Inclusion in MSCI will drive CNH squeeze unless CNY market is opened or settlement extended Source: Risk feed

During the spring and summer months, gasoline futures prices are generally higher than distillate futures prices by about 5 cents to 10 cents per gallon (gal). Not only is demand for gasoline in the United States higher in the spring…

After a comprehensive brand review, Intelligent Environments, the global provider of financial services technology, is set to become ieDigital. Founded in 1985, and initially one of the UK’s leading home automation specialists, Intelligent Environments has grown to become a globally……

Amanda Cooper – LONDON (Reuters) – Brent crude prices reversed earlier losses to hit their biggest premium against U.S. futures in over three years on Thursday, as the prospect of more inventory increases weighed heavily on West Texas Intermediate prices….

ACER has today published this open letter Inside Information disclosure and the use of Inside Information Platforms.  The letter was promised in a previous quarterly newsletter (see here). Different types of entity are required to disclosure inside information under REMIT Article…

Plans to sell MarkitServ fuel warnings about middleware vendors’ future Source: Risk feed

“Many risk factors now will essentially look like NMRFs,” says a risk manager at a North American bank Source: Risk feed

zeb is joining the annual gathering of Avaloq Community held on June 13, 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. The focus of the conference is sharing the latest news and thoughts of the world of automation in finance. It will be possible to…

Source: Financial Times, 31st May 2018 Leader of Russia, Saudi Arabia or the US will dictate where global output goes next Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now – Power and Energy – In an era of strongman…

Just recently, Contigo conducted a snap survey around disruptive technologies and I talked with Mr. Tim Rogers, head of Sales and Business Development late last week to find out more. Contigo, he told me, likes to be close to its…

Guidance insists that data be free and machine-readable, attacking current practices Source: Risk feed

Models such as those used for IFRS 9, CECL or CCAR are prone to errors, and should be accounted for Source: Risk feed

OutSystems, provider of the number one platform for low-code development, today announced the launch of OutSystems Sentry, a new security service for OutSystems cloud-based, Platform as a Service (PaaS) customers, providing proactive security monitoring, built-in redundancy, and 24×7 support for……

Global petroleum inventories declined through 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, marking the end of an extended period of oversupply in global petroleum markets that began before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) November 2016 agreement to…

Compass Plus, an international provider of retail banking and electronic payments software to processors and financial institutions, has announced that it has appointed Payhuddle Solutions, a payments consulting organisation, as the authorised distributor of its software products in India,… Compass Plus Source:…

ESMA has today published an updated Questions and Answers document on EMIR, which can be found here. The updated answers include several on the reporting of derivatives trades, which will be of note to those in energy and commodities. These…

Fidor today announces that it has appointed Adam Woolford as its Group Chief Information Officer (CIO).  In his role, Woolford will be responsible for leading the IT operations, delivery and customer-facing innovation efforts of Fidor Group. He will also be…

The Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) now uses valantic’s (previously icubic) software solutions for electronic trading of derivative financial instruments (swaps) via Bloomberg. This is realised with the innovative and versatile software iQbonds. iQbonds enables the Bayerische Landesbank to… valantic Trading Solutions…

ICA Audit sets to innovate the regulatory risk analysis market by introducing a new certification programme, providing the cumulative expertise of risk management subject matter experts. The unique service helps firms identify risks, maintain impeccable standards and safeguard firms effectively….

Every two years, Commodity Technology Advisory hosts the Vendor Perception Study. This is the ONLY unbiased and comprehensive user assessment of company brands and CTRM solutions conducted and with a history going back more than a decade, we are able…