Four examples of how technology vendors are bringing innovative solutions for financial services firms wrestling with cost pressures, legacy systems and new regulatory requirements.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 22, the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority announced that it fined Merrill Lynch International £13.2 million ($20.5 million) for incorrectly reporting more than 35 million transactions and failing to report another 121,387 transactions between November 2007 and November 2014.
CONTINUE READINGThe arms race of trading technology is showing no signs of stopping in the exchange world.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed several changes to its rules for applying the swaps-related provisions of Dodd-Frank to non-U.S. entities that conduct dealing activity in the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGIn a decision with major implications for U.K. clearinghouses such as LCH.Clearnet and ICE Clear Europe, the General Court of the European Union issued a decision on March 4 rejecting the European Central Bank's efforts to require clearinghouses to be located in the Eurozone if they clear derivatives denominated in euros.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 30, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved for public comment a proposed rulemaking that would reduce certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements for end-users that transact in trade options, a term used by the CFTC to refer to physically settled over-the-counter options on commodities that are purchased by commercial end-users.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 11, the Bank of England published its annual report on the supervision of financial market infrastructures, including payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 11, the Bank of England published its annual report on the supervision of financial market infrastructures, including payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems.
CONTINUE READINGThe explosion in social media has created new ways to measure investor sentiment and turn that information into actionable intelligence about market direction. With this article, MarketVoice launches a series spotlighting companies with innovative financial technology.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 29, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced the recognition of 10 central counterparties located in four Asian countries
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