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Trucost/Factset Partner to Boost Environmental Risk Disclosure to Investors
In a major step forward for investment analysts, the extensive environmental performance data available from Trucost will now be accessible for the first time over FactSet. This will allow investors to seamlessly embed environmental risk management into their everyday decision making, alongside traditional financial metrics. The new partnership creates an integrated approach to analyzing the...
CUSIP Request Volume Forecasts Slowdown in Corp and Muni Debt Issuance
In the US, domestic corporate CUSIP requests slipped to 1,614 in July from June’s total of 1,713, a (-5.8%) drop. Municipal debt CUSIP requests fell (-30%) from June’s totals with only 970 new identifiers sought. Internationally, debt and equity CUSIP activity have continued to fall for the fourth straight month, with only 228 international equity...
Opinion: A Reader Suggests an Organisational Structure for Thomson Reuters FP&M
By Ross InglisAs a long-time former employee of Thomson Reuters (over 14 years), I took little pleasure in seeing the changes announced last month. It has been a difficult period following the acquisition of Reuters by the Thomson Corporation and it has not been made any easier by upheaval in the world’s financial markets and...
Q&A: George Salemie of RedDot Networks Talks Latency Monitoring and FPGAs
We came across RedDotNetworks at June’s SIFMA show, and were pleasantly surprised they that are based here in Austin, and doing interesting things in the worlds of latency management and FPGA development. So IntelligentTradingTechnology.com caught up with founder George Salemie to find out more about the company, and where it is heading. Q: When did...
Virginie’s Blog – What Visser’s £2m FSA Fine Says About Data and Control
The news this week that hedge fund manager Michiel Weiger Visser has been slapped with the highest ever fine for an individual (at £2 million) and struck off by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) not only highlights the current focus of the regulator on dealing swiftly and harshly with market abuse infractions, but also...
Additional International Consensus on the Proposed LEI Needed Before Rules Can be Issued in 2012, Says OFR’s Berner
Although the Office of Financial Research (OFR) was due to issue a rule regarding the adoption of its proposed legal entity identification (LEI) standard before the end of last month, the deadline has slipped due to the need to gain additional international input on the subject, according to the Treasury’s Richard Berner. Berner, who was...
Broadridge Appoints Stefanie Shelley as Chief Marketing Officer
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced today that it has appointed Stefanie Shelley as its Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. In her new role, Ms. Shelley will be responsible for Broadridge’s global marketing functions, including the company’s brand strategy, all brand and product marketing efforts, corporate communications, and digital and social media marketing. “Stefanie is a proven...
State Street Global Advisors Appoints Head of UK, Middle East and Africa Institutional Business
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation, today announced the appointment of Susan Raynes as head of its UK, Middle East and Africa (UKMEA) institutional business. Raynes will report to Greg Ehret, head of SSgA Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and will be responsible for identifying institutional business...
SGX Reaches for Lower Latency
So, Singapore Exchange’s Reach matching engine went live today as planned. Based on Genium Inet technology from Nasdaq OMX, it matches in less than 90 microseconds, door to door, whatever that means. The new system is part of a $250 million upgrade by SGX, also including a new data centre and co-lo facilities. Apart from...
AFME Pledges Support for a Consolidated Tape, Gathers Info on Post-Trade Transparency for Non-Equity Markets
As part of its response to the European Commission’s proposals under the second iteration of MiFID, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has championed the cause of a consolidated tape for post-trade equity data in the region. However, although it acknowledges the need for greater transparency in the non-equity markets, the industry association...