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In the Global Investor Group Special Report, Collateral in 2021, Bimal Kadikar, founder and CEO of Transcend, and BJ Marcoullier, head of business development, explain how an integrated technology platform can deliver a best-in-class collateral management and optimization solution, regardless of whether a company follows a siloed or integrated approach to collateral management. As collateral […]
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The business of collateral optimization has changed radically. In 2020, banks can no longer accept linear priority lists for collateral delivery because when viewed globally across balance sheets and product lines, this no longer makes sense. What was a cutting-edge solution even five years ago is now leaving money on the table. Automation is a […]
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Lis Hadingham to help drive the Company’s growth and expansion NEW YORK, NY (February 10, 2020) – Transcend, a leading provider of real-time collateral and liquidity optimization technology, has hired Lis Hadingham to join Transcend’s sales team, led by BJ Marcoullier. Hadingham brings more than 20 years of experience in the securities finance industry, with […]
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Kayur Parekh to lead expansion of Transcend’s technology for the buy-side NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2020) – Transcend, a leading provider of real-time collateral and liquidity optimization technology, has hired Kayur Parekh to join Transcend’s technology leadership team. He will focus on accelerating Transcend solutions and capabilities on the cloud and refining the solutions […]
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Recent advances in collateral management technology – from algorithms to advanced analytics – are revolutionising the opportunities available to firms seeking optimisation at an enterprise-wide level. Firms are increasingly realising the advantages of adopting a more centralised and harmonised approach to managing collateral, and utilising the latest software solutions to inform decision-making. Bimal Kadikar, CEO […]
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The function and definition of collateral and liquidity optimization has continued to expand from its roots in the early 2000s. Practitioners must now consider the application of connected data on security holders to operationalize the next level of efficiency in balance sheet management. A guest post from Transcend. The concept of connected data, or metadata, […]
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Finadium recently spoke to Bimal Kadikar, CEO of Transcend, regarding the adoption of ISDA’s Common Domain Model (CDM) by market participants. Finadium’s new report, published by Josh Galper, Managing Principal, evaluates the role of CDM to solve business problems for collateralized trading markets and its potential to standardize data elements across the derivatives lifecycle. Bimal […]
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Collateral management has transitioned from an ancillary service to a core competency, largely as a result of the sheer breadth of activity from front to back office and horizontally across silos and asset classes. This has spurred a marked shift towards centralization of collateral management, providing organizations with a centralized view of inventory as well […]
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As collateral rules have grown in complexity, so has the need for greater optimization – But as Tim Steele [of Funds Europe] discovers, achieving that can be painful. Collateral has long been used as a tool for mitigating counterparty risk and obtaining credit, but now more than ever, it is the key determinant of an […]
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Leadership, especially in critical, but technologically-challenged functions like collateral management, is the key to seizing a competitive advantage. IT innovation doesn’t just happen, even in the capital markets where opportunities for substantial improvements in areas like collateral and liquidity management can lead to greater, measurable and sustainable returns. All IT innovation needs commitment, investment and […]
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Start-ups are widely reckoned to have a one in 10 chance of survival. For start-ups in the field of risk management, the odds are probably a little worse: the field has all the withering mortality of the ordinary start-up, plus the special hell of being small, agile and captive to the sluggish metabolism of a […]
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NEW YORK, NY (June 7, 2018) – Transcend, a leading provider of real-time collateral and liquidity management technology, has appointed BJ Marcoullier Head of Sales. In this role, Marcoullier will be responsible for driving the firm’s sales and business development efforts. Before joining Transcend, Marcoullier spent 22 years at JPMorgan Chase, most recently leading its […]
