Post-trade services and systems vendor SmartStream Technologies is partnering with Cassini Systems, a margin analytics vendor serving the buy side in derivatives trading, in an effort to ease the operational burden of managing initial margin requirements for uncleared, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The vendors will focus on financial institutions that are beginning the create new operational… Read More >>
Should ETFs Be Their Own Asset Class?
It’s no secret that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become quite popular as instruments that “help institutions manage their cash flow, hedge risk, gain quick exposures to illiquid market segments and more,” as market research firm Greenwich Associates has noted. But is it time for the industry to take ETFs to the next level? A new… Read More >>
