifid II time pressures
FCA Puts Libor on Notice for 2021 Phase-Out
UK regulator puts scandal-hit benchmark on notice as industry examines alternative rates
ICE Benchmark Admin Lays Out Libor Plans
ICE has also outlined plans to transition to calculation of Libor.
Recommind Launches Axcelerate 5.5 With Instant Messaging Analysis
The new platform will enable financial firms to analyze chat data
Users Fear New Fees from FSB IBOR Reform
Data consumers concerned that rates reforms may create new feeds with accompanying fees.
FX Manipulation Targeted with b-next Release
Surveillance vendor b-next has announced the release of a tool for its Capital Market Compliance (CMC) offering, aimed at detected suspicious trading activity around the foreign exchange (FX) fix.
UK SFO Launches Criminal Probe into FX Market
The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), has announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into purported fraud in the foreign-exchange (FX) market.
UK Chancellor Promises FX Market Review, Benchmark Oversight
George Osborne MP, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has instigated a wholesale review of how foreign-exchange (FX) markets in the UK are regulated, along with widening the scope of which benchmarks are covered by new legislation on market abuse.
Opening Cross: Data Can Fix Problems, Not Just Fixings
With the Libor-rigging scandal still fresh in our memories, pay gaps widening, and the current furor raging over the merits and fairness of high-frequency trading, it’s no surprise that the capital markets have something of a perception problem among the…
Arcontech Eyes Central Bank Data Distribution
UK-based market data technology provider Arcontech is seeking to position itself as an "exclusive" distributor of information from central banks, which will make distribution of market-moving information from central banks fairer than current practices,…
UK Government Mulls FX Oversight
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, is reportedly preparing to announce plans that would see formal regulation enter the foreign-exchange (FX) markets for the first time.