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Jarrow Paper Available at Kamakura Web Site

Total bank IT spending across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific will grow to US$173.3 billion in 2012. This spending level is approximately 2.8% higher than 2011. This is a discouraging but not surprising indicator that IT spending growth is slightly on the decline. 

In a new report, IT Spending in Banking: A Global Perspective, Celent analyzes IT spending trends across different regions: North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The report compares and contrasts the direction of IT spending trends.

New research from Rule Financial and Calypso reveals negative industry opinion of OTC reform

OTC clearing reform will not reduce systemic risk, according to 50% of market participants surveyed at a recent industry debate. Nevertheless, 79% have identified the need for collateral optimisation within their organisations, driven by regulatory changes on the horizon. 

A New Report From Aite Group

The existence of multiple clearing venues across the European region has led to frustration and market inefficiencies; despite this, the promise of interoperability exists.

A new report from Aite Group examines the evolution of equities clearing in the European market. It explores clearing via the central counterparty (CCP) model, and unravels the complex cost structure for clearing in Europe.

Three new SimCorp StrategyLab white papers provide guidance on how the global investment management industry can move beyond ‘business as usual’ in order to rebuild trust in the industry and re-establish growth. 

Thomson Reuters today announced the results of a survey on the impact of managing risk and compliance in response to new regulations. The survey, carried out during a Thomson Reuters Forum held in September, polled over 90 members of the buy-side trading community on the need for hedge fund managers to establish institutional quality compliance programs to attract investors.

New Research by Anshuman Jaswal, PhD

The overhauling of the OTC derivatives market in the form of the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) has brought about a sea change in the clearing environment. The legislation is expected to ensure greater transparency and accountability in the system. However, the move from bilateral to counterparty clearing will require a great deal of resources on the part of market participants, especially the buy side.

Report Details New Hedging and Transaction Costs that Derivative Traders and End Users Will Face from the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III

Woodbine Associates, Inc. has just completed a study for the Institute for Financial Markets that evaluates the impact of Dodd-Frank and Basel III on OTC derivative transactions and proposes cost minimizing strategies for end users.

Robust Low Latency Messaging "Critical" to Post-Financial Reform Swaps Market Says TABB Group

News Facts:

• Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the world's number one independent provider of data integration software, today announced the availability of a major new study on the technological impact of financial regulation reforms on the OTC derivatives (or swaps) market, entitled "Technology and Reform: Data, Derivatives and Decision Making."