Regulations
SEC, FIF Seek End to Rule 606 Compliance Confusion
At an SEC meeting Thursday, September 12, the regulator and association attempted to clarify the correct interpretations of guidance surrounding the new rule.
HKEx Shakes Up the Market with Proposed LSEG Takeover
If the HKEx–LSEG merger goes through, the LSEG–Refinitiv deal would be scrapped, creating an interesting ripple effect.
FCA Working on New Data Analytics Program
The UK regulator has moved much of its data to the cloud and is using more advanced analytics as it seeks to better regulate evolving financial firms.
China Industrial Securities Taps Bloomberg for its Buy-Side Offering
Regulation and growth have pushed the investment firm to go with Bloomberg’s front-to-back suite of solutions.
Bloomberg Expands Regulatory Reporting Suite with RegTek Buy
Bloomberg hopes to offer wider reporting services for regulatory schemes across the globe.
World Bank: Blockchain Could Reduce Settlement Time to Seconds
A year after issuing the first blockchain-traded bond, the lender says blockchain technology could drastically cut settlement times and costs.
Scotiabank Turns to Cloud GPUs for Risk Calculations
The Canadian bank has significantly improved the time it takes to run XVA calculations, and has big plans to further expand its XVA cloud GPU program.
MarketAxess' Trax to Begin Industry Testing for New SFTR Tool
Starting next month the vendor will allow testing for its UTI portal to help with SFTR compliance.
Trulioo Expands Into Emerging Markets, Taps Into Mobile Data For AML/KYC
The vendor plans to use mobile data for KYC in Southeast Asia.
The AI Ethics Dilemma: Banks Find a Fine Line Between New Tech and 'What's Right'
Finance firms and regulators are beginning to assess the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
Outsourcing Takes to the Front Office
Fee compression and regulations have forced some asset managers to rethink what is core to their business, including the trading desk. Enter the outsourced trading desk.
The Cloud Breach Blame Game
As cloud computing becomes an ever more critical component of any modern financial technology infrastructure, cloud deals are coming under increased regulatory scrutiny.
UBS’s Data Lake for Regulation Pays Dividends
Waters Europe: Data requirements are driving better data for consumption across the bank.
Bank of England’s Ambitious Look at Regulatory Reporting
As the regulator looks at new ways to handle data, there are still a lot of paths to consider.
Goldman Sachs Exec: Use of Alt Data in Investing Today Only 'Tip of the Iceberg'
At Risk Live, executives from Goldman Sachs AM, Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley talked about the benefits and concerns for using alt data.
The KYC Headache Worsens: An Examination of the Onboarding Process
Despite technological advancements, the onboarding process is still a slog. Banks and vendors are trying to change that.
MERJ Preps Hybrid Securities-Blockchain Trading Tech Infrastructure
The Seychelles-based exchange finalizes IT and regulatory approvals ahead of launching the first listed security recorded in distributed ledger.
HSBC Data Chief Urges Better Industry-wide Data Governance
The CDO highlights the importance of implementing a strong governance framework that's consistent across the organization.
DTCC Sets Testing Schedule for SFTR Services
Third-party partners and clients to begin testing SFTR messaging and connectivity to its Global Trade Repository in two months.
Daiwa Capital Markets Tackles GDPR Using Multi-Layer Encryption Tools
Investment bank is anonymizing data to meet cross-border data protection and cybersecurity regulations.
Refinitiv Partners with Trulioo to Expand KYC Offering
Refinitiv's risk intelligence solutions utilize Trulioo's verification system and data hub to help institutions more efficiently meet KYC requirements.
SmartStream’s Model Client Approach
Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards 2019 Winners' Circle
Trade Finance as an Asset Class: Rough Seas Ahead
As global banks seek to promote trade finance as an investable asset class to the buy side, the sector’s lack of technology and data infrastructure have come to light.
OpenFin Adds Data Privacy Layer to Operating System
OpenFin has deployed Exate’s data privacy technology to its operating system to help with new rules, such as GDPR.