Regulation
The Game is On: The Buy-Side Tale
Sponsored Feature: RIMES
Swift Eyes Industry Standard with Open KYC Registry
Financial messaging provider opens up Know Your Customer registry in bid to become standardized central utility.
SIX Updates Data Service in Response to U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela
SIX Financial Information updates global data service to help financial institutions address new U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.
Liquidity—Bringing it all Together
Sponsored feature: SmartStream
Settling Down: How the US Finally Embraced T+2
The long journey to T+2 finally comes to an end on September 5, 20 years after the US financial industry last shortened the settlement cycle.
Peel Hunt Picks Torstone Technology for MiFID II Solution
Torstone’s InfernoRC module will be used to meet MiFID II’s transaction reporting requirements.
New York Firms Feel the Heat from New Cyber Regs
State regulator's rules come into effect for a broad swath of financial firms in New York, presenting unique challenges.
Digital Information Key for KYC's Blockchain and AI Journey
Companies are developing KYC solutions on a blockchain and exploring AI use cases, but more data needs to be made digital
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 84: Quantum Computing & IBOR/Blockchain
Wei-Shen Wong talks to Anthony about quantum computing, and then James and Anthony talk about the pairing of IBORs with blockchains. They end things by talking about Game of Thrones and the Mayweather-McGregor fight.
FCA Grants First Raft of APA Approvals for MiFID II Reporting
Six entities have been officially approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as APAs under MiFID II.
Appian and Macrosynergy Tap AQMetrics for Reporting
Regulatory compliance and risk solutions provider adds two clients to its portfolio.
IHS Markit Unveils Solution for RTS 28 Compliance
The data vendor has launched a new platform for automating all technical aspects of RTS 28, a regulation coming into effect in April 2018.
Eze Links with Trade Informatics for TCA
Vendor follows up OTAS deal with another agreement to incorporate third-party analytics
Instinet and Sun Trading to Provide Off-Exchange Liquidity Ahead of SI Regime
Partnership with Sun Trading follows similar deal with Virtu Financial earlier this year for Nomura-owned agency broker
August 2017: By Accident or Design
With large numbers of firms still unprepared for many aspects of MiFID II, Max questions whether the laggards—whatever their motives—are ready for the impact of non-compliance on their business.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 83: Systematic Internalizers & RegTech
Anthony and James delve into how the systematic internalizer regime is shaping up, and then examine the regtech sector.
Power to the People: Will MiFID II Data Disaggregation Deliver on Cost Control Promises?
MiFID II’s data disaggregation requirements aim to reduce data costs by forcing marketplaces to unbundle datasets and sell consumers only the specific data they need. But in reality, this seemingly simple and cost-reducing idea could make buying and…
Firms Drag Heels on MiFID II Research Rulebook Rewrite
MiFID II’s ban on broker-subsidized free research will leave sell-side firms with a multitude of challenges—not least how to price research so as not to lose customers who might direct trading elsewhere, without appearing to incentivize clients to trade…
Asia’s MiFID II Compliance Countdown
The countdown to Jan. 3, 2018, when MiFID II will take effect, is starting to sound like the ominous ticking of a time bomb. Many details of the regulation have been available for some time, yet as the clock ticks down, questions still remain over…
A Costly Race to MiFID II Reporting Compliance
Trade reporting and publication mechanisms are a key part of the new MiFID II legislation. So why are alarming numbers of firms yet to choose their providers? With a last-gasp sprint on the cards in a crowded field of participants, Jamie Hyman…
Mifid Gears Grind into Motion as Systematic Internalizers Emerge
Market codes release shows over a dozen new entities registered in activity ramp-up
When it Comes to IT Spend, RegTech Sees a Green Field
According to Opimas, the regtech space only pulls in 5 percent of the total IT spend pool, but that is going to change.
Mifid II Compliance Becoming Best Practice for US Asset Managers
Research and commissions management systems gaining significant traction in US ahead of European regulation implementation
CloudMargin Launches Site to Navigate Uncleared Margin Rules
FlightPlan is a resource hub for companies to identify missing requirements to meet new margin rules.