Julia Schieffer

London

Founder, Editor and Publisher at DerivSource

Editor and Publisher at Markets Media

Journalist. Editor & Founder of @DerivSource . Californian in London. Avid follower of all things #otcderivatives #womenentrepreneurs and @WILDerivatives

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Cboe Global Markets Announces Departure of Global President Dave Howson

1 month ago | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

Dave Howson, Global President, departing company to return to UKCathy Clay, EVP and Global Head of Derivatives, and Chris Isaacson, EVP and Chief Operating Officer, expand global leadership rolesCHICAGO, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced that Dave Howson, Executive Vice President and Global President, will be stepping down from the role effective August 1, 2025.
RBC joins LCH CDSClear as first Canadian member

1 month ago | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) first Canadian clearing member to join LCH CDSClear. Demonstrates the continued expansion of LCH CDSClear globally, offering market participants further choice of where to clear their CDS portfolios. LCH CDSClear offers the widest breadth of products of any credit CCP globally.
ISDA Launches New Report Setting out the Uses and Value of Derivatives

Mar 17, 2025 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

ISDA has published a new report that explores how and why different types of firms use derivatives, the value these instruments bring to their business and the benefits to the broader economy. The report, produced in conjunction with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), found there is broad take-up of derivatives across all company types and jurisdictions. These companies use derivatives for a variety of reasons, including risk transfer, liquidity management and to enhance returns.
Clearwater Analytics to Acquire Beacon and Blackstone’s Bistro to Deliver Investment Intelligence Across Private Markets

Mar 13, 2025 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

Building the Future of Investment Management with a Fully Integrated, Front-to-Back Platform That Unifies Data, Analytics and Execution Across Public and Private Securities PIMCO, a Longtime Strategic Partner and Investor in Beacon, Will Continue to be a Partner in Developing the Next-Generation Platform BOISE, Idaho, and NEW YORK, New York – March 12, 2025 — Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) (“Clearwater”) today announced two strategic acquisitions, marking a major step toward transforming...
DTCC Announces ComposerX

Feb 5, 2025 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

ComposerX, formerly the Securrency product suite, is designed to facilitate digital assets adoption by streamlining token creation and settlement New York/London/Hong Kong/Singapore/Sydney/Tokyo/Abu Dhabi, February 4, 2025 ‒ The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced ComposerX, a comprehensive suite of platforms designed to streamline token creation and settlement with the...
Finastra announces leadership transition: welcoming Chris Walters as new CEO

Jan 6, 2025 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, today announced a significant leadership transition. After nearly a decade of transformative leadership, Simon Paris will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer. Chris Walters has joined Finastra and will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer. Chris brings a wealth of experience from senior executive leadership positions, driving innovation and scaling technology companies.
Rajashree Datta Joins BNY as Deputy Chief Risk Officer

Dec 5, 2024 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY”) (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company, today announced the appointment of Rajashree Datta as Deputy Chief Risk Officer. Ms. Datta will join the company on December 15 and be a member of BNY’s Executive Committee. She will succeed Senthil Kumar as BNY’s Chief Risk Officer in 2025 following a transition. “I am delighted to welcome Rajashree to BNY,” said Robin Vince, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Northern Trust Launches Enhanced Collateral Management Solution Delivered in Collaboration with CloudMargin

Nov 21, 2024 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has launched an enhanced active collateral solution designed to help institutional investors manage their collateral more efficiently while meeting the demands of continual market change. The capability, delivered in collaboration with CloudMargin, a leading global collateral management technology company, will provide enhanced service capabilities, increased transparency on a real-time basis and platform resiliency.
Tradewell Technologies named FIA's 2024 Innovator of the Year

Nov 21, 2024 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

FIA today announced the winners of its annual pitch competition for startups at the FIA Expo. The pitch competition is part of FIA’s Innovators Pavilion, a platform for introducing startups to trading firms, clearing brokers, exchanges and other firms active in the global derivatives markets. The winners were selected by a panel of six judges with expertise in evaluating emerging solutions in capital markets.
Nasdaq Integrates AI to Simplify and Accelerate Bank and Insurance Risk Calculations

Oct 17, 2024 | derivsource.com | Julia Schieffer

Market volatility and regulatory requirements are driving increasingly complex and computationally intensive risk calculations XVA sensitivity analysis can require over 1 trillion calculations per day, requiring substantial physical infrastructure Nasdaq incorporates AI-based machine learning to process risk calculations up to 100 times faster Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced it has developed an innovative new methodology to conduct investment portfolio risk calculations and produce...