CMA Upgrades Solutions for Changes to North American CDSs
CME Group-owned Credit Market Analysis (CMA) has upgraded its solutions set to account for the impending changes to the North American credit default swap (CDS) market. The changes, which are being introduced on 8 April and are being championed by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), affect the quoting conventions for single name CDS...
ReferenceDataFactory Adds Support for SIX Telekurs’ Valordata Feed
ReferenceDataFactory (RDF) has added support for SIX Telekurs’ flagship securities reference data service, Valordata Feed (VDF), with the launch of its RDF Adaptive Client Technology for the data feed. Gerry Marsh, managing director of RDF, explains that the addition of the security master reference data, corporate actions and valuation pricing data feed is part of...
Back Office Silos Remain for Japanese Financial Institutions, Says Celent and SmartStream
The back and middle offices of Japanese financial institutions remain very siloed and there has been little progress towards automating areas such as corporate actions, according to a recent report by analyst firm Celent. The report, “Post-Trade Processing in Japan: Back and Middle Office STP at Brokerages, Banks and Asset Managers”, which was commissioned by...
DTCC GCA Launches New Web Browser Service for Real-Time Corporate Actions Data
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Corporate Actions (GCA) business unit has launched a new web browser service that offers real-time access to its global, validated corporate action database. Brett Lancaster, DTCC vice president of GCA, explains that the service is aimed at providing a low cost entry point to often expensive corporate...
XSP Promotes Bush to Senior Director of Product Innovation and Major Accounts
Corporate actions software provider XSP has promoted its current senior director of channel sales support and product management, Jennifer Bush, to the newly created role of senior director of product innovation and major accounts. In her new role, she will be focused on defining product roadmap development and will report directly to CEO Brendan Farrell....
SIX Telekurs Expands Instrument Coverage of Fair Value Pricing Service
Following the launch of its valuations service last year, SIX Telekurs has now expanded its coverage to include a total of 57,000 straight and zero bonds, and 27,000 floating rate notes. Version 2.2 of the Fair Value Pricing Service has been in development over the last couple of months and is aimed at providing more...
Markit Launches New CDS Data and Information Portal
Markit has launched a new web-based credit default swap (CDS) data and information portal, which it says is designed to increase transparency in the traditionally opaque market. The service can be used as a market monitoring tool and the data vendor indicates it includes a calculator to support the current market migration to a standardised...
Interactive Data Extends Business Entity Data Offering with Launch of New Service
Interactive Data’s Pricing and Reference Data business is extending its current business entity data offering with the launch of a new Business Entity Service in the second quarter of this year. The vendor has been offering a European only business entity data service, which is available as an optional module of FTS, since 2006 but...
Reval Hires Ex-QuIC Sales Exec Sirett as Managing Director for EMEA Region
Risk management solutions provider Reval has hired ex-QuIC Financial sales head, Nigel Sirett as its new managing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving sales in the region for its derivative risk management and hedge accounting solutions. At QuIC Financial, Sirett was responsible for...
Finsoft Financial Joins FISD’s Data Model Working Group to Share CSDB Experience
Data management solution vendor Finsoft Financial has joined the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Financial Information Services Division (FISD) with a view to getting involved in its reference data discussions. The vendor, which is the provider of the technology platform for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Centralised Securities Database (CSDB), will contribute to the...