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Swift in Asia

Alain Raes, chief executive Emea and Apac, Swift, discusses Swift's presence in the Asian market, the interpretation of the slowdown in the region's growth and regulation in Japan and India.

27 May 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Markit and Genpact launch KYC service

Financial data outfit Markit and BPO firm Genpact have launched a service designed to help firms manage client onboarding and other know-your-customer requirements.

22 May 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

More data needed to crack down on algo abuse - Finra

US regulatory body Finra is currently investigating 170 separate instances of potential market abuse by algorithmic trading firms.

22 May 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Swift Business Forum - London 2014 - Live Blog

Welcome to Finextra's live blog from the Swift Business Forum, London 2014, which was held Monday at the Brewery venue in the City of London, UK. This fourth instalment of the financial services Forum in the UK capital is entitled 'Doing good business in an era of re-regulation'.

29 April 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

DTCC throws weight behind US move to T+2

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is stepping up its efforts to shift the US capital markets industry to a T+2 settlement life-cycle.

23 April 2014

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

A Unified Commercial Lending Platform – the Key to Unlocking Return on Equity

Joseph Morris-Trupin, Global Loan IQ Business Development, Misys discusses technology strategies in the commercial lending space and how a unified solution can do more than just cut costs – it can move the return on equity needle.

23 April 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Sifma calls for US market move to T+2

Sifma is calling for the US capital markets industry to move to a T+2 settlement lifecylce, as other markets worldwide bid to bridge the gap between trade execution and delivery of financial contracts.

17 April 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

MEPs vote to curb high-frequency trading

Members of the European Parliament have voted through new rules designed to clamp down on high-frequency trading 'Flash Boys'.

16 April 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Sifma calls for US rulemakers to step up deployment of Legal Entity Identifiers

US securities trade body Sifma has called for broader uptake of Legal Entity Identifiers by the country's regulators, amid fears that the US is being left behind as other nations push ahead with mandatory implementation of the uniform trade reporting standard.

14 April 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Avox to double workforce as demand for reference data grows

DTCC-owned clean data utility Avox has announced plans to hire 200 new staff over the next two-years, doubling its workforce in the face of increasing industry demand for accurate reference data.

11 April 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Swift boosts compliance services portfolio with Omnicision acquisition

Swift has acquired financial crime prevention services firm Omnicision as it continues to build up its compliance unit. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

27 March 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Swift: The Future of Financial Standards - Live Blog

Welcome to Finextra's live blog from Swift's Standards Forum event at Level 39 in Canary Wharf, UK. Brought to you by The Swift Institute, the Forum and the London School of Economics (LSE) and Political Science the conference is entitled 'The Future of Financial Standards'.

25 March 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Nasdaq rethinks Amazon FinQloud venture - FT

US exchange operator Nasdaq is rethinking its FinqCloud venture with e-commerce giant Amazon after the business failed to gain sufficient traction with potential customers, according to the Financial Times.

24 March 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Thomson Reuters joins KYC utility race

Thomson Reuters is taking on Swift and a host of other start-ups in the race to develop a central utility for Know Your Customer due diligence checking with the launch of Accelus Org ID.

19 March 2014

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

How are US banks dealing with stress testing?

Kenneth Yu, senior consultant, risk management, SunGard looks at the ongoing challenges of dealing with the current stress testing requirements.

19 March 2014

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

Quality data; effective liquidity management

Richard Wiltshire, Global Head of Cash and Liquidity Management, Cross Product Services, Global Banking and Markets, HSBC Bank, Ludy Limburg, Eur Payment Solutions, ICM FI Product management, RBS and Nick Noble, Product Manager, SmartStream look at whether movements to manage liquidity on an intraday basis provide greater stability to the market.

18 March 2014

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

EBAday business forum: Intraday liquidity

Participants of the inaugural EBAday Business Forum in Frankfurt discuss liquidity management, free-riding and what is required to manage the risks.

17 March 2014

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

The unique challenge of corporate actions

Brendan Farrell, executive vice president, SunGard's XSP looks at how the industry can deal with the unpredictable nature of corporate actions processing.

17 March 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Third party vendors the winners as trading technology trends shift

Technology innovation in equity markets has changed direction as the race-to-zero latency and the pursuit of high-frequency trading cools, says capital markets consultancy GreySpark partners

13 March 2014

News/Post-trade & ops

Thomson Reuters establishes subsidiary to handle financial benchmarks

Thomson Reuters has established a new subsidiary to handle its involvement in calculating financial benchmarks, which are set to operate under tougher regulations in the wake of widescale abuses by bank data suppliers.

10 March 2014