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Bloomberg launches derivatives compliance platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... the counter derivatives. The forthcoming Dodd-Frank Act regulations will lead to greater scrutiny on the over the counter (OTC) derivatives sector. Bloomberg Fixed Income Trading in New York has produced a commingled trading platform for OTC swap trading ...

ANZ employs GBST platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... within one system. ANZ will use it to increase transparency and control in processing fixed income, treasury, equities and OTC derivatives assets, and also for central reference data management. GBST said that it had a number of new deals in the pipeline ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... draws on similar disclosure requirements for unlisted, unrated debentures which ASIC introduced in October 2007. But while OTC CFDs will need to adhere to the new standards, ASIC declined to include exchange-traded products under the new regime. Greg ...

CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... market price of a share or commodity or the value of an index or a currency exchange rate. Most CFDs are sold over the counter (OTC). "Our healthcheck study shows CFD issuers need to lift their game in making sure investors understand how CFDs work and ...

J.P. Morgan strengthens local derivatives hub

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... and Security Services Australia and New Zealand, said the firm's clients already use the firm to process over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives including interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and inflation swaps. However, this processing system will ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... regulators of two of the world's major market centers, the SEC and the FSA have a strong interest in collaborating with respect to OTC markets and hedge funds, credit rating agencies and other market participants with cross-border operations. "Only through ...

Bravura tags FINCAD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... Bravura's buy-side clients for solutions that offer independent and transparent valuations of their securities, particularly for OTC derivatives. "By employing FINCAD's analytics solutions, we are significantly extending and enriching the functionality ...

Regulators call for better OTC derivatives processing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... RBA have released a report that identifies where major fund managers and super funds can improve in terms of how they manage OTC derivatives in the wake of the credit crisis. This month the regulators and the RBA released the findings of a survey circulated ...

New chapter for DST Global Solutions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... we have a global focus in terms of our customers," he said. Along with the re-branding, the group will also be developing OTC derivatives processing solutions, a service that the local arm haven't provided before. Fund managers and other wholesale investors ...