Portfolio Reconciliation & Collateral Management Update Issue 1 - 2023

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Portfolio Reconciliation & Collateral Management Update Issue 1 – 2023

18 April 2023

Collateral Managers have been balancing busy ‘to do’ lists in recent years. Much of this was derived from global Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) which introduced new requirements to calculate and post Initial Margin (IM), and an associated focus on portfolio integrity. With the regulatory priority moving to the rear view mirror for many firms – and yet to impact for some – and the impact yet to be felt for others – the focus for all should be about ensuring that operational processes are updated, and that firms are well placed to support growing business needs with high levels of system automation.

If you’re not already using OSTTRA triResolve Margin service to support your end to end collateral process – from margin calculation to settlement – or you would like to find out more, please contact the OSTTRA team.

COLLATERAL FOCUS

FTF Awards – shortlisted nominee

We are delighted that OSTTRA triResolve Margin has been shortlisted for Best Buy-Side & Best Sell-Side Collateral Management Solution in this Year’s FTF Awards. Please show your support by voting for us via the link below.

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2023 outlook for collateral managers

Does the passing of the final phase of UMR mean calmer times ahead for collateral managers? Unfortunately, that may not be the case! Neil Murphy, triResolve Business Manager considers the outlook for 2023, identifying several areas where collateral managers should focus attention.

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Are you still manually booking collateral settlement transactions?

Learn how you can automate collateral settlement transactions via SWIFT.

Instruct an extensive range of settlements, including cash, securities, triparty RQV, interest and cashflows via OSTTRA triResolve Margin. Provides automated SWIFT messaging and connectivity to a wide range of custodians and triparty agents.

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SWIFT automation for collateral managers

Learn how a large regional bank is using our SWIFT automation solution to instruct all collateral transfers via OSTTRA triResolve Margin. Benefits include:-

connectivity to all triparty agents
support for an extensive set of SWIFT message types
real-time settlement transparency
increased operational efficiency
reduced risk of incorrect bookings & failed settlements.

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OTHER NEWS

For latest system updates make sure you keep up to date and check the What’s New section of the Help Guide.

ISLA 30th Annual Securities Finance & Collateral Management Conference

Come and meet the team, you can find us at the OSTTRA stand – number 7.

➜ ISLA details

Eurex Derivatives Forum

Neil Murphy joined the ‘Evolution of Collateral Management’ panel to discuss the latest developments in collateral management, the impact of regulation and industry best practice.

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Panel: Reducing Counterparty Risk – Implementing Portfolio Reconciliation & Dispute Resolution

Sheila Schofield, Global Head of OSTTRA triResolve Business Management, joined the first panel in the ISDA Collateral Initiatives Series to discuss operational best practice, dispute management and the importance of proactive reconciliation to mitigate risk.

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UMR ESSENTIALS

The annual AANA calculation window is open

To support our customers in the AANA calculation, we can produce a free aggregate notional report to help you validate your own AANA calculations.

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➜ OTC derivatives compliance calendar

UMR untangled

Having completed your AANA calculation, you should know whether you are impacted by UMR. We can help you prepare, providing a complete set of tools for IM calculation, monitoring, margining, settlement, dispute management and backtesting – automated and seamless – UMR untangled.

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Understanding Threshold Monitoring

Firms are not required to complete legal documentation and custodian arrangements until they breach the 50 million threshold. Up until that point, you must monitor IM exposure. Read our case studies to find out how we can help you monitor, including automated alerts upon breach.

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PORTFOLIO RECONCILIATION

OSTTRA triResolve provides multilateral, proactive portfolio reconciliation with streamlined exception management to mitigate risk, resolve collateral disputes and differences, meeting regulatory requirements in a single platform.

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Broadening product coverage

Our network of 2000+ groups is keen to streamline their process, so in addition to reconciling bilateral products, they leverage OSTTRA triResolve for securities financing, cleared, internal and exchange-traded products including collateral holdings and all global repositories.

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Streamlined trade reconciliation with direct connectivity from OSTTRA MarkitWire

Trades confirmed by OSTTRA MarkitWire can be seamlessly delivered directly into OSTTRA triResolve. This will drive transparency of data for reconciliation, bringing improved efficiency, cost reduction and greater transparency between counterparties.

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Access your confirmation data in OSTTRA triResolve

By using both OSTTRA MarkitWire and Trade Information Warehouse (TIW) confirmation data, participants can achieve increased accuracy and efficiencies by reconciling their portfolios in conjunction with confirmation data.

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Cash Flow Management

Our cash flow service automates the cash-flow-processing challenge with a standard workflow and matching engine, to reduce risks and deliver transparency.

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Regulatory REFIT

Global regulators are revisiting their reporting regulations, with the EMIR REFIT go-live date set for 29 April 2024 and more to follow. We are following the regulations closely, ensuring the service is ready to meet your post reporting reconciliation needs.

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