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UMR Compliance – How to prepare your organisation for phase 6
UMR Compliance – How to prepare your organisation for phase 6
Watch the replay of the webinar panel discussion with our COO – Chetan Joshi on UMR Compliance – How to prepare your organisation for phase 6 hosted by Risk.net
WATCH REPLAYUsing RMB bonds as margin for OTC derivative trading
Collateral: A Different Lens
Collateral: A Different Lens
In this Initial Margin white paper, we present some of the issues that the EU RTS (Regulatory Technical Standards) offer to those who utilise Money Market Funds (MMF’s). The types of funds that could be used by clients and how some of the solutions available can be accessed, and are likely to operate on a day-to-day basis.
DOWNLOADPart 2: Routes to the Securities Lending Market
Part 2: Routes to the Securities Lending Market
In this article, Sakti Narayan writes about the various routes to the market that should be considered once you have decided to lend. The organisational and portfolio characteristics are significant factors in determining the feasible routes to the lending market.
DOWNLOADA regulatory bottleneck?
A regulatory bottleneck?
Chetan Joshi and Shaun Murray discuss how the new regulatory timetable is starting to emerge due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The recent announcements of a delayed commencement to SFTR (Securities Financing Transactions Regulation) could cause a bottleneck for firms.
DOWNLOADPart 1: Top five things investment managers need to know about securities lending
Risk.net – Initial Margin – Special report 2019 with COO, Chetan Joshi
Issue 234 of Securities Lending Times
Four misconceptions about Initial Margin model validation post EMIR Refit
Journal of Securities Operations & Custody (JSOC)
Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives
What Financial Markets Can Learn From Formula One
What Financial Markets Can Learn From Formula One
How do F1 teams push the boundaries of speed and reliability so constantly? After all, it’s one person in a car, on their own, with just their bravery and skill to keep them on the track, right? And how can financial markets learn from a highly engineered team sport like F1?
Read MoreThe End of the PSA Clearing Exemption
The End of the PSA Clearing Exemption
The European Commission has announced that the Pension Scheme Arrangements (PSAs) temporary exemption from clearing will end in June 2023. The original exemption was introduced ten years ago in 2012. After multiple extensions, the countdown has finally begun.
If you are a Pension scheme which is unsure about clearing your OTC rates and credit derivatives, here is a review of the key consideration
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