big xyt, a provider of data and analytics solutions for securities firms, has launched the Portfolio Liquidity Analysis solution, which was developed in partnership with investment management firm Baillie Gifford, officials say. The solution “enables buy-side firms to gain an independent view” of the liquidity of equity portfolios because of the use of “reliable and consistent… Read More >>
Clearinghouses Pass CFTC Liquidity Stress Tests
The CFTC’s recent settlement liquidity stress test analysis of three well-known clearinghouses — CME Clearing, ICE Clear U.S., and LCH, Ltd. — finds that all three could “meet their settlement obligations on time,” despite simulated defaults by clearing members. The CFTC analysis, which follows its initial supervisory stress test of clearinghouses that was published in… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank GTB Endorses SWIFT Scope for Liquidity Reporting
Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking (GTB) unit has designated a third-party business intelligence (BI) solution, SWIFT Scope, as the preferred system for its global customers who will be required to report their levels of intraday liquidity to regulatory authorities. The SWIFT Scope software, offered via the SWIFT Business Intelligence unit of the SWIFT cooperative behind… Read More >>
Q&A: Why OpenDoor is Building a T-Bond Trading Platform
(Editor’s note: Trading systems vendor OpenDoor Trading announced last week that it is working closely with high-performance financial technology solutions provider Broadway Technology to hasten the development of a transaction platform for the U.S. Treasury bond market. They are joining forces and “ramping up for an early-Q4 launch” to meeting the demands of institutional investors… Read More >>
Liquidity Search Tops Survey of Fixed Income Concerns
A survey conducted by Charles River, a front- and middle-office investment management solution provider, finds that the greatest market challenge facing fixed income traders is “discovering and accessing liquidity.” The survey was conducted during a recent webinar with over 100 global buy-side participants, Charles River says. Survey participants also called the transition to electronic trading… Read More >>
Calpers to Provide Liquidity to the OCC
The Options Clearing Corp. (OCC), a Chicago-based equity derivatives clearinghouse, has reached an agreement with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), the largest pension fund in the U.S., to establish a liquidity facility that will allow the OCC to tap Calpers for cash in the event of a default at one of its counterparties,… Read More >>
Can Big Data Help Ops with Risk’s New Demands?
Big Data made quite a splash across several industries, but its adoption in the financial services sector has been highly fragmented. Yet it’s becoming clear that Big Data offers some operational advantages as financial services firm adjust to the new regulation-driven regime of risk management, according to a new report by market research firm Celent,… Read More >>
