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ISDA and S&P Indices to Co-brand S&P Credit Default Swap Indices
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and S&P Indices announced today that they will co-brand S&P’s existing Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices as S&P/ISDA CDS Indices. The S&P/ISDA CDS Indices seek to reflect the credit default swap market for U.S. corporate credits and increase transparency for market participants. “We are very pleased to...
CMA’s Moody Talks up Recent Launch of its OTC Derivatives Valuations Solution CMA NAVigate 1.6
CME Group owned data business CMA has recently launched a new OTC derivatives workflow solution that is aimed at streamlining the mark to market process and granting access to all valuation inputs for reporting purposes. Reference Data Review speaks to Gareth Moody, vice president of sales for the Americas, who joined the vendor as a start up...
Pension Schemes Must Face ‘Game Changing’ Legislation Head-On; Address Data and Technology Management Issues Now
In light of upcoming regulatory requirements (Auto-Enrolment, the Retail Distribution Review and Solvency II), the pivotal role of data and technology strategy should be a central concern to all pension professionals and trustees seeking to operate efficient, compliant and effective schemes. Published today, the Clear Path Analysis report ‘Data and Technology Management for Pension Schemes’,...
MiFID II Proposals: Perspective from MarketAxess
MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other fixed income securities, reiterates its views on the range of proposals outlined in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), which is scheduled to be finalized in October. MarketAxess believes that:...
ClusterSeven Delivers a Basket of Upgrades to the Management of MS Access Databases in ADM Version 4.0
ClusterSeven, an international provider of strategic spreadsheet and data management software, has announced the release of Version 4.0 of its Access Data Management (ADM) product. This is the latest in a series of improvements since the product launch in March 2008. ClusterSeven ADM is designed to detect unauthorized changes to Microsoft Access databases and alert...
Perpetual Rolls Out Central Data Hub with Cadis Platform
Perpetual (Perpetual), one of Australia’s leading diversified financial services groups, has gone live with the Cadis EDM platform. Cadis, the global EDM specialist, was selected as the central data hub for Perpetual Investments, which manages investment funds exceeding $27 billion in fixed income, domestic and global equities. Perpetual selected Cadis based on the reputation and...
Ex-Bloomberg Manager Haddock Joins Annaly Capital Management as Op Risk Exec
Ex-Bloomberg manager Joseph Haddock has departed the data vendor after 13 years to join Annaly Capital Management. Haddock, who was previously in charge of data services including corporate actions at the data giant, is now executive vice president of operational risk at the New York-based buy side firm. Haddock spent just over 13 years at...
Tullett Prebon’s OTC Valuations Introduces High-Volume Low-Cost Price Verification Service (PVS)
Tullett Prebon today announces that OTC Valuations (OTC Valuations), its technology-driven services firm providing post-trade securities and derivative valuation services to clients globally, has rolled out its new OTC derivative price verification service aimed at high volume portfolios of vanilla through to complex products. Daily valuations are typically charged at $0.20 USD, which includes full...
EDI and the Commodities Research Bureau Team up to Deliver the Best Quality Commodity Pricing Data
Exchange Data International (EDI), a well established provider of Securities Corporate Actions and Reference Data, today announced a new commodity pricing service in collaboration with the Commodities Research Bureau (CRB), the world’s leading commodity and futures research, data and analysis firm since 1934. With this partnership, EDI is now able to offer its clients comprehensive...
Virginie’s Blog – Index Data Under the Microscope
It seems that all aspects of the data underlying decision making within the financial services community are under the microscope at the moment and last week’s FISD issue brief highlighted that index and benchmark data is no exception. Panellists including representatives from the whole range of participants in the index and benchmark community noted that...