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Client Success Story: ADS - Declaration Service

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Industry Regulations πŸ‘¨β€βš–️

Basel and MiFID: These regulations aim to strengthen investor protection, increase transparency around transaction reporting, ensure fairer, safer and more efficient markets, and unbundle products into pre and post trade products.

MiFID II contained over 1.4 million paragraphs and, while it is EU legislation, it has wider impacts beyond Europe.

Further reviews of MiFID II are set for 2021, and with the arrival of Brexit, it is even more likely that these reviews will be brought forward.

Due to MiFID II, the requirement that all trading venues must unbundle products into pre and post trade product has resulted in the introduction of additional data products and charges, in order to accommodate the unit of count policies around a natural person basis.

Generally, a higher data fee applies to user when adopting this unit of count.

As a result of this, 822 different fees across 512 products were introduced, across 14 exchange groups, whilst 1,003 licenses were also applied.

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Athens Stock Exchange alone introduced 50 new products and 11 new licenses. The analysts managing ADS notify and help clients navigate the complexity around the licensing and product codes, in an efficient and timely manner.

β€œMiFID II contained over 1.4 million paragraphs and, while it is EU legislation, it has wider impacts beyond Europe.”

Reporting πŸ“Š

MiFID II industry regulations stated as part of the directive that exchanges must give firms the option to report based on the natural user basis.

The regulations associated with such netting programs can have complex rules and pricing structures, and usually involve a direct reporting methodology for each exchange, increasing the administrative overload on firms.

For example, Deutsche Boerse and Bolsas Y Mercados Espanoles (BME) employ a per access charge and an elevated per user charge, meaning a cost benefit analysis must be undertaken to analyse if it’s worthwhile for the firm to move to the natural person model.

ADS can perform this on behalf of the client and continually monitor on an ongoing basis if it is financially favourable.

β€œMiFID II industry regulations stated as part of the directive that exchanges must give firms the option to report based on the natural user basis.”

ADS – What is it? πŸ’‘

Axon Declaration Service (ADS) provides outsourced management of the market data declaration process, carried out by automated processes and overseen by market data experts.

Our team of experts provide analysis around the ever-changing market data policies.

Clients using ADS have the option to outsource their exchange/vendor reporting, receive updates on exchange policy changes and are advised if there are any beneficial netting programs available.

Challenges at a Firm Level and the Solutions πŸ€”

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ADS - How it works πŸ‘‡

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Why do our clients invest in ADS? πŸš€

ADS provides a streamlined process that eliminates the time-consuming elements of preparing exchange and vendor declarations, enabling the client to focus on other important company-wide goals.

This systematic approach improves data accuracy by removing repetitive manual processes, while leaving the client in control of the workflow and approvals.

ADS provides an independent external resource to interpret exchange policies and assist in reducing and controlling market data costs, giving our clients greater confidence when it comes to compliance and audits.

β€œADS provides a streamlined process that eliminates the time-consuming elements of preparing exchange and vendor declarations, enabling the client to focus on other important company-wide goals”


Client Endorsements βœ…

What were the main drivers for moving to our managed service?

β€œAutomation and Skillset were the two main drivers. Before moving to Axon’s managed service our reporting process was very labour heavy and internally, we simply did not have the skillset to automate the process. This meant hours were wasted manually submitting the exchange/vendor reports.”automation-and-skill-set-cs-webpage

What is the key value add?

β€œFirstly, time saving was a key value add when moving to a managed service. The team are no longer focused on low value, time-consuming manual work. Secondly, the savings created through netting were not achieved until we moved to a managed service.”

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What do you like most about our managed service?

β€œAxon’s knowledge of our accounts and reporting helps with quick responses regarding any of our billing issues.”managed-service-cs-webpage

Appendices πŸ“„

Appendix A – Complexity of Exchange Reporting

Clients may face challenges when trying to interpret how complex licensing subscriptions apply to their own individual firm’s setup.

ADS provides a clear concise analysis around not only a specific exchange, but also how the same license can vary across similar markets. This depth of knowledge is useful when signing off on new market data agreements.

US Equity Exchanges

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European Exchanges

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