Mifid II
UK divergence on trading venue perimeter threatens more costs and a complex compliance landscape
The FCA is in the middle of a tug of war over the definition of a trading venue. Will it diverge in a bid to present itself as a competitive market internationally or align with its EU partners?
Will there ever be one TR to rule them all? No chance…
A wave of regulatory reviews is renewing interest in unified data repositories. But Josephine says a centralized utility for trade reporting is never going to happen.
Pick a lane: Anna DSB to rival CDM coded swaps reporting?
Dual machine-executable rules are set to create choice—and maybe bifurcation—for swaps reporting
MarketAxess completes migration of Deutsche Börse’s reg reporting businesses
The market operator has onboarded about 500 new clients and aims to create new revenue streams to ease the ongoing cost and margin pressures.
Bloomberg integrates with Insightful Technology to cover ‘explosion’ of communication channels
Insightful monitors in the range of 120 different communication channels and 40 different datasets, which will be integrated into Bloomberg Vault, among other BBG compliance systems.
Surveillance firms experiment with computer vision for video conferencing oversight
As more firms rely on platforms like Zoom and Teams for client and workforce communications, surveillance technology providers are exploring new ways to make sure traders are compliant while working remotely.
This Week: Six/Sustainalytics, Nice Actimize, SmartStream, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Bloomberg; Charles River, DTCC, SmartStream & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
EU trading venue definition could crush innovation, say bank execs
Firms worry that regulating a broader net of firms could unravel progress in fixed income electronification and raise costs for market participants
People Moves: ASX, Nasdaq, Capco, FDIC, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Edwin Hui (pictured), who joins Capco as executive director and APAC data lead.
An EU Consolidated Tape: Advancements made in 2021, but still far to go in ’22
The second half of the year saw some long-awaited progress in the mission to fill the void of a consolidated tape in the European Union.
Waters Wrap: An EU consolidated tape—a story of market data costs & reality
After the European Commission released its proposal for an EU consolidated tape last week, Anthony explores some of the unanswered questions that still linger and what the greatest roadblocks appear to be.
Top venues mull offering joint EU consolidated tape for bonds
Market participants worry a venue-led CT could be of low quality, with CT data used to create expensive additional products.
Patchy data thwarts consolidated tape hopefuls in Europe
Vendors grapple with unstandardized data reporting and data gaps in their push to develop a consolidated tape, as the EU prepares to unveil its latest legislative plans.
Definition of a trading venue: Reg review risks ensnarling tech vendors
Industry participants are divided over the definition of a trading venue and how regulators should revise the regulatory framework.
T+1—A Step in the Right Direction
Next-day or T+1 settlement of fixed income trades might seem a pipe dream, but there are few insurmountable operational or technology reasons why such a move cannot happen. As is invariably the case with the capital markets, the regulators hold the key,…
Rimes shutters market surveillance business amid strategy overhaul
The data management firm is undergoing a multi-year program to unravel its surveillance business, as it looks to throw its weight behind its flagship data offerings.
New entrants want to feed bond market’s hunger for data
In the absence of a consolidated tape for debt securities in the EU, vendors with different approaches to distributing fixed-income market data are emerging.
Swipe left: repo reporting no match for Brexit, or collateral
A happier start than Emir, but SFTR honeymoon is over now that trades report separately in UK and EU.
OTC FX options market gears up for faster electronification
The share of electronic trading in the market remains low, but a host of factors promise to change that for good.
Bloomberg RHub fee hike reflects cost pressures of regulatory reporting industry
Market participants say the price hikes reflect the struggle among regulatory reporting service providers to run sustainable and profitable businesses.
EU Regulators Spill More Ink Tackling Market Data Costs
The latest consultation on the market data obligations under Mifid II looks to provide better, cheaper, and more uniform access to market data. But will it be enough to standardize policies?
IHS Markit Adds Tool to SFTR Platform to Catch Missing LEIs
The data provider's SFTR offering provides opt-in features to minimize LEI-related errors in collateral messages.
Industry Still at Odds Over Use Case for an EU Consolidated Tape
Market participants say they want a high-quality, centralized source of market data for EU equities. But who and what is it actually for?