International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda)
This Week: FIX; DLT report; reporting fines; derivatives tech; startups and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Industry divided on whether Europe should delay FRTB
Most bankers prefer to keep to earlier start date, even though it puts continent out of sync with US.
This Week: Finos, Cboe Global Markets, Aiviq/Alliance Bernstein & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Isda, Citco/Fenergo, Liquidnet & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
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
Finos will host common domain model for Isda, Isla and Icma
The non-profit will provide a neutral, open-source repository to help the trade associations govern and maintain the CDM.
Banks eye ‘nirvana’ in machine-executable swaps reporting
Coded reporting requirements could save banks “millions” in compliance costs, bank execs say.
People Moves: Digital Asset, Coalition Greenwich, NZX, Symphony, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including J. Christopher Giancarlo (pictured), who joins the board of directors of Digital Asset.
This Week: SimCorp/JP Morgan; SGX/TNS; Barclays/MarketAxess and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Utility is success? Row brews over futures post-trade workflows
Futures market participants say standardizing trade allocations through a post-trade utility could prevent a repeat of the chaos seen in March 2020, when back-office systems fails resulted in thousands of trade breaks.
Isda 'Create' Marks Important First Step Toward Smart Contracts
WatersTechnology goes inside Isda Create to see how the organization is aiming to bridge the gap between the worlds of paper contracts and legal data.
This Week: Isda, Refinitiv, NICE Actimize, OpenFin, Gresham, Genesis & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: The Problem with Big Ideas (and Some Ramblings on Virtual Desktops & Tech's Blurred Lines)
Isda's CDM leaves banks questioning the way forward; the rise of virtual-desktop infrastructures; generic business intelligence tools become more popular.
Isda to Release Definitions on Web-Based Platform
The platform will allow users to look up the latest definitions as they execute a trade, with the option to access code for certain definitions using functionality already developed in the Common Domain Model (CDM).
People Moves: ISDA, ASX, Eventus Systems and CLS
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Keith Tippell (pictured) who joins CLS as head of product.
Isda Wants Regulators to use its Model to Draft Rules
The trade association is looking to offer its Common Domain Model to rulemakers.
Blockchain in the Capital Markets: Slow Progress in 2019
While real blockchain rollouts are still few and far between, some firms made progress in 2019. Here are 18 projects in some stage of development.
With Initial Margin 'Big Bang' Split, Tech Preparations Could be Impacted
As the final phase of the IM implementation for non-cleared derivatives has been split into two parts, questions emerge on whether tech preparations will stall.
The KYC Headache Worsens: An Examination of the Onboarding Process
Despite technological advancements, the onboarding process is still a slog. Banks and vendors are trying to change that.
Using APIs to Increase Efficiency
FpML has been a key enabler of automation in the derivatives industry, but its value could be further enhanced by providing value-added web services with open connectivity.
Setting the Standard: Derivatives Industry Looks to Machine-Readable Technology
As regulators and industry bodies ramp up efforts to deploy machine-readable models for derivatives reporting, adoption of industry-wide standards has more than a few challenges to overcome.
ISDA Deploys Reporting Blueprint for Derivatives Markets
ISDA's Common Domain Model (CDM. 2.0) aims to standarize regulatory reporting and bring greater automation to derivatives trading.
Digital Asset and Isda Create Rosetta Stone for Derivatives Smart Contracts
The event specification module will allow for a common DAML library that references machine-executable trade lifecycle events.
Safe as Houses
If you want the definition of a circular argument, talk to anyone involved with clearing about resilience and recovery. But more pernicious risks remain unaddressed.