With the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) in mind, AcadiaSoft, a vendor of collateral management offerings for non-cleared derivatives, has launched a technology partnership with CloudMargin, maker of a cloud-based collateral management workflow tool, to provide a one-stop solution for the front-to-back office processes of collateral and margin management. The collaboration coincides with the just announced… Read More >>
Buy Side Takes Risky Path to UMR Compliance
The start of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) regime has been on the minds of many Ops staffers at buy-side firms in the European Union and the U.S., but there are troubling signs that buy-side firms may be taking a very risky wait-and-see approach, according to the findings of a recent FTF webinar, “How to… Read More >>
SmartStream Partners with Cassini to Ease IM Compliance
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 >>
