Market Data & Technology

Clearing & Post-Trade

IHS Markit Wins Best Solution in Trade Reporting

By Editors | 15/12/2020

IHS Markit helps firms meet global trade reporting requirements, while also supporting LIBOR transition and providing access to accurate and timely corporate actions data.

Market Data & Technology

Bloomberg Wins Regulation Asia’s Best Solution in LIBOR Transition Management

By Editors | 15/12/2020

Bloomberg delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions to support IBOR transition, including scenario analysis to determine the impact of the transition on portfolios.

Market Data & Technology

DSB Set to Consult on Fee Structure for UPI in January

By Manesh Samtani | 07/12/2020

The UPI will ensure products are reported to trade repositories consistently across FSB jurisdictions. The first consultation will begin on 11 January 2021.

Structural Regulation

IBA Consults on Intention to Stop Publishing LIBOR

By Editors | 06/12/2020

IBA intends to continue publishing the overnight and 1, 3, 6 and 12 month USD LIBOR settings until 30 June 2023. All other LIBOR settings would cease by 31 December 2021.

Market Data & Technology

IOSCO Consults on Fair and Equitable Access Market Data

By Editors | 06/12/2020

Market participants in many jurisdictions have raised concerns about the content, costs, accessibility, fairness and consolidation of market data, IOSCO says.

Trading & Investment

UOB to Set Up Electronic FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

By Editors | 03/12/2020

The electronic FX pricing and trading engine will help UOB achieve reduced latency, and aligns with MAS objectives to develop Singapore into a regional FX trading centre.

Market Data & Technology

NZFMA Starts Publishing New OCR Compound Index

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/12/2020

The OCR compound index provides market participants with a standardised method of calculating term risk-free interest rates in arrears.

Payments & Settlements

Lloyds UK Launches First Live Link of ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’

By Editors | 03/12/2020

Remittance payments from anywhere in the world destined for the UK routed through Lloyds can arrive in seconds with fee and foreign exchange transparency.

Structural Regulation

IASB Consults on Accounting Standard for Intra-group M&A

By Editors | 30/11/2020

IFRS 3 Business Combinations does not specify how to report transactions involving transfers of businesses between companies within the same group, leading to diversity in practice.