Australia’s OTC derivative reforms provide a framework for the regulation of OTC derivatives reporting, central clearing and trade execution and affect almost all participants in the financial services sector who...
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Implementing technology to support a bank’s data strategy is a complex task. The complexity is twofold: first – several technologies are introduced at the same time; second – this creates...
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This article was originally published in Bloomberg Brief's Economics Asia on Aug. 7, 2014. Dark Pool Trading Increasing Amid Regulatory Concerns There is still a great deal of secrecy surrounding dark...
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This article was originally published in Bloomberg Brief's inaugural Financial Regulation Asia-Pacific Region Special on Aug. 1, 2014. GreySpark’s Shekar Says Rising Bilateral Trade Costs to Impact Australian OTC Market...
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There is plenty of analysis and commentary on how capital markets regulations are altering the market structure of a number of different asset classes, affecting the ability of buyside firms,...
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As OTC derivatives regulation moves into the realm of ‘business as usual’ for many trading counterparts in the US and EU, Australia has only taken tentative steps forward in transforming...
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Safety in Numbers was first published by Best Execution magazine in Spring 2014. Authors: Asif Abdullah, Jon Batty, Saoirse Kennedy, Anna Pajor, Frederic Ponzo The approach taken to address low-latency...
Continue ReadingNew capital markets regulations in Australia, the EU, US and in some Asian countries mandate reforms to the trading of OTC derivatives and the structure of markets for the products....
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The EU and US recently rolled out two historic capital markets regulations, both of which are intended to increase transparency in the global OTC derivatives market following the financial crisis....
Continue ReadingNew capital markets regulations in the EU and US impose limits on the ability of investment banks to post high-yield fixed income securities to central counterparty clearinghouses (CCPs) as collateral...
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As 2014 begins to unfurl, investment banks are left to reflect on 2013 as the year in which client-centric, multi-asset, digital investment banking began to transition toward a new level...
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This article was first published in the Winter 2013/2014 issue of Best Execution magazine. In it, GreySpark Partners senior consultant Russell J. Dinnage examines ways to redefine the optimal FX sellside...
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