DTCC and Euroclear create collateral processing joint venture
by Kylene Casanova
New joint venture will provide from mid-2015 a Margin Transit Utility and Collateral Management Utility for the collateral management industry
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Investment is the placement of a company's surplus liquidity either in the financial markets or the use of the excess liquidity internally within the company. The main objective of investment is…
Read moreTime to get off the rising-rate wall of worry - use short duration bonds
by Kylene Casanova
Federated Investors’ advice on the use of short-duration bond options and other strategies to minimise the impact of interest rate rises
Repo usage is on rise as ACM tri-party repo volumes top EUR 5 billion over past month
by Kylene Casanova
Average duration of trades was just under 10 days
SunGard launches APT Enterprise platform for integrated views of risk management
by Kylene Casanova
Interactive risk dashboard for buy-side asset managers enables better investment decisions
Greenwich Associates finds move to automation as US Corporate Bond Market expands
by Kylene Casanova
U.S. corporate bond market continues to expand as automated dealing takes hold, but the revolution in dealing practices has yet to come
SEC approves Asset-Backed Bond Rules requiring more information for investors
by Kylene Casanova
New disclosure requirements will ensure investors are given better information about the quality of loans backed by mortgages, auto loans, and commercial buildings, BUT private securities omitted
Fidelity Investments have not yet decided on their reaction to MMF rule changes
by Kylene Casanova
Excellent guide summarises the SEC rule changes which will be implemented by October 14, 2016 and reveals Fidelity’s indecision as to what to do next
US SEC: How to check if an unregistered investment offering may be a SCAM
by Kylene Casanova
The 10 red flags to spot a potential scam
Peer-to-peer lending/investment ‘takes off’ in consumer & SME market. MNCs next?
by Kylene Casanova
But will it ever be effective for MNCs corporates as, the oldest consumer lending/investing P2P platform hits $1bn P2P lending mark?
ICAP Information Services and MTS add Eurozone index to RepoFunds Rate
by Kylene Casanova
RepoFunds Rate is a series of daily euro repo indices which reflect the effective cost of secured funding in Eurozone sovereign bond markets
J.P. Morgan research: treasurers still committed to MMFs despite regulation
by Kylene Casanova
Survey shows corporate treasurers committed to money market funds & to customised portfolios
Hewlett Packard’s approach to automating treasury risk management
by Kylene Casanova
Investment management as automated as you can get
Basel III - what does it mean for corporates?
by Kylene Casanova
Increases the need to optimize Working Capital Management
BNY Mellon add Liquidity Aggregator(SM) to Liquidity DIRECT(SM) portal
by Kylene Casanova
Expands BNY Mellon's Collateral Universe(SM) suite of collateral management solutions
BNY Mellon: Collateral Universe to help buy-side clients manage regulatory change
by Kylene Casanova
BNY Mellon CSD receives Securities Settlement System status and new Collateral Aggregator offering
Unreclaimed Security Class Actions & UK tax proceeds could be your biggest win this year
by Kylene Casanova
GOAL Group reports suggest US$18bn unclaimed in Securities Class Actions and £1bn unreclaimed UK tax
Separately Managed Accounts are probably not viable as an alternative to money market funds and bank
by Kylene Casanova
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently voted unanimously to propose rules - variable NAV, etc. - to reform the way that money market funds operate in order to make them less
ICD identifies serious operational and accounting problems with proposed Floating NAV for Money Mark
by Kylene Casanova
Institutional Cash Distributors (ICD) have released their ICD Commentary™ Operational and Accounting Issues with the Floating NAV and the Impact On Money Market Funds.
Digital peer-to-peer finance lending set to hit £1bn in UK - corporates next?
by Kylene Casanova
FT reports that "The UK's peer-to-peer market has trebled in size in trebled in size in just three years, as online funding platforms exploit the gap left by banks retreating from lending, according to
Clearstream’s new master agreement enables quicker and easier access to triparty repos
by Kylene Casanova
Clearstream has developed a streamlined master agreement that provides a practical framework for customers seeking a quick entry into triparty repo transactions executed through their Global Liquidity Hub.
BNP Paribas integrated collateral management solution Collateral Access
by Kylene Casanova
BNP Paribas Securities Services has introduced Collateral Access, a fully integrated and comprehensive offering for both buy-side and sell-side clients.
JPMorgan launches Collateral Central for buy- and sell-side clients
by Kylene Casanova
With the management of collateral now seen as a critical front-line resource, JPMorgan has launched a service to provide buy- and sell-side clients with real-time insight into their holdings across custody, clearing
Too Much Cash? Many accuse companies of hoarding, but there’s more to the story ....
by Kylene Casanova
Apple, $145 billion. Microsoft, $74 billion. Google, $50 billion. Cisco Systems, $47 billion. At recent tally, these were the top four U.S. companies in terms of their holdings of cash and short-term investments. To
Fitch: Corporate cash management faces Basel III and several other challenges in search for short te
by Kylene Casanova
Corporate treasurers and cash managers face a rapidly evolving set of new regulatory challenges arising from Basel III and money market fund reform, according to Fitch Ratings. Basel III's leverage, liquidity covera