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EDI Partner with NetWorthServices to Launch Netbasis CA
NetWorth Services, a leading provider of cost basis products and services, is pleased to announce the introduction of a new addition to their suite of Netbasis products – Netbasis-CA. The result of a synergistic collaboration between NetWorth Services and Exchange Data International (EDI), Netbasis-CA will provide crucial cost basis services to the Canadian financial industry....
Thomson Reuters Launches Enterprise Platform for Exchanges
Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform for Exchanges (EPX) — an asset class-agnostic, high-performance data platform that supports the creation and distribution of all exchange information services. Exchanges around the world face a challenging environment characterized by increased competition, commercial pressure on transaction revenues, new regulatory mandates, and demands...
Société Générale Chooses Algorithmics’ CVA Solution
Algorithmics, the leading provider of risk solutions, announced today that Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SGCIB) has chosen to work with Algorithmics, to develop a counterparty credit valuation adjustment (CVA) solution that the CVA desk will use to actively price and manage counterparty credit risk (CCR) across all asset classes. David Murphy, Head of...
Carne Adds Senior Hire to Luxembourg Business
Carne Global Financial Services has added to its team of independent directors in Luxembourg with the appointment of Thomas Nummer as Managing Director. Thomas joined Carne last month from Allianz Global Investors Luxembourg S.A., where he was Chief Risk Officer and was responsible for building the firm’s UCITS-compliant risk management system for its UCITS funds....
Vanlint Elaborates on GoldenSource’s ASX Implementation, EDM Trends in Asia
Last month, EDM platform provider GoldenSource announced that it had won a deal to provide the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with a new corporate data management platform. Neill Vanlint, managing director of EMEA and APAC client operations for the vendor, explains that the GoldenSource EDM platform was selected after a rigorous two month long proof...
Former JP Morgan Head of Counterparty Credit Risk Modelling Joins Quantifi
Quantifi, a leading provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, today announced the appointment of Dr. Dmitry Pugachevsky as Research Director. Dr. Pugachevsky will be responsible for managing Quantifi’s global research efforts. Rohan Douglas, CEO, Quantifi, said, “Dmitry has long been a leading figure in the industry and comes...
Information Mosaic’s Hartlage Discusses its BI Analytics and Client Portal Offerings
Information Mosaic has been gradually adding to its arsenal of post-trade automation solutions, the latest of which is its IMConnecting offering, which aims to provide users with a customisable client portal via which to view custody related, proxy voting and corporate actions data. Ken Hartlage, head of product management and marketing for the vendor, explains...
GlobeOp Expands Dublin Office
GlobeOp Financial Services is relocating and expanding its current Dublin office to serve increased demand from funds based in or extending into Europe. Vernon Barback, GlobeOp president and chief operating officer said: “We see continued European market growth in areas where we offer specialist expertise and can leverage our global technology platform – such as...
BNY Mellon’s Ruane Says Custodian Banks Will ‘Fill the Void’ in Delivering Prime Custody and Related Transparency Services to Hedge Funds
In a new opinion piece, BNY Mellon CEO of Alternative and Broker-Dealer Services Brian Ruane argues that recent industry and economic events will see custody banks continue to play a larger role providing services to hedge funds that previously were the sole domain of prime brokers. The paper, ‘Filling the Void: Transparency and the Rise...
MSCI Launches the MSCI EM 50 Index
MSCI, a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today the launch of a new tradable index, the MSCI EM 50 Index. The index is highly correlated to the flagship MSCI Emerging Markets Index, but is composed of just 50 of its largest constituents. “We have seen significant demand from clients around the...