DerivSource's Living The Trade Lifecycle Julia Schieffer

Margin is in the spotlight lately and with good reason. Standards bodies, industry associations and regulators are all calling for greater transparency in margin models to boost the resiliency of the global derivatives markets during times of volatility, as seen in recent years and months.In this podcast, Rafik Mrabet, Managing Director, Cumulus9, talks to DerivSource about what greater transparency of margin models and processes looks like for market participants – financial institutions and...

As the industry readies itself for the looming deadline for the acceleration of the settlement cycle to T+1, many firms, both buy and sell side will be contending with various operational challenges. In this episode of the DerivSource Podcast, Living the Trade Lifecycle, Gabino Roche, the CEO and founder of Saphyre, shares his views on two of the top challenges - SSIs and potential after hours liquidity hiccups – that firms must address now to ensure they can settle trades efficiently an...

Recent market events, new regulation and ongoing market volatility are really keeping risk management and compliance professionals on their toes. And risk itself is evolving too – with newer risks to contend with (cyber and ESG) while there is growing recognition of the value these departments contribute to the success of a business. How can risk and compliance professionals' strength their career prospects amidst all this change?In this episode of our Professional Pivots podcast series, we s...

Regulatory compliance has been the single most significant driver of change in the collateral management space in the last decade. This shift in focus paves the way for collateral management professionals to consider their next steps in their careers – whether this be education, leveraging skill sets to leap to other roles or getting to grips with newer technologies. In the second episode of the DerivSource Professional Pivots podcast series, we speak to Chetan Joshi, Founder and COO of ...

New regulation, market trends and greater use of technology means compliance departments are constantly changing. These changes also present opportunities for compliance professionals to elevate their careers.In the first episode of DerivSource's "Professional Pivots" podcast series, we explore how the career path for compliance professionals is evolving. Specifically, we discuss what skills are necessary for the role now (hint – it's technology) and what opportunities are available to suppor...

Collateral management remains in the spotlight this year and for good reason - market volatility, rising inflation and interest rates put greater pressure on collateral managers in the form of rising business costs, funding costs and an increase in the volume of margin calls. In this episode of the DerivSource podcast, Living the Trade Lifecycle, David White, CloudMargin's chief commercial officer, we explore how collateral management operations, despite recent UMR-related investment, a...