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The Next Level in Building Data-Driven Operational Efficiency

April 16 2020

The next level of operational efficiency will incorporate a deep view of connected data within organizations that will yield better efficiencies and optimization of capital through firm-wide decision making. Getting there has its challenges, however. In a guest post from Transcend, we look at why many in the industry are embarking on this more sophisticated approach to operational efficiency, and identify three key strategies for ensuring success.

Pricing in covid-19: how alt-data is being deployed in seclending (Premium)

April 15 2020

The market dislocation in mid-March saw all assets correlate in a major sell-off, prompting major knock-on effects for securities financing and collateral management. We take a look at what the data is saying to practitioners from State Street and Tidal Markets as the industry processes the covid-19 crisis.

Alternative data getting tested in extreme corona economy

April 15 2020

Across the financial markets, practitioners everywhere are trying to figure out what’s happening and what might happen next in an environment of extreme uncertainty. We talk to experts to see how alternative data is being used and interpreted.

Finadium: The User Experience of Electronic Repo Trading in Europe

April 14 2020

In this report, Finadium delivers the results of conversations with over a dozen market participants using electronic repo trading platforms. We heard from these firms what’s working and what isn’t, how important they see electronic repo trading by counterparty type, and how many platforms the market really needs. We also provide market sizing and competitive differentiation based on a combination of publicly available data and commentary from users.

The steepening slope of financial deregulation (Premium)

April 13 2020

We’re expecting that one outcome of the COVID-19 epidemic will be looser bank balance sheet regulations that may ultimately derail the Basel III framework. Basel III was already strained before 2020 by national regulators giving preferences and exceptions for domestic business models. The latest changes don’t signify a race to the bottom exactly, but they do cause damage to the notion of a level playing field.