Optimisation firms prep for SA-CCR boom
Flush with new cash, vendors ready rebalancing services ahead of risk-sensitive leverage framework
The once monopolistic market for portfolio optimisation is entering a fresh era of competition and investment, as a new leverage regime nudges dealers to adopt next-gen rebalancing services in place of traditional rates compression.
In January, Quantile Technologies – one of the earliest rivals to first-mover TriOptima in rates compression – secured a $51 million investment from US private equity firm, Spectrum Equity. The same month, IHS Markit pumped $113 million into a new joint venture with
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