(Editor’s note: Nomura Research Institute (NRI) won two major honors — Best Collateral Management Solution for NRI GX Margins, and Best OTC Derivatives Solutions for NRI GX Derivatives — as a result of the 2019 FTF News Technology Innovation awards competition. FTF News was able to get time with Hiro Hamada, the global head of… Read More >>
AcadiaSoft & CloudMargin Take On UMR Compliance
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 >>
Regulators Delay IM Deadline for Some Phase 5 Firms
As some derivatives industry participants expected, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have made changes to the deadline structure for Phase 5 of the initial margin (IM) implementation of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR). The regulators have essentially split off a segment of Phase 5 — those firms… 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 >>
