About Xenomorph
Xenomorph provides trusted data management solutions to many of the world’s leading financial institutions.
With more than two decades’ experience managing large volumes of complex data and analytics we can quickly configure a solution for your requirements.
What is the Risk Factor Eligibility Test (RFET)?
/in Blog Post /by Matt PickThe Risk Factor Eligibility Test (RFET) uses the availability of market data as a proxy for liquidity risk. It is being introduced following the Basel Committee’s Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) – along with other changes to capital adequacy requirements that now form part of Basel III – all of which are due to be implemented in 2023 (following a recent one-year delay to implementation triggered by the Covid-19 crisis).…
Remaining Positive Through Challenging Times
/in Blog Post /by Matt PickThis has been an extremely challenging time for the financial industry. Normal operating practices have been disrupted and organizations across the world have been forced to test their business continuity plans in anger. The economic implications of the lockdown were sharply reflected in markets, triggering wider repercussions on the industry.…
Supporting Your Business Through Coronavirus (COVID-19)
/in Blog Post /by Matt PickAlthough the current circumstances are anything but business as usual, Xenomorph is committed to providing full continuity of service to all of our valued clients around the world.
Since our business has long embraced geographically dispersed teams, remote working practices and collaboration tools, we are fully able to service all existing and new business requirements.…
Structured Products Technology
/in Blog Post /by Matt PickThe market for ‘structured products’ is experiencing a revival. Given the current prolonged period of low and in many cases negative-yielding assets (particularly in real terms), structured products offer investors innovative ways to seek an uptick in returns while also potentially limiting their risk.…
Benchmarks Regulation: Data Integrity, Validation and Auditable Processes
/in Blog Post /by Jean-Paul CarbonnierThe European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) earlier this month published a consultation paper outlining technical standards relating to its Benchmarks Regulation, which governs the way indices and other benchmarks are calculated. The consultation is open until the 9th of May, at which point ESMA will consider feedback and expects to publish a final report by the 1st of October 2020.…
Managing Market Data in the Cloud
/in Blog Post /by Matt PickLess Fluff. More Concrete Use Cases.
Anyone attending last week’s FISD Technology Forum in London will have been treated to a very enjoyable afternoon. Not only was the event well attended, offering a great networking opportunity (special thanks to the team at FISD and host sponsors JP Morgan); but the content being debated was also first class (particular kudos to David Anderson).…
New SEC Fund Leverage Rules – What you need to know
/in Blog Post /by Matt PickThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has re-proposed a set of rules to limit leverage and use of derivatives by US funds. Dubbed 18f-4, the new SEC fund leverage rules, if adopted, will likely pose significant data management challenges for the investment management community.…
Model Risk Management: Driving Data Quality and Auditable Processes
/in Blog Post /by Jean-Paul CarbonnierFinancial models are pervasive across the industry. But controls over how they are used are not that well evolved. As a consequence I thought I would look at the benefits of applying enterprise data management techniques to control model-derived data and address model risk management challenges.…
Examining the Rules of Valuation for Investment Managers
/in Blog Post /by Jean-Paul CarbonnierAt Xenomorph we are always looking to stay one step ahead of our clients’ requirements for data management solutions. To do that we aim to maintain a close understanding not only of their core business operations (across front, middle and back-office functions) but also their regulatory obligations.…
EDM in the Cloud: Understanding the Business Case
/in Blog Post /by Jean-Paul CarbonnierThe economic case for cloud services is more complex than first meets the eye. Comparing any in-house supported technology to one delivered as a cloud service is inherently fraught with subjectivity; depending on your point-of-view and assumptions one could argue the business case for either side.…