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A Glimpse at Gary Gensler’s Legacy

November 11, 2024 by Eugene Grygo

A Glimpse at Gary Gensler’s Legacy

With the second Trump administration coming to power in January, Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is unlikely to be a part of the new team.  During the campaign, Trump stated that he would replace Gensler. In fact, multiple media outlets have recently reported that Trump’s transition team is searching for a replacement… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Clearing, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Opinion, Minding the Gap, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Compliance Tagged With: back office, crypto-assets, Digital Assets, regulatory reporting, SEC, secuirties lending, Securities Operations, settlement, T+1 settlement, T+1 transition, wall street

SEC Revises ‘Living Wills’ for Clearinghouses

November 11, 2024 by Eugene Grygo

SEC Revises ‘Living Wills’ for Clearinghouses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is revising the “living will” for covered clearing agencies (CCAs) through rule amendments and a new rule —approved late last month — all intended to boost the resilience, recovery, and wind-down planning for CCAs, officials say. “CCAs are registered clearing agencies that act as central counterparties, meaning that they… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Clearing, Operational Risk, Settlement, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Regulatory Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: back office, clearing agency, DTCC NSCC, fixed income commodities and currencies (FICC), Options Clearing Corporation, Securities Operations, settlement, wall street

T+1 Paves the Way for Modernized Settlement

October 30, 2024 by Guest Contributor

T+1 Paves the Way for Modernized Settlement

(In North America, the move to shorter T+1 settlement has helped BNY clients to refocus on the lifecycle of a trade in new ways as they strive for optimal clearing and settlement. So says Brian Ruane in a Q&A with FTF News. A member of BNY’s Executive Committee, Ruane is senior executive vice president and… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Clearing, Data Management, Operational Risk, Sell-Side, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Contributed Pieces, Opinion, Q&As Tagged With: automation, back office, Securities Operations, settlement, T+1, T+1 settlement, T+1 transition, U.S. Treasuries, wall street

U.K. to Leverage Its ‘Second-Mover’ T+1 Advantages

October 15, 2024 by Faye Kilburn

U.K. to Leverage Its ‘Second-Mover’ T+1 Advantages

The U.K. Accelerated Settlement Taskforce (AST) recently released its interim report, presenting recommendations for the industry’s shift to shorter T+1 settlement. The task force has opened a brief consultation period to gather industry feedback on these recommendations. One key aspect of the task force’s strategy is learning from the U.S. experience with T+1 as part… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, FX Operations, Hedge Fund Operations, Industry News, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Standards, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: automation, back office, Securities Operations, settlement, Standards, T+! transition, T+1 settlement, UK and EU negotiations, UK banking

SS&C Widens Its Embrace of Cutting-Edge Technologies

October 8, 2024 by Eugene Grygo

SS&C Widens Its Embrace of Cutting-Edge Technologies

Chicago-based Choreo, LLC, a financial planning and investment advisory services firm, reports using SS&C Accord. This new service leverages artificial intelligence (A.I.) to help wealth managers aggregate and validate their customers’ alternative investment data. The SS&C Accord launch aligns with other A.I.-related and cutting-edge announcements at the SS&C Deliver 2024 Conference underway in New Orleans, Oct…. Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, FX Operations, Hedge Fund Operations, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Outsourcing, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Sell-Side, Settlement, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Integration, Standards, Performance Measurement Tagged With: automation, back office, data management, Securities Operations, settlement, SS&C Technologies, Standards, wall street

Combining A.I. & Recs Spurred NeoXam’s Acquisition of EZOPS

September 24, 2024 by Eugene Grygo

Combining A.I. & Recs Spurred NeoXam’s Acquisition of EZOPS

Adding artificial intelligence (A.I.) to data reconciliation was a key driver behind  NeoXam’s acquisition of EZOPS, an A.I. provider for data control, workflow automation, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting solutions. NeoXam is a provider of data management, performance, reporting, portfolio management, and investment accounting software. “Combining reconciliation with A.I. technologies was central to NeoXam’s acquisition of… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Data Management, Industry News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Sell-Side Tagged With: automation, back office, reconciliation solutions, Securities Operations, settlement, Standards, wall street

T+1 Hit Home Harder Than Expected

September 10, 2024 by Faye Kilburn

T+1 Hit Home Harder Than Expected

A new survey from Citi Securities Services is lifting the lid on the widespread ramifications of North America’s recent shift to T+1 settlement, with effects rippling across the entire trade lifecycle. While the DTCC, brokers, and custodians have remained relatively quiet since the May transition, Citi’s Securities Services Evolution 2024 survey shows that 44 percent… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Industry News, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Sell-Side, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Standards, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, Industry News Tagged With: automation, back office, compliance, ISITC Europe, operational risk, regulatory reporting, SEC, Securities Operations, settlement, T+1

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank to Open a Romanian Hub

September 10, 2024 by FTF News

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank to Open a Romanian Hub

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank (AACB) and Levi9 Technology Services are collaborating to open an IT hub in Romania to better serve AACB clients via “global, high-end, and fast solutions,” officials say. The hub, based in Iași, Romania, will bring together Levi9 and AACB staff who will focus on “multiple IT applications and infrastructure,” officials say…. Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Ops Automation, Digital Transformation Tagged With: ABN AMRO Clearing, automation, back office, Levi9, Securities Operations, settlement, Standards

NT Hedge Fund Services Embraces Energy Trading

August 27, 2024 by FTF News

NT Hedge Fund Services Embraces Energy Trading

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services (NTHFS) has added support for spots, forwards, futures, and physical contracts in energy and physical commodities to its Omnium platform in response to the growing number of asset managers who are trading in global energy markets, officials say. Officials say Omnium is a middle-office and accounting platform that supports an… Read More >>

Filed Under: Commodities Trading Operations, Derivatives Exchanges, Derivatives Operations, Collateral & Margin Management, Derivatives Processing, Data Management, FX Operations, Hedge Fund Operations, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Digital Transformation Tagged With: automation, back office, commodities traders, data management, energy trading, settlement, Standards

India’s T+1 Journey Has Lessons for North America

August 27, 2024 by Faye Kilburn

India’s T+1 Journey Has Lessons for North America

Nearly a year-and-a-half before the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Jamaica transitioned to a shorter settlement cycle for equities, corporate bonds, and municipal securities, India quietly implemented its T+1 settlement cycle intending to enhance liquidity and operational efficiency for India’s growing domestic markets. India also appears to have made a cost-effective transition — which may… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Affirmation, Allocation & Confirmation, Back Office, Buy-Side, Clearing, Corporate Actions, Data Management, Hedge Fund Operations, Industry News, Operational Risk, Ops Automation, Reconciliation & Exceptions, Risk Management, Settlement, T+1 Settlement, Digital Transformation, FinTech Trends, Regulation & Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Reporting, Industry News Tagged With: automation, back office, India, SEC, Securities Operations, settlement, settlement system, Standards, T+1

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