Insights

1 Apr 2016
In Operational Risk, the Future Ain’t what it used to be
Just because we can’t measure op risk accurately doesn’t mean we should give up, argues D2LT’s Peter Sime. Read the full article as published on Risk.net Click here to read ... Read More
1 Apr 2016
Legal Data Management: Taking a holistic approach to data governance
Every financial institution knows the essential importance of legal data – it underpins everything from regulatory compliance and the management/optimisation of capital, liquidity, collateral and many of the operational logistics ... Read More
10 Mar 2016
The Past, Present and Future of Asset Segregation
As the market moves towards a new model that demands that vanilla OTC interest rate swaps must now be cleared through a Central CounterParty (CCP) – starting April 2016 and ... Read More
1 Mar 2016
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation: danger signs
Shadow banking review Concerns about the shadow banking market’s response to changing pressures, especially regarding the consequence of collateral reuse, have been growing. While the benefits of collateral reuse in ... Read More
1 Mar 2016
ISDA Protocols: Turning rockets of remedy into weapons of mass data destruction?
Since a first launch in 1998, ISDA Protocols have become the go-to solution to enable financial institutions and their counterparties to respond to regulatory requirements and market events by amending ... Read More
1 Mar 2016
Putting legal data front & centre
Every financial institution knows the essential importance of legal contract information – it underpins everything from regulatory compliance and the management/optimisation of capital, liquidity and collateral. So why are just ... Read More
1 Feb 2016
Legal Data Domain: legal vs the rest of the bank
Historically, in-house legal teams, IT – or reference data and system architects – and downstream consumers of data have existed in different worlds. The in-house legal role traditionally has been ... Read More
13 Nov 2015
New Stay Protocol
International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published the new Resolution Stay Universal Dealer Protocol that updates and extends the 2014 Resolution Stay Protocol to also cover Repo and Securities Lending Transactions. ... Read More
1 Aug 2015
Protocols – Expedient Mechanism or Ticking Time-Bomb?
The use of protocols has become standard practice over the past couple of decades  to  enable financial firms to quickly change large volumes of contractual documents in order to meet ... Read More
1 May 2015
The Truth about Living Wills
What is the future for Recovery & Resolution Planning – aka Living Wills? In August 2014 two U.S. regulators, The Federal Reserve and The Federal Deposit Insurance Corpn, issued rejections ... Read More
24 Jul 2014
‘A-greek-ment’: Managing the Uncertainty
Amid one of the worst crises in the EU’s history, many financial institutions are still unsure as to the potential legal and financial implications that the exit of Greece – ... Read More