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  • OCC Adds Government Securities To Margin Calc
    08/31/2010

    The Options Clearing Corp. plans to add certain government securities deposited as collateral to the margin calculation process it performs within its System for Theoretical Analysis and Numerical Simulations (STANS).

  • Firms Target Asia Fixed Income
    08/31/2010

    UBS, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley have all recently hired directors to run the fixed income businesses in India, Japan and the Asia Pacific regions.

  • OCC To Offer Futures Settlement Adjustments
    08/24/2010

    The Options Clearing Corp. plans to change its rules so it can adjust the settlement prices for exchange-designated securities futures for ordinary dividends or distributions from the issuer of the underlying security.

  • Broadridge Spurred By Regulation To Make Acquisition
    08/23/2010

    Broadridge’s acquisition of NewRiver, an electronic investor disclosure provider, was spurred in part by regulatory changes that have taken place in the last few years.

  • Conifer Eyes Risk Reporting Enhancements
    08/23/2010

    Conifer Securities is eyeing enhancements to its multi-prime risk reporting capabilities for its hedge fund clients in response to recent demand.

  • Swap Participants Disagree On Primary Drivers For CCPs, SEFs
    08/20/2010

    A rift was revealed Friday between swaps market participants, some of which believe the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission should keep risk mitigation as their primary focus amid regulatory reform, while others think the regulators should target access.

  • JSCC: CCP Limits May Limit Risk Mitigation
    08/20/2010

    Limiting a clearinghouse member's exposure to the CCP could limit that CCP's ability to mitigate risk and manage a systemic failure in the event of a default, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation stated in a letter to the European Commission

  • DTCC Preps Risk Management Initiatives
    08/18/2010

    The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. is preparing to launch the first phase of two initiatives—its Universal Trade Capture (UTC) system and the Obligation Warehouse (OW)—that are expected to help its members better manage different risks related to trading.

  • FICC Clarifies Close-Out Netting For Dealers
    08/17/2010

    The Fixed Income Clearing Corp. has added a provision in its rules for the utility’s Government Securities Division (GSD) to clarify how its close-out netting process will work in the event that the FICC experiences a default.

  • Huntington Looks Into Middle Office
    08/16/2010

    Huntington Asset Services, a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares, is hoping to expand its business into the middle office outsourcing space next year.

  • SEI: Larger Firms Clamoring For Series Trust
    08/16/2010

    Larger institutions are looking into the series trust model as a way to enter the mutual fund business, according to SEI’s Phil Masterson, managing director in SEI’s Investment Manager Services division.

  • Institutions May Increase Tail Risk Hedging
    08/13/2010

    The move to central clearing for over-the-counter derivatives could increase long tail risk hedging among institutions, according to WSL sister publication Derivatives Week.

  • FICC To Extend Alternate IDB Margin Calculations
    08/11/2010

    The Fixed Income Clearing Corp. wants to extend its use of an alternate calculation methodology for the clearing fund deposit required from inter-dealer brokers for clearing activity with the utility’s Government Securities Division.

  • OCC Reduces Range Of Acceptable Collateral
    08/03/2010

    The Options Clearing Corp. is eliminating the ability of its members to post TIP-STRIPS, or Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, as collateral.

  • DTCC Cuts Legal Notice Distribution
    08/02/2010

    The Depository Trust Company, a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., is planning to cut its distribution of legal notices to members, leaving online access as the only outlet.

  • DTCC Fires Up Equity Repository
    07/30/2010

    The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation's Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository launched July 30 by starting to gather data on open equity derivatives positions from its 16 member firms.

  • Deloitte Poll Reveals Confusion Over Reg Reforms
    07/29/2010

    An informal poll conducted Wednesday by Deloitte & Touche reveals that industry participants remain confused over the benefits of recently passed regulatory reform and how it will affect them.

  • DTCC Moves Billing Online
    07/29/2010

    The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. plans to make all billing available in an online application next quarter.

  • CESR Outlines OTC Derivatives Reporting Options
    07/23/2010

    The Committee of European Securities Regulators published its consultation paper on transaction reporting for over-the-counter derivatives last week and proposed two options that would govern requirements for transaction and position reporting of the contracts.

  • LaCrosse Plans Integration For BofA Assets
    07/21/2010

    LaCrosse Global Fund Services is planning to take a best-of-breed approach with the fund administration assets it is acquiring from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, according to co-ceo Christopher Kundro.

  • State Street Sees Service Market Growth
    07/21/2010

    A rash of new business this year for bank owned custodians and administrators is the result of an expanding pool of potential clients, according to Jay Hooley, ceo of State Street.

  • Algorithmics: Basel II Framework May Create Data Slog
    07/20/2010

    Algorithmics is cautioning the Bank of International Settlements’ Basel Committee on Banking Supervision that a proposal for an international framework for measuring, standardizing and monitoring liquidity risk may be tough on firms from a data management perspective.

  • European Commission Proposal May Limit CCP Risk Policies, Industry Says
    07/19/2010

    Industry officials have warned the European Commission that the appointment of independent administrators to chair and participate in a clearinghouse’s risk committee could limit a CCPs ability to establish a stringent risk policy for clearing over-the-counter derivative contracts.

  • Viteos Builds Connections To Risk Management Systems
    07/13/2010

    Viteos Fund Services is working with large risk management software companies in order to set up the ability to stream data to them on a real-time basis, according to Francis Rainsford, executive v.p.

  • OCC Eliminates EDP Pledging Of Gov’t Securities
    07/12/2010

    The Options Clearing Corp. plans to eliminate its electronic pledge process for U.S. and Canadian government securities in favor of taking control of the securities immediately.

  • Bloomberg Adds Drill-Down Capability For Derivatives Valuations
    07/09/2010

    An over-the-counter derivatives valuation service launched this week by Bloomberg Professional Service will give users the ability to examine the vendor's methodologies for valuing the complex instruments.

  • Calif. Firm To Build Out Research On East Coast
    07/09/2010

    C.K. Cooper, an Irvine, Calif.-based full-service investment bank, is planning to build out its research group on the East Coast.

  • Cosmos Updates Offering Structure For Modules
    07/09/2010

    Cosmos Technologies, the development arm of Indus Valley Partners, has added a new annual lease option for all its modules, which include P&L analytics, full-blown post-trade compliance, financing and risk management, according to Gurvinder Singh, IVP ceo.

  • NSCC Attempts To Limit Stock Borrow Risk
    07/08/2010

    The National Securities Clearing Corp, a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., plans to restrict the lending of certain securities through it automated Stock Borrow Program, including corporate and municipal bonds and securities by a member that is the issuer or affiliate of the issuer of the security.

  • Advent Preps Platform Integration
    07/01/2010

    Advent is in the process of completing development on the integration of its portfolio management and fund accounting platform Geneva 8.0 with Advent Partner, its partnership accounting platform for hedge funds.

  • Penson Mulls Fixed-Income Service Addition
    06/29/2010

    Penson Worldwide is mulling the possibility of expanding its fixed-income processing service in the wake of completing its acquisition of the correspondent clearing contracts of Ridge Clearing & Outsourcing Solutions, a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions.

  • Operations Performance Indexes
    06/25/2010

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