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The combination of First Derivative’s business and UnaVista’s technology platform aims to solve technology, regulatory and operational challenges
Vincent has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, including more than 10 years’ experience working in regulatory reporting functions at Tier 1 banks
UnaVista announced the closure of its SFTR trade repository in July 2021 in an effort to reallocate resources towards its core MIFIR, EMIR and G20 services
Following publication of derogation criteria under the European Commission Delegated Act in March, ESMA has identified nine data reporting service providers that it will directly regulate
Ivan Gilmore will be responsible for the development and management of LCH Ltd and SA, overseeing the clearing of cash equities products and leadership of the services
Mark Husler, managing director and CEO of UnaVista, has stepped down from his role to become managing director of property development company, NovaVita
ESMA has fined UnaVista Limited, the London-based trade repository, €238,500 for failing to ensure data integrity and failing to provide direct and immediate access for regulators to trade data through its EMIR reporting service
Kate Newman will join IHS Markit as associate director for its global regulatory reporting solutions team in London
Securities Finance Times’ Technology Symposium, the market’s first full-day digital event, saw industry leaders assemble (virtually) to discuss the latest innovations in liquidity management, blockchain, collateral and regulatory compliance
UnaVista brought about a big change in the way it operates with the closing of its SFTR repository service. The July announcement allows clients six months to migrate to another platform before the new SFTR reporting rules come into effect
Securities Finance Times spoke with Val Wotton, DTCC’s managing director, product development and strategy of repository and derivatives services, to learn more about how DTCC helps firms with trade reporting obligations, especially as many firms are now in need of a new trade repository for SFTR reporting
SFT asked 21 firms about their 2021 wishlist. Adapting to the new regulatory environment was the most popular answer alongside further modernisation and a return to normality post-COVID. Interestingly, ESG was not a dominant trend
Another European TR is set to close its doors in October amid rising costs and business hurdles in the form of Brexit and regulatory complications. What will the future hold for this community of essential market infrastructures?
Jesús Benito, vice-chairman of REGIS-TR and the CEO of Iberclear, updates SFT readers on the future direction of REGIS-TR, following SIX Group’s acquisition to become sole shareholder of the trade repository and controlling shareholder of BME-Iberclear
Catherine Talks, product head, SFTR, at UnaVista, discusses the turn-out of the SFTR go-live and whether COVID-19 has made an impact on the results
Murex outlines the partnerships it has forged in building its SFTR solution and reviews how the industry has come together to solve the problems the regulation poses
UnaVista’s SFTR product manager, Catherine Talks, discusses how the London Stock Exchange Group has come together to offer compatible solutions to help the market get ready for go-live of SFTR