Acadia, a provider of risk, margin, and collateral tools for derivatives transactions, has unveiled the 12th release of its Open Source Risk Engine (ORE) that offers advances in market risk and initial margin analytics, officials say. This latest release of ORE “completes a financial instrument rollout across all risk classes covered by the service —… Read More >>
Acadia Launches an IM Recalibration Tool & Other News
Acadia Solution Compares ISDA SIMM Versions Acadia, a maker of risk mitigation services for derivatives trading, has launched a web-based offering, dubbed IM Recalibration Analytics (IMRA), that is intended to help firms assess the impact of the new ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model (ISDA SIMM), a methodology that helps securities firms calculate initial margin for… Read More >>
LSEG Buys Acadia to Bolster Post-Trade Wares
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has acquired Acadia, maker of margin calculation and risk mitigation offerings, in a bid to expand the LSEG’s post-trade wares for the uncleared derivatives transaction space, officials say. Acadia offers risk management, margining, and collateral services to help securities firms navigate uncleared, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. Acadia offers product… Read More >>
What Does a Post-UMR World Look Like?
(FTF News recently spoke with Chris Walsh, the CEO of Acadia, about the world of derivatives trading after the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) reforms take hold — the UMR Phase 6 deadline is September 1, 2022. An industry veteran, Walsh held key roles at NYSE Technologies, NYFIX, and Thomson Financial before Acadia, which was once… Read More >>
Acadia & Transcend to Build ‘Collateral Validation Service’
Transcend, a collateral, liquidity, and funding solutions vendor, and Acadia, a provider of integrated risk management services, are partnering to automate collateral validation just as Phase 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) will require more industry participants — especially from the buy side — to pledge and receive collateral as margin. Vendor officials say… Read More >>
SmartStream & Acadia Target Collateral Interest Payments
SmartStream System to Use Acadia’s Margin Manager Post-trade solutions vendor SmartStream Technologies is partnering with Acadia, the former AcadiaSoft, which changed its name and mission from a collateral management automation provider to an integrated risk management services vendor for derivatives transactions, officials say. The SmartStream TLM Collateral Management solution “will work alongside Acadia’s interest statements… Read More >>
