The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (the DFA) requires agencies to promulgate hundreds of new rules. With the promulgation of these new rules, which generally require additional or different automation processes, come marketplace opportunities, including trading advantages that are often overlooked by those participants scrambling exclusively for DFA compliance. This obscure rule change could lead to opportunities concerning the lifeblood of trading – data.
Posts Tagged: Data Management
A SHIFTING FOCUS FOR OTC DERIVATIVES
This blog post originally appeared on FTF News.
In recent years, we have seen many developments in getting the industry to light speed in the front office, but now the focus appears to be shifting to real-time data management and post-trade processing applications, especially in the OTC derivatives space. As the CCP landscape continues to evolve in the midst of unprecedented regulatory reform around the globe, firms now face the daunting task of adapting their post-trade processes to meet their current requirements and to prepare for the future…
TRENDS IN OTC DERIVATIVES: TWITTERVIEW WITH DERIVSOURCE, TABB GROUP AND SUNGARD
With trends in OTC derivatives in mind, we recently held a Twitterview with DerivSource and Kevin McPartland of TABB Group to delve into the topic a bit more. We discussed the rising cost of participation in the OTC space, the data management imperative, and balancing IT budgets given the continued uncertainty around new rules. I’ve [...]
FOR FX, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE = DATA MANAGEMENT
This blog post originally appeared on EuromoneyFX. As FX market participants continue to come to grips with this year’s wave of regulations, they are realizing that data management is a critical element of compliance. The need to analyze and process FX transactions in real time goes hand-in-hand with the reports that regulators are requiring. I [...]
TABB GROUP’S KEVIN MCPARTLAND ON REGULATORY REFORM [PODCAST]
We recently recorded several podcasts with industry analysts to discuss current trends and challenges facing the capital markets. One was with Kevin McPartland, principal and director of fixed income research at TABB Group, who spoke about regulatory reform and its impact on capital markets. SunGard’s own Brenda Mickiewicz, senior manager of analyst relations, sat down [...]
10 TRENDS IN REGULATORY RISK
Despite continuing uncertainty around global rules implementation, firms should be taking an adaptable approach to data management in order to minimize regulatory risk. This means looking at how 2011 budgets have or have not been used, assessing the flexibility of data management technology, achieving an enterprise-wide view of activities and exposures, and more. With this [...]
IMPROVING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY IN FX
Author: Jim Dennelly, senior vice president, Sierra, SunGard’s capital markets business It is becoming crystal clear that operational efficiency in the lifecycle of an FX trade needs to improve. No matter what happens in the regulatory framework and rules, we know there will be more reporting requirements, which means FX transaction data will have to [...]
DATA MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY REFORM – WHAT’S THE HOOK?
Author: Tony Scianna, deputy head of strategy, SunGard’s capital markets business I love music. I’m a big fan of jazz, blues and rock & roll. While I was listening to some vintage vinyl the other day, I began thinking how every great song has a powerful hook – a lyrical or musical phrase that catches [...]
OTC DERIVATIVES AND THE QUESTION OF WHEN
Author: Tony Scianna, executive vice president, SunGard
It had been a while since I participated in a Twitterview – a real-time interview via Twitter – so I was glad to have the opportunity to join TABB Group’s senior analyst Kevin McPartland in yesterday’s “DerivChat” conversation. SunGard’s own director of analyst relations, Alyssa Gilmore, moderated the discussion, which focused on OTC derivatives.
During the Twitterview, Kevin and I discussed the…
WEBINAR: REGULATORY READINESS: THE DATA MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE
Author: Tony Scianna, executive vice president, SunGard
When it comes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, there continues to be a lot of discussion about new requirements and challenges, with an emphasis on data and risk management. But even before Dodd-Frank was a household word, we had been discussing the need for a real-time, enterprise-wide data management infrastructure. Today the story is just more …
