EDM Council Publishes Revised Schedule for Subject Matter Expert Reviews
As noted last month by Reference Data Review, the EDM Council is continuing to tweak its semantic repository to better reflect the market’s data semantics. To this end, over the course of September and October, the EDM Council’s subject matter expert (SME) review team has been working through terms that vary over time for the...
DTCC Faces European-based Threat to Trade Repository Plans from BME
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has been pitching its Trade Information Warehouse as a repository for OTC derivatives trade data for some time, but it seems the vendor will soon be facing some competition from Spanish stock exchange operator Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME). The regulatory community is keen to get deeper into...
Pricing Partners Adds Ex-JPMorgan Trader Agarwal as Client Consultant
Following the announcement last week that it will be working with Fitch Solutions to improve the vendor’s credit default swap (CDS) data distribution, Pricing Partners has added another member to its London-based client support team. The valuations solution vendor has hired ex-JPMorgan trader Yash Agarwal as a client consultant. At JPMorgan, Agareal worked on the...
Acadian Asset Management Goes Live on DST Global Solutions’ HiNet Portfolio Accounting Solution
DST Global Solutions, a provider of business solutions and services to the global investment management industry, today announced that Acadian Asset Management has successfully implemented the HiNet Portfolio Accounting solution. Acadian is a Boston-based investment management firm that specialises in active global and international equity strategies that employ sophisticated analytical models. DST Global Solutions’ HiNet...
Fitch Solutions and vwd Group Extend Their Cooperation to Cover CDS Pricing Data
Fitch Solutions, a division of the Fitch Group, is pleased to announce it now provides credit default swaps (CDS) pricing data to the vwd group, a leading European provider of innovative, custom tailored information, communication and technology solutions to the securities industry. The CDS pricing data will give vwd clients enhanced transparency into the global...
XSP CTO Retzer Will Present as Workshop Keynote Speaker at the SDPS Conference for On Integration: Software as a Product of Transdiscipline
XSP has announced that Dan Retzer, the company’s managing director and chief technology officer, will present as workshop keynote speaker at the Society of Design and Process Sciences (SDPS) 2009 Conference on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama. Retzer will be speaking on the integrated approach to software build, test...
Formicary Adds Focus on Back Office Requirements to Pricing Verification Solution
Technology integration solution vendor Formicary has released the latest version of its price verification solution, RiskSeer, with a view to improving its offering for the back office as well as those users in the front office. The vendor has traditionally pitched its solution at consumers of market data focused on pricing in the front office...
Interactive Data Extends Its Interest Rate Swap Valuation Service
Interactive Data Corporation’s Pricing and Reference Data business has broadened the capabilities for its interest rate swap valuation service. This service assists clients by providing information they can use to help efficiently value their portfolios containing these OTC derivatives. The service now covers Canadian dollars and New Zealand dollars. It has also been expanded to...
Markit and DTCC Link up to Create Comprehensive Solution for Syndicated Loan Trades
Markit and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced plans to bring together key services for the loan market in order to offer a comprehensive solution for the processing of syndicated loans. The initiative aims to increase efficiency and help reduce counterparty and operational risk in the multi-trillion dollar syndicated loan market. DTCC...
Fiserv’s Third Quarter Results Down on Last Year, Vendor Focusing on Asset Management Community for Corporate Actions Solution
Fiserv has just released its figures for its third quarter results and it seems revenues are significantly down on last year: total revenue for the period was US$992 million compared with US$1.04 billion in 2008. However, although it has also been a quiet year for the vendor on the corporate actions solution side of the...