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Identifiers key to repository success, say participants
Consistent reporting to multiple trade repositories under new OTC regulations will depend on the successful adoption of legal identifiers
Ice to compete with CME and LCH.Clearnet on FX clearing
Competition in forex clearing intensifies as LCH.Clearnet receives regulatory approval and Ice explains how its rival offering will differentiate itself
Bänziger steps down as Deutsche Bank CRO
Stuart Lewis to take chief risk officer role as Deutsche Bank announces management reshuffle
Gensler defends new CFTC block trade proposals
Revamped rules were not designed to mirror scope of old exemptions, CFTC chair tells FIA conference
International regulators uneasy over Volcker rule
Ban on proprietary trading could affect liquidity in non-US bond markets, regulators argue
Dealers worry about risk of $500bn overnight liquidity drain
Dealers are concerned that intra-day margin call guidelines, which they claim could drain up to $500 billion from financial markets, could make it into final CPSS/Iosco principles
White paper: Open source governance in highly regulated companies
Open source software can empower developers, increase innovation and improve competitiveness, and its popularity is growing tremendously. Open source now represents an average of 29% of the code deployed by IT and technology innovators are using 60%–80%…
White paper: Open source drives innovation in financial services
The shift to mobile applications driven by consumers’ expectations of ubiquitous services, combined with the use of private cloud infrastructure, is redefining the trajectory of IT investment and the competitive landscape for banks and financial services…
White paper: Customer success story – Financial services
A global financial services giant finds that the Black Duck Suite enables it to realise the compelling economics of open-source software while solving the significant management, compliance and security challenges that weighed down productivity and…
CFTC taking ‘check-the-box’ approach to cost-benefit analysis, says congressman
Chair of the general farm commodities and risk management subcommittee accuses the CFTC of conducting only token cost-benefit analyses on Dodd-Frank rule-makings
CCPs need to provide margin efficiency, says industry panel
Central clearing will place a huge burden on end-users, forcing CCPs to consider how best to create operational and margin efficiencies
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2012
Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the major mandates from asset managers, pension funds, insurers and banks during the year 2011
CME to launch portfolio margining on interest rate swaps and futures
Dealers will be able to cross-margin interest rate swaps, and eurodollar and Treasury futures, from May
Custody Risk spring 2012
Welcome to the spring 2012 issue of Custody Risk
The last word: convergence of funds
The leading question
People profile: John van Verre
Managing change
First person: Key investor information documents
The Kiids are all right
Mandate Watch: BNP harvests cross-border Mongolia mandate
BNP harvests cross-border Mongolia mandate
People moves, spring 2012
People moves, spring 2012
First person: depository liability
Preparing for liability
ECB compromise on Basel III adjustments gets mixed response
An ECB proposal for the European Systemic Risk Board to have oversight on whether European regulators can adjust Basel III for macro-prudential purposes gets a mixed response from central bankers
Esma under pressure to opine on asset-class specifics in Emir
A public hearing on Emir draft technical standards earlier this week leaves market participants with ongoing concerns over asset-class specifics and implementation time frame
Lack of clarity over buy-side derivatives reporting responsibilities
New derivatives regulation will require all derivatives trades to be reported to trade repositories – but some confusion exists over who has the responsibility to report
US banks could lose competitive edge in Europe, says EIB
US regulations on mandatory clearing and uncleared margin could put US dealers at a competitive disadvantage in Europe, says EIB