Post-trade vendor specialist Omgeo has announced the expansion of ProtoColl, its collateral and margin management product, to cater for regulatory measures. Provisions in both the US Dodd-Frank Act, and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) have introduced central clearing and new eligibility criteria for collateral. ProtoColl allows for asset managers to monitor their margin and […]
Read more4sight | Collateral Optimisation ROI Whitepaper
Collateral Management system vendor 4sight has published their views on the ROI when using collateral optimisation, the paper is on their news page below entitled “Collateral Optimisation Whitepaper”, link below. http://www.4sight.com/resources
Read moreJP estimates OTC Clearing and Collateral Management revenue
see link: JP estimates OTC Clearing and Collateral Management revenue Though little other detail is presented it is interesting at least that banks are starting to publicly estimate the revenue impact of from these emerging business lines: – Page 37: estimated $300-500m revenue gain from OTC Clearing and Collateral Management “direct and ancillary revenue”. It is […]
Read moreThe week that was – 25.03.2013
Dear all, I started this last week – going forward at the beginning of the week I will provide an overview of interesting news pieces on the topic of derivatives and related areas. At the beginning you get an idea of what to find below. Feedback is always welcome! (Some articles require a subscription such as […]
Read moreOTC Derivatives – News Digest – 18.3.2013
Dear Reader, Starting this week you receive a compilation of news items (thus “News Digest”) from the week that just went. A short summary of highlights precedes the article abstracts and corresponding links. A number of those are from sources like Risk or FT, which obviously require a subscription. Some of the items are abstracts […]
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An insightful A-Z on the OTC Clearing Revolution
I spoke at TradeTech this week and told a story of Alice (a Project Manager) and Bob (Head of Collateral Management) and how they prepared for the coming regulatory changes. I didn’t take the title literally, although as you’ll see I used some artistic license. The key message from the presentation was to engage with […]
Read moreSpeakers wanted – Collateral Management and Risk (VaR)
I have agreed to host & run an interactive workshop for half a day prior to the Marcus Evans annual Collateral Management conference, the event is described in this PDF and already has good support from key industry people. I have two speaking slots available, each for 45 minutes plus 15 mins for the interactivity such […]
Read moreSurvey on the the changing landscape for Sell/Buy Side by Rule Financial
In case you didn’t spot it, Rule did a survey which sets out how firms are reacting to regulatory change, you can request your copy via their page here, or download here. Key findings: 90% of dealers intend to offer client clearing within 12 months 90% of dealers intend to offer a cross-asset margin call […]
Read moreCollateral Optimisation & Product Strategy Role
I have a client, who wishes to remain anonymous in public, who would like input towards creating a collateral optimisation algorithm and implementation. They also want input to their collateral management product development strategy & roadmap. If you have relevant experience, please get in touch. Experience of collateral management using ISDA CSAs, capital calculations, asset valuations […]
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April 15, 2013 

