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S&P Capital IQ Reports on the Challenges and Opportunities of EMIR Compliance

As the deadline for derivatives trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) looms, S&P Capital IQ reports that many companies are not ready to comply with the regulation and may not yet have pre-Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) that are mandatory for derivatives reporting. S&P Capital IQ covers the issues of EMIR, the LEI and…

SAS Combines Software Modules to Deliver Capital Management Solution

SAS has packaged two of its existing software modules to deliver SAS Capital Planning and Management, a solution designed to help banks meet regulatory and internal capital management requirements quickly and efficiently. The package combines SAS Financial Management with specific capabilities added for capital planning, such as calculation rules and capital allocation, with SAS Operations…

Talking Reference Data with Sarah Underwood: Solutions to Solve the Data Management Conundrum

As in-house reference data management models near breaking point, talk is turning to hosted solutions, managed services and data utilities. These solutions could provide some of the cost reductions that firms must find, but they do not come without their own problems of data quality, responsibility for data, timely collection and distribution of data and,…

Six Financial Information Adds Pre-LEIs from Avox to its Reference Data Services

Six Financial Information is mapping pre-Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) provided by Avox to its reference data to help users of its data services meet the reporting requirements of regulations including European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), which comes into force on 12 February, Dodd-Frank and Solvency II. The company considered available sources of pre-LEIs in the…

ITRS Delivers Murex Monitoring Interface Via Excelian Tie-Up

ITRS has partnered with integrator Excelian to add Murex to the list of trading and risk applications handled by its Geneos performance monitoring system. The arrangement will give mutual clients access to real-time metrics on system performance for Murex solutions. ITRS already delivers predictive, real-time monitoring and management capabilities for over 100 third-party trading and…

EDMworks Debates the Data Management Demands of Regulatory and Business Change

As numerous regulations come into force this year and financial firms pursue product innovation, client retention and cost reduction, the pressure is on to deliver data management programmes that can absorb change and meet both regulatory and business requirements. The EDMworks Data Practitioner Network gathered recently to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by regulatory…

MathWorks Extends Matlab Capability through Integration with Numerix

MathWorks and Numerix have integrated the Numerix Cross-Asset Integration Layer with MathWorks’ Matlab numerical computation environment to allow Matlab users to access Numerix calculations in the creation of applications for pre-trade pricing, modelling and analysis of complex financial instruments. The integration was completed last year and incorporates Numerix CrossAsset Integration Layer templates in the Matlab…

Swift Replaces SwiftRef Event Data with SmartStream Global Holiday Calendar

Swift has added SmartStream Technologies’ Global Holiday Calendar to its SwiftRef reference data utility, replacing calendar data from Copp Clark and delivering global events data in real time. SwiftRef was introduced a couple of years ago and has since been developed with the addition of more data and more frequent updates. Patrik Neutjens, head of…

Eze Software Prepares a Data Management Solution for AIFMD Reporting

Eze Software Group is bringing its experience of data management for Form PF, a Dodd Frank reporting requirement, to reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). It is also encouraging funds within the scope of the directive to meet this week’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) deadline to file a Variant of Permission (VOP)…

Swift Extends Messaging Services to Support Derivatives Trade Reporting under EMIR

Swift has extended its messaging solutions to support derivatives trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) that comes into play on February 12. The organisation is offering two solutions, one based on Swift FIN confirmation traffic and the other on Swift FileAct. Recognising the potential for Swift members to reuse their investments in the…