CME Group Poaches CMA Subsidiary’s CEO Paulhac for OTC Focused Role
CME Group has transferred the CEO of one of its subsidiary companies, credit derivatives data provider Credit Market Analysis (CMA), to its own executive management team. Laurent Paulhac has been appointed as managing director of OTC products and services for CME Group and will be responsible for leading the development, execution and management of CME...
Latest Version of StatPro Complex Asset Pricing System Takes Mystery Out of Pricing Financial Products
StatPro, a provider of portfolio analytics and data solutions for the global asset management industry, announced today that the latest version of its Complex Asset Pricing (CAP) service has been updated to provide an even greater degree of accuracy and transparency for asset managers seeking to price complex financial products. First launched in late 2008,...
Pricing Partners Provides Consulting Service with ESTER
Pricing Partners announced today that it is teaming up with ESTER to provide consulting services and financial advisory. This complementary partnership combines the financial management know-how from ESTER and the expertise of models and analytics from Pricing Partners to deliver high quality solutions to their clients. ESTER is a consulting firm founded by Elsa Sitruk...
Value Partners Goes Live with SunGard’s Monis for Pricing and Risk Analysis of Fixed Income and Credit
Value Partners, an independent asset management company based in Hong Kong, has implemented SunGard’s Monis XL pricing and risk solution for convertibles and fixed income trading. The Monis solution will help Value Partners to value convertible bonds and credit linked derivatives within its pre- and post-trade analysis. Value Partners uses a disciplined approach to managing...
Broadridge and DeltaConcept Announce Strategic Alliance
Broadridge Financial Solutions has formed an alliance with DeltaConcept sàrl. DeltaConcept, a global provider of integrated portfolio management solutions for financial institutions, and Broadridge have launched a Switzerland-based strategic alliance to offer a front to back integrated solution for private banks. The alliance enables Broadridge to offer enhanced portfolio management functionality to private banks and...
Derivative Valuations at UCITS Funds – Regulatory Requirements and Best Practices
OTC Valuations Limited (OTC Val), a leading provider of independent valuation and transparency reports for structured products and OTC derivatives, is pleased to announce it has released a white-paper outlining the regulatory requirements and best practices at UCITS funds for derivative valuations. Key points from the paper, available from www.otcvaluations.com, include: OTC derivatives are now...
Pricing Partners and ActiveEon Provide a High Performance Solution for the Valuation of Financial Derivative Products
Pricing Partners, the independent valuation expert and a world leader in mathematical models and analytics for derivatives and structured products, announced today that Pricing Partners established a strong technology partnership with ActiveEon www.activeeon.com to provide an ultra rapid solution for the valuation of derivative products. This partnership is based on the mathematic models for valuations...
Is the Upcoming G20 Meeting the Only Hope for Convergence of Global Accounting Standards?
Government officials at the April G20 summit agreed that some degree of harmonisation is needed in order to achieve a globally accepted set of accounting standards. However, this year has instead witnessed further divergence on these standards, as the each jurisdiction has sought to tackle the fallout from the downturn in the markets. The US...
StatPro Confirms 19% Increase In Revenue for First Half of Year, Adds Ex-Interactive Data CEO Clark to Non-Exec Board
Portfolio analytics and data solution vendor StatPro has experienced a positive start to 2009, with the posting of a 19% increase in revenue on last year’s figures for the first half of the year. At a time when so many other vendors are struggling, it seems that strong renewals and new sales have buoyed the...
Quantifi Releases Version 9.2 to Support Evolving Global Credit Markets
Quantifi, a provider of analytics and risk management solutions to the global credit markets, has announced the release of Version 9.2 (V9.2) of the firm’s pricing, hedging and risk analysis software. Quantifi has released V9.2 as part of its ongoing commitment to keep customers up to date with the market’s rapidly changing regulatory and operational...