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New Clients Join BATS Chi-X Europe Reporting Service
BATS Chi-X Europe has announced that four new participants have joined BXTR, its recently-launched suite of on- and off-exchange trade reporting service.
BlueBay AM Taps Confluence for Regulatory Reporting
Blue Bay Asset Management has selected Confluence's Unity NXT regulatory reporting suite of solutions to comply with a raft of upcoming regulations currently affecting the buy side, such as the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
Omgeo Adds ProtoColl Link to DTCC Repository
Post-trade vendor Omgeo has announced that its ProtoColl software now connects to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Trade Repository (GTR).
SocGen Debuts Trade Repository Reporting Service
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has announced the launch of its trade repository reporting service for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades.
Multifonds Survey: Most Fund Managers Ready for AIFMD
Fund managers are less worried about being compliant with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ahead of the July 22 deadline for seeking AIFM authorization, according to a survey by investment fund software provider Multifonds.
Schroders Rolls Out Vermilion Reporting Suite
London-based asset manager Schroders, with $446.8 billion under management, has implemented the Vermilion Reporting Suite to help comply with its reporting requirements.
Swift Adds Two to Compliance Services Arm
SWIFT has appointed Christopher Johnson and Fedra Ware as Practice Leads, Compliance Services, in the Americas.
Linedata Adds FATCA and AML Functionality to Mshare
Linedata has announced its transfer agency software, Mshare, is now able to address regulatory compliance requirements with additional FATCA withholding tax capabilities and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) updates to its service.
Mizuho Trust & Banking Luxembourg Taps SimCorp
The custody, fund administration, and securities services arm of the Japanese bank, operating in the micro-state and known as MHTBL, will use SimCorp's Dimension to maintain compliance with impending EMIR and AIFMD regulation and for other business…
Former CFTC General Counsel: US Swaps Reform a Mixed Bag of Outcomes
Terry Arbit, former deputy general counsel for legislative and intergovernmental affairs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and now partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, gave attendees at this morning's Waters Breakfast Briefing a first-hand…
Charles River Launches Integrated Cloud Compliance Environment
Charles River Development has announced the debut of its latest cloud offering for buy-side clients, geared towards centralizing data, software and services that it is dubbing "Compliance-as-a-Service" (CaaS).
Six Eyes Swiss Trade Repository
Six has announced its intention to establish a trade repository for derivative transactions, in association with a number of investment bank customers.
Delegated Reporting not a Silver Bullet for the Buy Side
While delegated reporting for derivative transactions can ease some of the strain on buy-side firms, the onus is still firmly on them to ensure the accuracy of what’s being reported on their behalf, and this can be difficult to determine, senior…
FCA Expresses Concern over System Readiness for EMIR Compliance
While market participants continue to struggle with requirements of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), some relief has come from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). With that, though, is also a warning shot about having systems…
Lombard Risk Offers Free XBRL Checker Tool
Risk-management specialist Lombard Risk has announced the launch of a free tool designed to assist reporting firms in determining the root cause of extensible business reporting language (XBRL) errors with regulatory submissions.
Maitland Gets AIFMD Authorization in Luxembourg
Wealth manager Maitland has been authorized by the Luxembourg regulator CSSF to operate as an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) to third-party alternative investment funds (AIFs), and to offer fully compliant AIFMD management company services.
Nasdaq Breaks New Ground with FX Surveillance Module
Nasdaq OMX has announced the release of a surveillance platform specifically designed to monitor trading activity in foreign-exchange (FX) markets, named Smarts FX Trade Surveillance.
CME, TriOptima Pair on OTC Trade Repository Reporting
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has tapped over-the-counter (OTC) derivative post-trade services provider TriOptima, owned by interdealer broker Icap, to provide data verification and portfolio reconciliation of trading data through its Swap Data…
Charles River Integrates SEF Workflows with IMS
Charles River Development has announced that its Investment Management System (IMS) product is now compatible with workflows from leading swap execution facilities (SEFs) in the US.
Only Half-Way There in Markets Reform, Says Esma Chair
Speaking at an event organized by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) today in London, Steven Maijoor, chairman of the European Securities and Market Authorities, says that although ESMA is near to fulfilling the Group-of-20…
Trapets Introduces Outsourced Market Surveillance
Trapets AB has announced the launch of Outsourced Market Surveillance, its new, fully out-of-house program for handling surveillance requirements at trading firms.
GSO Capital Partners Turns to SS&C for Form PF Filings
GSO Capital Partners only began outsourcing its regulatory filings once Form PF came around. The performance of SS&C GlobeOp in handling that filing may prod GSO to hand over others.
ECJ Rejects UK’s Appeal on Financial Transaction Tax
The debate on the European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) was reignited today as the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court within the EU, rejected the UK’s action against the introduction of the controversial tax, also called Tobin Tax,…
DTCC Adds Trade Reporting for Australia, Singapore
The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the extension of its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to Australia and Singapore.