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WFE defends exchanges from the blame of COVID-19 related spikes in margin requirements
12 January 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“Procyclicality is a function of the ecosystem and needs to be examined holistically. CCPs exist to manage and mitigate risk and they understand their responsibility to the system. We call on other stakeholders to do the same,” says WFE CEO

Vermeg launches collateral platform for SMEs ahead of UMR phase 5/6
25 November 2020 Holland
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Many of the organisations affected by the final phases of UMR have typically managed their collateral management process on spreadsheets and have historically been unaffected by the regulations

AcadiaSoft-TriOptima UMR phase five soft-launch draws a crowd
18 November 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

AcadiaSoft and TriOptima predict that nearly a quarter of all 250 firms in scope for phase five of UMR will be using signed up to their initial margin product by the end of the year

BNY Mellon's MarginConnect completes non-cleared derivatives workflow for buy-side
16 November 2020 US
Reporter: Natalie Turner

BNY Mellon has formed MarginConnect to enable buy-side investment managers to take full control over the collateralisation of non-cleared derivatives

Finastra and CloudMargin partner on new collateral management solution
26 October 2020 London
Reporter: Natalie Turner

Finastra, the financial technology company based in London, and CloudMargin, a collateral management platform, have partnered to deliver an integrated collateral and margin management solution

SGX partners with Cassini Systems ahead of UMR
26 August 2020 Singapore
Reporter: Natalie Turner

A new free service for SGX users will be created to help them manage and comply with the Uncleared Margin Rules requirements

IHS Markit and Cassini partner to automate margin estimate calculations
23 July 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

IHS Markit has partnered with Cassini Systems to automate margin estimate calculations on its multi-asset investment management platform thinkFolio

Calypso and AcadiaSoft partner over UMR compliance
10 July 2020 San Francisco
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

Calypso Technology has partnered with AcadiaSoft to provide an interface to Initial Margin Exposure Manager, its initial margin calculator and reconciliation platform

AcadiaSoft partners with OpenGamma on UMR
30 June 2020 London
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

AcadiaSoft has partnered with OpenGamma to integrate its initial margin calculation and reconciliation service with a risk sensitivities generation service to help compliance with phases 5 and 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules

AcadiaSoft to host IM phase 5 soft launch to assist with UMR
01 June 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AcadiaSoft has launched a new programme to enable phase 5 firms stay on track for UMR under the new deadline

AcadiaSoft partners with Cassini on initial margin
15 April 2020 New York
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Under the agreement, Cassini clients will have automated access to AcadiaSoft's reconciliation platform, Initial Margin Exposure Manager

DRW to adopt OpenGamma’s analytics to help meet UMR regulation
09 April 2020 London
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

DRW is set to adopt OpenGamma’s analytics in its treasury function in response to regulations such as UMR