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A Framework for Evaluating and Prioritizing Automation Projects

September 25, 2018

Martin Walker

Artificial Intelligence, Operations, Technology

AI, automation, Broadridge, capital markets, operations, Robotics Process Automation, technology, topstory

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Automation is the new “big thing” in capital markets, but weren’t computers invented to automate the work of humans that would otherwise be done by people? Predictions of wide scale…

Blockchain financial networks raise legal and regulatory issues, says LSE analysis

June 5, 2017

Martin Walker

Blockchain, Regulatory, Technology

blockchain, London School of Economics, LSE, Regulation, topstory

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In recent years, capital markets has been subject to a great deal of regulatory scrutiny, not to mention a lot more regulation. A new paper by Philipp Paeach of the London…

Different approaches to SFTR bring healthy competition to the securities finance market

May 2, 2017

Martin Walker

Regulatory, Repo, Trade Repositories

Equilend, IHS Markit, Message Automation, Pirum, securities finance transactions regulation, SFTR, topstory

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With Capital Markets yet to recover from the pain of trade reporting under EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation) and DFA (Dodd-Frank Act), and with EMIR revision and MiFID II on…

Analysis: Pirum, IHS Markit and the challenge of SFTR (Premium)

March 6, 2017

Martin Walker

EMIR, Europe, Repo, Securities Lending

IHS Markit, Pirum, Securities Financing Transaction Regulation, SFTR, topstory

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The partnership announced by IHS Markit and Pirum Systems to provide a solution to the European Union’s Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR) demonstrates how seriously the industry and vendors are…

The real story behind the R3 Consortium’s “Admission of Defeat” on Blockchain

February 28, 2017

Martin Walker

Blockchain, Market infrastructure, Technology

blockchain, Digital Asset Holdings, R3 CEV, Ripple, topstory

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A major story in the Blockchain community (a place of strong opinions even in quiet times) is the R3 Consortium’s “Admission of Defeat on Blockchain”, but is this really news…

A new race for repo on the blockchain, but how realistic is it today? (Premium)

January 31, 2017

Martin Walker

Blockchain, Repo, Technology

blockchain, Digital Asset Holdings, distributed ledger technology, DLT, DTCC, R3, Repo, securities finance, topstory

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Open sourcing of software is accelerating the race to build repo processing on blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). An announcement by Comyno, that it has implemented basic repo functionality on a…

Today’s financial innovation will impact tomorrow’s conduct rules – and the fines that come with misconduct

January 10, 2017

Martin Walker

CFTC, FCA, Profitability, SEC

Conduct, profitablity, Regulations, topstory

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Research shows that the costs of conduct (or rather misconduct) have become a major drain on banking profitability. Wide-ranging regulatory change creates strong incentives to optimise banking business models, but…

UK FCA Proposes Clampdown on retail CFDs

December 7, 2016

Martin Walker

Derivatives, Investments, UK

CFDs, Contracts for Differences, FCA, topstory, UK

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Retail providers of Contracts for Differences (CFDs) and Spread Betting products in the UK were in shock Tuesday as their industry faces new controls from the Financial Conduct Authority. This move…

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Posts by Martin Walker

A Framework for Evaluating and Prioritizing Automation Projects

Blockchain financial networks raise legal and regulatory issues, says LSE analysis

Different approaches to SFTR bring healthy competition to the securities finance market

Analysis: Pirum, IHS Markit and the challenge of SFTR (Premium)

The real story behind the R3 Consortium’s “Admission of Defeat” on Blockchain

A new race for repo on the blockchain, but how realistic is it today? (Premium)

Today’s financial innovation will impact tomorrow’s conduct rules – and the fines that come with misconduct

UK FCA Proposes Clampdown on retail CFDs

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