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Vanderbilt Professor Craig Lewis Named SEC Chief Economist and Director of RiskFin Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Craig M. Lewis has been named SEC Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation (RiskFin). Dr. Lewis, the Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, is currently a visiting scholar at the SEC and…
Does the European Commission’s Ruling on S&P Regarding ISIN Pricing go Far Enough?
Some corners of the industry are not convinced that the European Commission’s recent ruling on Standard & Poor’s ISIN pricing commitments goes far enough, as evidenced by comments made by a number of industry associations including the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the UK-based Information Provider User Group (IPUG) last week. It…
Leading Global Insurance Company Selects XSP v5 Corporate Actions Platform
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, announced today that it has signed a new client, a leading global Insurance company, to implement the XSP v5 platform for automated global Corporate Actions processing. This new client has licensed the XSP Data Management & Scrubbing module, Web-based eTRAN module for automated notifications, response…
Xtrakter and SIX Telekurs Agree to Expand Pricing Data
Xtrakter, a leading provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting services, welcomes SIX Telekurs as the first data vendor to access Xtrakter’s Mark-to-Market valuation service, known as XM2M. SIX Telekurs clients now have pricing data on over 45,000 domestic and international fixed-income instruments, including illiquid instruments such as asset-backed securities. Bid and…
XSP Promotes John Kehoe to Managing Director of Global Sales and Account Relationship Management
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, announced the promotion of John Kehoe to Managing Director of Global Sales and Account Relationship Management. “John has been a key part of our success and we are delighted to promote him to Managing Director,” said, Brendan P. Farrell, Jr., Chief Executive Officer at XSP….
Technology-Driven Hedge Fund Selects XSP v5 Corporate Actions Platform
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, announced today its newest client, a leading Hedge Fund based in New York City. This Hedge Fund has licensed the XSP v5 solution for automated global Corporate Actions processing. The new client will be implementing the XSP Data Management & Scrubbing module, XSP Web-based eTRAN…
OTC Fin’s Data Warehouse to Help Buy Side Firms and Institutional Investors Achieve a Comprehensive View of Market, Credit, Liquidity and Portfolio Risk
OTC Fin, a provider of front and middle office financial technology to investment managers, hedge funds, hedge fund of funds and institutional investors, today announced the release of PAT DW (Portfolio Analysis Tool Data Warehouse), Version 3, which merges Funds of Funds and multi-asset security level data whereby providing increased transparency of portfolio holdings via…
Latest JWG Risk Research Finds Industry Unlikely to be Ready for 2012 Regulatory Environment
JWG, the independent financial regulatory think-tank, today released their latest research entitled ‘Clearing the risk MI bar?’ The report is based on a survey of 20 risk, data and finance professionals in 16 global financial institutions which was released in March 2011 as well as discussions with international trade associations, regulators and technology vendors. The…
DST Global Solutions Selects Northfield to Strengthen its Anova Platform
DST Global Solutions, a leading provider of investment management systems and services, today announced a strategic relationship with analytical and operating efficiency tool provider Northfield to provide DST Global Solutions clients with specialised fixed income attribution capabilities. Northfield’s “Everything Everywhere” global equity and fixed income model has been integrated into DST Global Solutions’ award-winning middle…
Swift Sanctions Screening Service Falls Below Big Bank Grade
Swift’s sanctions screening service, which is due to go live in December this year, failed to win interest from large financial services organisations when first mooted and has instead been geared towards small and medium sized banks. Brigitte De Wilde, head of anti-money laundering and sanctions for Swift, explains to Reference Data Review that a study of…