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Kiran Komma

Senior Domain Consultant

Tata Consutlancy Services

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The rise of electronification in Fixed income markets

The electronification in fixed income markets is steadily growing and the adoption of electronic trading has been uneven across fixed income asset classes with greater adoption in the order of government, investment grade, high yield, municipal, and emerging market bonds. This article delves into the electronic trading and market trends in the bon...

30 January 2025 /wholesale /markets

Transition to T plus 1 settlement in UK, EU, and other markets – Implications for the industry

Globally most of the markets operate in T+2 settlement cycle and transition to T+1 settlement is gaining momentum across different geographies. Benefits of the move to T+1 settlement include reduced systemic risk, decline in margin requirement and improved operational efficiency. India moved to T+1 in phases and completed transit...

02 September 2024 /regulation

SEC final rules on US Treasury Central Clearing

On December 13, 2023, SEC adopted the final rules for enhancing the risk management practices for central clearing in the US treasury market and facilitate additional clearing of US treasury securities transactions. Let us look at the scope, timelines and how it impacts the US treasury market. 1. Current State: The US Treasury market is worth 26 t...

28 December 2023 /regulation /wholesale

SEC’ securities lending regulation – Rule 10c-1a and implications

The securities lending market is vital to the healthy functioning of securities markets globally. Securities lending improves market liquidity, price discovery, and enables timely trade settlement but an opaque securities lending market and limited availability of securities lending data publicly are big concerns to the regulators. In alignment wi...

22 November 2023 /regulation /wholesale Regulatory Reporting

SEC’ securities lending regulation – Proposed rules and implications

Securities lending market is vital to the healthy functioning of securities markets globally. Securities lending improves market liquidity, price discovery, and enables timely trade settlement but an opaque securities lending market and limited availability of securities lending data publicly are big concerns to the regulators. In alignment with D...

20 October 2022 /regulation /wholesale

Emergence of Conversational Agents in Investment Banking

Investment banks continue to be under pressure due to regulatory changes, declining revenues, and rising costs. Revenues generated by 12 biggest investment banks from trading and advisory operations are down by 11% for first six months of 2019, according to Financial Times article. COVID-19 pandemic will impact investment banks due to significantl...

10 June 2020 /markets

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