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SunGard Availability Services Strengthens European Senior Management Team
SunGard Availability Services, the pioneer and leading provider of Information Availability and business continuity services, has today announced two significant promotions to its Senior Management Team to help expand its footprint in the UK and European markets. Mike Threlfall has been appointed to the newly created position of European, UK&I consulting and software director, while...
Markit Acquires QSG, Enters Data Analytics Sector
Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that it has acquired Quantitative Services Group (QSG). QSG is a leading provider of independent equity research, advanced trading analytics and investment consulting services. The acquisition expands Markit’s capabilities in equities and will enable Markit to expose its high-quality data products to QSG’s statistical processes...
New Interactive Performance & Risk Reporting from BNY Mellon Improves Transparency for Institutional Investors
BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has introduced a number of enhancements to its Performance & Risk Analytics reporting that offer dynamic, new interactive capability enabling clients to customize, drill-down, and gain greater insight into their portfolio returns. The company’s new Interactive Performance Report (IPR) makes these new features available...
Artha Provides Glimpse into Planned Trading Appliances; Will Leverage FPGAs and Network Packet Processors
Startup Artha Financial Technology is emerging a little from stealth mode to provide a few details of what it plans to be shipping early in 2012. Founded by Manoj Viswambharan, former head of the FPGA development team for the Global Arbitrage Trading group at Credit Suisse, Artha plans to deliver trading system appliances based on...
Cantor Evaluating Calxeda ARM Chips for 10x Breakthrough
“I think the Calxeda-ARM machine is an exciting step … I’m evaluating carefully how it can impact the metrics I care about,” says Niall Dalton, director of high frequency trading at Cantor Fitzgerald. He is referring to today’s announcement by Calxeda of their very low power microprocessors based on the ARM architecture – and HP’s...
DTCC Files SDR Applications with CFTC
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced that it had filed a registration application with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a swaps data repository (SDR), DTCC Data Repository (U.S.), across multiple OTC derivatives asset classes. “DTCC is committed to working with financial authorities and the industry to promote a transparent...
Virginie’s Blog – IOSCO and CPSS Consultation Sparks 32 Responses on OTC Derivatives Data Challenges (Part 1 of 2)
Last week, I looked at some of the data reporting requirements related to the systemic risk oversight developments going on in the US with regards to scrutinising the hedge funds and private equity markets (see more here), however, the US regulators have not been alone in their efforts on the data standards front. The International...
S&P Capital IQ Risk Solutions Signs Standard Bank South Africa
S&P Capital IQ Risk Solutions today signed an agreement to provide its default recovery data and Loss Given Default (LGD) model to the South African operations of Standard Bank. The agreement includes access to the LossStats recovery database and S&P Capital IQ Risk Solutions’ market-leading LGD modeling framework. S&P Capital IQ’s recovery data and modelling...
THR and DataContent Form Unique Specialist Market Data Recruitment Service
For the first time in the market data industry, a specialised dedicated recruitment service staffed by and for the market data sector has been formed by DataContent and ITHR. Utilising both DataContent and ITHR’s unrivalled personal contacts and connections, backed by a unique guarantee, ITHR will undertake a professional and confidential search and selection recruitment...
Cadis Poaches Ex-SmartCo Duo and Opens Paris Office
Cadis, the global EDM specialist has opened its Paris office and brings on board two former SmartCo executives. Cyriac Poupinel has been appointed Senior Pre-Sales Consultant and Guillaume Rondy, Sales Executive focussing on Southern Europe and Scandinavia. “Opening our Paris office was a natural next step for the business especially with our recent client wins...