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FX Market Data Woes: Formats, Latency, Cost
StreamBase Systems just released the results of its 3rd annual survey of FX trading and technology issues and trends. Some 135 firms were surveyed, the majority on the buy side. This resulted in lots of facts, figures, pie charts, bar charts, and a few qualitative remarks, with worries about regulation and increased transparency being top...
Murphy Departs ING for Product Owner Role at Asset Control in the Netherlands
Nick Murphy, who up until recently was a data specialist for pricing and evaluations at ING Investment Management in the Netherlands, has departed the investment management firm to join EDM vendor Asset Control as a product owner in its Dutch office. Murphy, who was with ING for a total of seven years, last year, spoke...
Mikhail Terentyev Joins Otkritie Capital’s Analyst Team
Otkritie Capital, the investment banking arm of Otkritie Financial Corporation, has hired a new member for its analyst team. Mikhail Terentyev has been appointed as a consumer sector analyst at Otkritie Capital. Between 2008 and 2011 he worked as an analyst for a division within Nomura Bank. Prior to that, Mr Terentyev was a consultant...
Asset Control Enhances Data Coverage and Flexibility with Thomson Reuters Content
Asset Control, provider of financial data management solutions and services, has expanded the data coverage of its AC Plus data management solution with the addition of request-based content from Thomson Reuters DataScope Select, the strategic data delivery platform for non-streaming, cross-asset, global content. By accessing Thomson Reuters static content through AC Plus, customers will be...
ConvergEx Appoints Jim Karelas Head of Asia-Pacific Transition Management
ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that Jim Karelas has joined the firm as head of Asia-Pacific Transition Management. In his new role, Mr. Karelas is based in Sydney, Australia and reports to Kal Bassily, head of Global Transition Management. “Jim brings with him many years of experience in the transition management space,...
Xtrakter to Offer New FSA Reporting for Derivatives Trades
Xtrakter, a leading provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting, is now reporting derivative transaction data for clients to the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) using a newly implemented industry format – the Alternative Instrument Identifier (Aii). In compliance with MiFID, the use of Aii for transaction reporting across Europe for derivatives...
Shakeup Continues at S&P, as President Sharma Indicates Citi’s Peterson Will Take Over Next Month
Standard & Poor’s president Deven Sharma, who has recently overseen the internal restructuring of the credit agency and data vendor into two separate businesses, has indicated that next month he will be handing over his responsibilities to Douglas Peterson, who is currently chief operating officer of Citibank. Sharma will stay on in an advisory capacity...
Andrew’s Blog – Get Involved in A-Team’s DMRAV Event – London October 17
While London’s weather may not make for exciting summer activities, we’re getting mildly animated at the prospect of pulling together the programme for our Data Management for Risk, Analytics & Valuations conference in London on October 17. Ages away? Hardly. Get the bank holiday weekend out of the way and it’s just a month to...
Capco Expands UK Capital Markets Leadership Team as Industry Undergoes Fundamental Reforms
Capco, the global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, has appointed Rob Deakin as a Partner within its UK capital markets leadership team, where he will be working with Tier One investment banks on improving the performance of their technology organisations. Rob joins Capco with significant consulting expertise in investment...
DataFlux Gains Solvency II Momentum with New European Insurance Customers
DataFlux, a leading provider of data management solutions, today announced that nine European insurance firms have selected its technology over the past few quarters to underpin their Solvency II data management initiatives. The DataFlux Solvency II data governance framework is being used by firms to take practical steps to adhere to a wide range of...