Calypso Systems Rationalization - SIX Repo and SNB Swaps - SolarWinds Attack - Gensler and Repo - SFM Weekly Digest January 22 2021

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Building the Revenue Opportunity from Front-to-Back Collateral Technology

January 21 2021

Maintaining disparate front and back office systems connected to the collateral ecosystem is not just costly, it is also a source of lost profits. As firms speed up their collateral systems rationalization projects, the best outcomes will be supported by understanding how trading P&L will benefit from integrating cash and securities inventory with the full trading, risk and settlements environment. A guest post from Calypso’s Alan Sheehan.

SFM Interview: what does the SolarWinds attack mean for financial services? (Premium)

January 20 2021

The SolarWinds cyberattack has far-reaching consequences we have yet to fully understand and has put in the spotlight a long-standing problem in the vendor supply chain. We talk to cybersecurity experts about what this means for financial services.

What US repo can expect from a Gary Gensler SEC (Premium)

January 19 2021

Early indications suggest that President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Gary Gensler as head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is an important job in any season and will be critical in 2021. We look at some of Gensler’s comments when he headed the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to get insight on what to expect for repo under his leadership at the SEC.

Finadium releases UK SFTR analytics

January 19 2021

Finadium has expanded its analytics capabilities for Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) data with a GUI covering UK and EU SFTR data, available for Finadium clients as part of the regular subscription.

SIX Repo on the SNB’s US dollar swap lines and SIX repo activity (Premium)

January 18 2021

The Swiss National Bank’s swap lines with the Federal Reserve have hit highs lately as Swiss banks tapped out their zero interest rate allowances with the central bank. Last month the figure topped US$7 billion in an upward move that began in mid-October and has continued through mid-December. We look at how this business is impacting SIX Repo at both domestic and international firms.