Industry issues Archive

New swaps reporting requirements released for public comment Wednesday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission could stop large-scale harmful trading activity, according to one leading industry commentator. read more>

A Europe-wide financial transaction tax came a step closer to fruition Thursday as the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee agreed to move forward on a report outlining cooperation in the single market. read more>

The clearing of interest rate swaps by European clearing house Eurex Clear went live Tuesday, as the CCP prepares to extend its services to buy-side clients ahead of regulatory changes in Europe. read more>

Unreliable network infrastructure that disrupts cloud services is delaying further adoption of cloud computing for finance firms in the UK, a study has shown. read more>

Newly appointed CEO of the UK’s Investment Management Association Daniel Godfrey aims to use his experience working with regulators to help the industry navigate a wave of regulatory change. read more>

As asset managers will outsource more of their business to cut costs and meet sweeping regulatory change, boosting the revenue of outsourcing providers by over 40% in the next five years, new research has shown. read more>

While the trading costs typical of a low-liquidity environment can reinforce inertia, these can be overridden if macroeconomic signals inspire renewed optimism and conviction among investors. With western economies picking up slightly, is the PM’s glass half full or half empty? read more>

Long-only asset managers have been content to sit on the sidelines of European equity markets rather than risk jeopardising the performance they have picked up so far this year. But is there light at the end of the tunnel? read more>

European regulators are determined to reduce certain types of off-exchange trading activity via MiFID II but the resulting reduction of execution options could reduce the buy-side's willingness to trade. read more>

Market participants expect a migration away from the use of LIBOR as a key derivatives benchmark but have said the shift will be gradual due to the complexities involved in switching existing contracts to new standards. read more>