by Paul Kelly | Feb 9, 2022 | Opinions
The third and final article in the Reformis series on the ISDA Common Domain Model has been published, with the focus this time on the collateral management capabilities of the CDM. Industry experts, including Logical Construct’s Paul Kelly, provide their...
by Luke Trigg | May 17, 2021 | Events, Opinions
The fact that this year the AGM operated as a virtual conference is perhaps a fitting backdrop for the push towards digitisation in the derivatives markets. While obviously lacking the easy networking that naturally comes from in-person events, the content delivery...
by Luke Trigg | Feb 1, 2021 | Opinions
Putting it all together – ISDA Collateral toolkit, Common Domain Model, Clause Library, Smart Contracts. Back in 2013, Paul Kelly and I documented the state of negotiated ISDA documentation and the challenges it posed for the negotiation and onboarding processes...
by Luke Trigg | Sep 14, 2017 | Opinions
The legal industry is ripe for an injection of modern technology and that has not gone unnoticed by myriad start-ups all vying to bring the revolution. Creating better ways of doing things is often the easy part; the culture shift required for adoption is much harder,...
by Luke Trigg | Jul 11, 2016 | Opinions
The upcoming regulations for uncleared derivatives have banks with large concentrations of contracts facing a daunting re-papering task. Help is at hand from a number of full-service vendors, law, process and technology partnerships offering to manage everything from...
by Luke Trigg | Nov 17, 2015 | Opinions
Industry utilities are fast becoming the new reality in the post financial crisis banking arena, with Know Your Client (KYC) and Collateral Management initiatives already in progress. The main driver behind this utility model is improved operational efficiency...