Regulations
Lingering Questions Remain over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought about by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear. Although experts talk of greater transparency in the markets, it’s had its share of issues, some of which are…
DTCC to Partner with Xceptor for SFTR Data Service
The Xceptor capability will address data concerns of SFTR by enriching, normalizing, and validating data before firms submit to trade repositories.
ISIN Fees Rise for the Second Year Running
Power users of DSB's ISIN generator service will pay €117,500, up from €112,500.
Arachnys Launches CRI Platform for Financial Investigations
The vendor soft launched the platform a couple of months ago and has seen a significant rise in use, owing to enhanced regulatory responsibilities.
UK Regulator Deepens Partnership with Sopra Steria
Although there were reported glitches after Mifid II went live with the Market Data Processor (MDP), the FCA signed on for bigger projects with the company that built the platform.
Tax Data Report: Fast-Forward into a New Era of Tax Data Management
Are you ready for a new era of tax transparency following the introduction of the Packaged Retail and Insurance-Based Investment Products (Priips) and the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) regulations?
BCS Launches Synthetic Prime Brokerage Services
The offering will enable easier access to the Russian equity and derivatives markets.
The Day the Data Stood Still
With the UK preparing to leave the EU in March, regulators have a limited amount of time to figure out how to keep the flow of information going between each other post-Brexit—and the window is closing.
After Delays, CAT Reporting Begins Tomorrow
The Consolidated Audit Trail will begin receiving reports on November 15, a year after it was supposed to start.
Buttigieg to Help Esma Shape Data Policy
Director of the Maltese regulator's securities and markets supervision unit is named chair of Esma's data standing committee
Compliance.ai Releases Automated Regulatory Change Workflow Platform
The platform automatically parses regulations to figure out their relevancy to a firm.
Emerging Markets Exchanges Embrace New Tech
While economic measures might place markets in Kenya, Tanzania, Palestine and elsewhere firmly in the “emerging” bracket, their use of technology is anything but.
Amid Rising Criticism of ‘Misleading’ PRIIPS, EIONA Promises Amendments
Growing concern from regulators and industry bodies about potential harm to investors could yet force the European Commission to eventually rethink its position on PRIIPS.
Deutsche Börse and RegTek.Solutions Partner on Pre-Validation Service
New platform aims to address data quality challenges and transparency of transaction reporting regulated by Mifir.
UK Regulator Seeks EU Equivalence and Cooperation
FCA chief executive says UK regulator is preparing for a range of Brexit options, and cross-border data sharing between regulators is 'essential.'
Identitii Preps APAC Expansion to Grow Payments Data Blockchain
The vendor will use the A$11 million raised from its recent IPO to further develop its platform and experiment with additional use cases for its technology.
ANNA Takes on Benchmark Challenges
The ANNA Benchmark Task Force aims to collaborate with benchmark administrators for clarity of regulatory and ISIN requirements.
Alt Data’s Ethical Day of Reckoning
With the alternative data industry projected to be worth over $350 million by 2020, it's time to consider whether financial services is on the brink of its own Cambridge Analytica moment or if it is simply time for an alt data ethics evaluation.
Established Exchanges Eye Crypto Swaps, Futures
ErisX will be launching a derivatives exchange and clearing organization, while trueDigital is releasing a bitcoin swap contract.
Arachnys Raises $10M to Fund KYC Risk Tools Expansion
The funding will allow the vendor to accelerate a range of expansion strategies in response to growing industry demand, officials say.
FESE Requests Clarification on LEI Application
In feedback to the Financial Stability Board, FESE points out inconsistencies regarding the application of LEIs and asks regulators for clarity.
IHS Markit Unveils Initial Margin Calculation Service to Aid ISDA Margin Rule Compliance
The new service will help firms struggling with the complex calculation requirements resulting from the implementation of new initial margin calculation rules by ISDA.
Algomi Pivots Offering Away from Honeycomb to Alfa
Usman Khan sits down with WatersTechnology to discuss how the vendor will look to change course in 2019 and focus on the development of the Alfa platform.
Storebrand AM Completes Move to SimCorp Dimension
Norway’s largest private asset manager finalizes the last leg of its technology consolidation project.