Market Insights - September 2022
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Welcome to the September issue of Acadia's Market Insights - our bi-monthly community newsletter.
Read on for the latest news, regulatory updates, articles and more.
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Acadia Successfully Onboards Over 1,000 Phase 6 Initial Margin Firms
Today Acadia has announced it has successfully onboarded over 1000 firms in-scope for UMR Phase 6. The majority are actively monitoring and are using Acadia’s IM Threshold Monitor. Chris Walsh, CEO said “We’re proud of our achievements working with our partners across the industry over UMR Phases 1 through 6 and we are excited for the future of our cutting-edge platform".
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Recent Insights from the Acadia team
IT Budget Considerations 2023 - Margin, Collateral, Payments & Risk Management
Read our 5th annual IT Budget Considerations paper by Mark Demo, Co-Head of Business Development, for insights into where we see the industry investing in 2023. UMR has been a driving force over the past 5 years but having reached the final phase, firms are thinking more strategically about where to place their investments. Read the full paper to find out more and understand how Acadia is investing in response to these trends.
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Increasing Margin Costs: Firms see over 150% increase in funding cost
As featured in Risk.net, Acadia leveraged it’s Data Exploration platform to help analyse the rise in Initial Margin (IM) exposure following the annual SIMM recalibration. You can read the full analysis written by Acadia’s Stuart Smith, Co-Head Business Development.
To find out more about Data Exploration (DX) and how you can get started for free as part of your existing AcadiaPlus subscription, simply complete this form. We can discuss how to activate your subscription and provide a quick tour of the DX service.
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New Developments
Pre-Trade Analytics
Pre-Trade Analytics provides a real-time view of the impact of selected trades on your initial margin exposure. Leverage extensive product coverage to quickly and easily determine impact new trades might have on existing IM exposure relationships.
Collateral Validation Service
The Collateral Validation Service provides an automated, comprehensive process for ensuring that collateral received complies with your schedules, policies and regulation. The Service provides the tools for a scalable system that creates an effective counterparty risk management strategy.
SA-CCR Optimization Service
SA-CCR has a significant impact on regulatory capital calculations. It requires banks to take a new approach to calculating counterparty credit exposure. The SA-CCR Optimization Service provides an opportunity to reduce consumption levels and deploy capital in a more efficient manner.
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