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EMIR Coming Into Focus with Quieter Second Deadline
With the passing of the second deadline occurring with relative ease, firms are slowly getting a better grasp of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, but there is still plenty of room for improvement in terms of participation, particularly…
Sapient Global Markets Enhances Emir Reporting Services
Sapient Global Markets has enhanced the capabilities of its Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS) to support collateral and valuation reporting.
Collateral Crunch Unlikely, Survey Finds
An impending shortage in the availability of collateral-eligible assets, known as the collateral crunch, has been predicted for years ahead of stringent new rules from regulators. A recent global survey from Sapient Global Markets, however, has suggested…
Sapient and Kurtosys Team on Fund Marketing for Asset Managers
Sapient Global Markets has launched Client Connect, an asset manager solution for fund marketing and client service automation.
Energy Data Hub Taps Sapient
Houston, Texas-based energy data processing utility Energy Data Hub has enlisted Sapient Global Markets to contribute to the development of its EDH Platform central repository for global energy trade data, to help EDH provide improved data transparency…
US Exchanges, SEC Mull Anti-Data Glitch Proposals
In the past month, stock and option exchanges have agreed and submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission recommendations to strengthen the performance of the US capital markets infrastructure, following several well-publicized data failures…
Sapient Launches End-of-Day Reporting Service
Sapient Global Markets has launched Close of Business Service (CoBS), an end-of-day reporting service for capital and commodity markets firms.
Probable Volcker Hedging Requirement to Tax Trade Capture Processes, IT
The latest round of amendments to the Volcker Rule is said to have tripled its pages, now rumored as high as 1,000. Supporters of a prescriptive approach say that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But one unresolved issue could have many tier-two sell-side…
Probable Volcker Hedging Requirement to Tax Trade Capture Processes, IT
The latest round of amendments to the Volcker Rule is said to have tripled its pages, now rumored as high as 1,000. Supporters of a prescriptive approach say that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But one unresolved issue could have many tier-two sell-side…
Filling the Void: Buy Side Steps into Shadow Banking
As banks back out of the direct lending sector due to capital constraints, buy-side firms are filling the void. While that has provoked growing concerns from regulators, the returns have been solid for hedge funds in particular, but it has also required…
Sapient Launches Lightweight Data Maturity Assessment
The services vendor says its sentiment-based assessment offers 80% of the value of an evidence-based assessment with 20% of the effort of commonly used evidence-based assessments
Post-EMIR, Sapient Clients Want Reporting in the Cloud
Just eight months after debuting a product without a cloud version that no one wanted, Sapient is seeing a surge of demand for its hosted solution.
Sapient, EEX Tackle REMIT Reporting
Sapient Global Markets is now a certified implementation partner of the Leipzig, Germany-based European Energy Exchange, which is beefing up its transparency and reporting portal to help wholesale energy providers comply with mandated Regulation on…
Sapient Sees Frankfurt as Center for Growth
Sapient Global Markets has its sights set on Germany after opening a new office in Frankfurt in the third quarter of 2012, with additional hires on the horizon.
RWE Supply & Trading Taps Sapient
The technology consultancy is tasked with overseeing broad transformation of the German energy specialist's trading and risk management platforms.
Sapient's CMRS to Facilitate Portfolio Reconcilation
The Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS) from Sapient Global Markets can now facilitate portfolio reconciliation.
Sapient Connects CMRS Platform to DTCC
Sapient Global Markets has created a direct link between its compliance management and reporting system (CMRS) and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.'s (DTCC’s) Swap Data Repository (SDR).
Sapient Launches System for DTCC Swaps Reporting
Technology provider Sapient Global Markets is now offering its Compliance Management and Reporting System to users of DTCC Swap Data Repository reporting in a move that will link different messaging formats
Clearing Trade Reporting Hurdles
With many firms now familiar with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's trade reporting requirements, the next big challenge is the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. Once these two have been overcome, new reporting requirements in other…
Optimize: The Whens and the Whys
Collateral optimization systems are coming into vogue as a means of handling some of the obligations of Dodd–Frank and EMIR. In part one of a two-part feature, Jake Thomases examines exactly what about the current market is prompting the adoption, and…
Sapient Approved as Eris Training Partner
Boston-based Sapient Global Markets has been certified as an Implementation Partner by Eris Exchange, the Chicago-based futures exchange aimed at the OTC derivatives market.
Thunderhead Doing Trade Documentation on the Cloud
Thunderhead.com, a UK-based automator of trade documentation, has launched ONE for Capital Markets for the cloud. The solution, which automates trade and relationship documentation processing and all paper transactions throughout the trade lifecycle, is…
Swaps Overhaul: Ready or Not, Here It comes
A major set of deadlines for the swaps industry passed on October 12. More will be coming soon. However, none seems to have given market participants the jolt they need to have the right platforms in place. By Jake Thomases
ISDA Backs OTC Clearing Standard
Launched by Sapient over the summer, the Clearing Connectivity Standard now has the support of the OTC derivative trade group.