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Virginie’s Blog – SEC’s Systemic Risk Push and Form PF
This week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conducted an open meeting about new proposed data reporting requirements for the private funds sector for systemic risk monitoring purposes. The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have been tasked with adopting a joint form to collect critical systemic risk data about hedge funds…
Aviva Investors Selects Vermilion Software for KIIDs, Factsheets, Factbooks and Institutional Client Reporting
In a market where reporting demands are ever varying and complex, Vermilion Software is delighted to announce that Aviva Investors has selected Vermilion Reporting Suite (VRS) for the production of their Key Investor Information Documents (KIID), Factsheets, Factbooks and Institutional Client Reports. This will all be delivered within one solution to streamline Aviva Investors’ reporting…
Accuity Issues Critical UN and EU Sanctions Data Enhancements for AML Regulatory Compliance
Accuity, the leading provider of payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services, announced today the expansion of its industry-leading sanctions data coverage. Companies will now have access to critical information not found on the standard United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) sanctions lists to help banks and corporations reduce regulatory…
Nine Out of 10 Bankers Not Confident Over Stress Testing – According to New Sybase Survey
Sybase, an SAP company and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced results of a survey showing that more than nine out of 10 capital markets executives lack confidence in bank stress testing, while more than 75 percent are struggling to capture trading system data. These key findings, among others, came from a…
ESMA’s IFRS Report Highlights “Room for Improvement” in Fair Value Data Disclosure
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) recent report on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) across the European region highlights that firms are still falling short in their data provision for fair value hierarchy and qualitative disclosures on risks arising from financial instruments. Although the European level regulator notes that progress has…
Ullink Reduces Latency with Ouch, Teams with Fiberblaze
Ullink has added Ouch support to its UL IRIS+ pre-trade risk offering, reducing latency of checks from 3.5 microseconds previously attainable for the FIX protocol to just two microseconds. Ullink is leveraging FPGA-based network interface cards from Denmark’s Fiberblaze as part of its solution. Ouch is binary protocol developed by Nasdaq OMX, and supported by…
MphasiS Announces Partnership with Talend to Bring Master Data Management to Banking and Capital Markets Clients
MphasiS, a leading IT services provider, today announced a strategic relationship with Talend, a global open source software leader. This partnership will enable banking and capital markets customers to swiftly implement Master Data Management (MDM) solutions, cultivate profitable customer relationships, streamline data management operations, and manage risk more effectively. MDM implemented on the Talend enterprise…
IFDS Appoints Ian Betley in New Development Role
International Financial Data Services (IFDS), the investor record keeping outsourcing joint venture between State Street Corporation and DST Systems, Inc., announced today the appointment of Ian Betley as Group Executive, responsible for life and pensions business development, reporting to Paul Roberts, Managing Director. Prior to joining IFDS, Ian was Sales Director at Steria; responsible for…
Compliance Specialist co-comply Signs Three New Contracts
co-comply, the compliance and governance software supplier to the institutional and hedge fund industries, announces that it has signed three new contracts in the hedge fund, wealth and institutional asset management markets. Esemplia Emerging Markets, the active emerging markets equity asset manager, has agreed an initial three-year license for all modules of co-comply – the…
SOFGEN’s REG-Reporter Selected By One of the Largest Banks in the World
SOFGEN Holdings (SOFGEN), an international banking IT consulting firm, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, SOFGEN Americas, has signed NY Branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), as a REG-Reporter client. SMFG offers a broad range of financial services centered on banking as well as…