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ISDA Comments on EC’S MiFID Proposals
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) welcomes the publication by the European Commission of legislative proposals relating to its review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The overarching objective of the original MiFID framework was to further the integration, competitiveness and efficiency of European financial markets, and ISDA supports changes that…
Opinion: Moving One Step Closer to a Global LEI
By Bill Meenaghan, global product manager for Alert, Omgeo Support from the G20 group of finance ministers and central bank governors for a global legal entity identifier (LEI) system is a promising development and one that, we hope, will encourage momentum towards the adoption of the LEI standard. With the second phase of the ISO…
Interactive Data’s Fair Value Information Service Now Offers New 16:00 CET Evaluation Point
Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of independent pricing and evaluation services, today announced an expansion of the capabilities of its Fair Value Information Services (FVIS) by introducing a new 16:00 Central European Time (CET) evaluation point for Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern equity securities. This new service is designed to help meet the fair value…
SunGard Adds Data from GFI Group to Enhance its FastVal Derivatives Valuation Service
SunGard has added data from GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc. (“GFI”), to help enhance the quality of the data in SunGard’s FastVal, which provides independent valuation services. GFI, a leading provider of wholesale brokerage, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets, will supply FX data to…
FSB Granted with More Power for Systemic Risk Data Monitoring, ESRB Details Data Collection Arrangements
At the weekend, the G20 indicated that the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) powers with regards to systemic risk monitoring and data gathering would be increased to allow it to compile an annual review on how well financial regulations have been adopted across the G20 countries. And, at the end of last month, the European Systemic…
ISDA Unveils New Mission Statement
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today that its board of directors has updated its mission statement to reflect the Association’s evolving mandate in the rapidly changing global derivatives markets. The new mission statement is: ISDA fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivative…
Algorithmics’ Response to Federal Banking Agencies Stress Testing Guidance
In its recent response to the Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies guidance document, ‘Proposed Guidance on Stress Testing for Banking Organizations with More Than $10 Billion in Total Consolidated Assets’, Algorithmics comments that the greatest challenge for banks will be in rising up out of the risk silos to perform enterprise-wide stress testing. Algorithmics notes that…
Hedge Fund Standards Board Announces New Core Supporters
Aon Hewitt, the investment consultants, and two leading investment firms, Aberdeen Asset Management and Investcorp, have joined the Core Supporters group of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB). The Core Supporters group, which includes investors, investment consultants and hedge fund managers, is made up of leading backers of the HFSB. Dame Amelia Fawcett, Chairman of…
BNY Mellon Launches Solvency II Asset Data Reporting & Governance Solution
BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has launched a new data management solution to meet the European insurance industry’s Solvency II asset data reporting requirements. The new service, built around Eagle PACE(TM), Eagle Investment System’s data management platform, provides Pillar 3 Quantitative Reporting Templates (QRT) reporting. It also supports insurance…
S&P Capital IQ Signs UBRD to CreditPro
S&P Capital IQ Risk Solutions today announced a deal to provide CreditPro to Russian bank, Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development (UBRD). The agreement allows UBRD to access S&P ratings, rating migrations, defaults and recovery database on more than 15,000 issuers, 130,000 securities, 150,000 structured finance tranches, and 140 sovereigns. CreditPro enables credit professionals to…