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B-One Solution Selected by Nomura Asset Management for Performance, Risk Attribution and Client Reporting
BI-SAM today announced that Nomura Asset Management U.K. has selected its B-One platform for performance, attribution and risk measurement, for its U.K. operations. The U.K. implementation is seen as a potential step towards future global deployment. With seven offices world-wide, Nomura Asset Management is a leading global asset manager. The company’s U.K. office provides a…
CFTC Roundtable on Unique Product IDs Highlights Mountain Yet to Climb in Terms of Setting Instrument Standards
This week’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) public roundtable on the technical aspects of the introduction of new unique product identifiers (UPIs) highlighted the mountain still yet to climb in terms of setting instrument identification standards. Much recent progress has been made on the legal entity identification front as a result of the combined work…
SIX Telekurs and FinancialCAD Extend Data and Analytics Partnership
SIX Telekurs, a leading financial information provider, and FINCAD, a provider of industry standard financial analytics, are pleased to announce that they have signed agreements to extend their long-standing partnership. The extended relationship allows FINCAD’s customers to take advantage of SIX Telekurs’ rich database of global securities prices in FINCAD’s online derivatives valuation service,…
Virginie’s Blog – Guess Which Country in Europe is Furthest Ahead with Corporate Actions Standardisation…?
When I found out this week which European country is furthest ahead with regards to the adoption of the Corporate Actions Joint Working Group’s (CAJWG) standards it certainly surprised me. But when you realise the role and the approach that the central securities depository (CSD) in the country has adopted, it all makes sense… And…
Thomson Reuters Appoints Paul Klug Head of Investment & Advisory in Asia
Thomson Reuters today announced Paul Klug has been appointed the Head of Investment & Advisory in Asia. The continued expansion of Thomson Reuters leadership team in Asia Pacific underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to the region. In this new role, Klug will define and execute a growth strategy for all of the Investment & Advisory…
ISMAG’s Gubert Promotes Voluntary Corporate Actions Standardisation and a “Bottom up” Approach in Europe
Earlier this year the International Securities Market Advisory Group (ISMAG) released its Operational Market Practice Book, which details the roles and responsibilities of the participants in the end to end corporate actions chain. John Gubert, chairman of the association, explained at this week’s Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) seminar why his association has taken…
Euroclear Bank to Open Dubai Office
Euroclear Bank, the international central securities depository (ICSD), will open a representative office in Dubai, further strengthening its long-standing commitment to Middle Eastern clients. The office located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will have space for 10 employees and will be headed by Bernard Ferran, Director and Regional Head. He takes…
Hedge Fund Standards Board Appoints Dame Amelia Fawcett as Chairman
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has appointed Dame Amelia Fawcett as its new Chairman. A former Non-Executive Director of the Bank of England and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Dame Amelia will take up the post on 1st July 2011. She succeeds Sir Andrew Large who has been interim Chairman since last December…
Markit to Provide First CFD Trade Reporting System to Saxo Bank
Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, will begin to report its contract for difference (CFD) trades via Markit BOAT, the trade reporting platform, in September 2011. Saxo Bank will become the first financial institution to report its CFDs on Single Stock trades…
PolarLake Announce Support for Bitemporal Data
Today PolarLake announces support for Bitemporal Data in the PolarLake Data Management Platform. This will allow clients to make changes to Historic Data, view the changes to Historic Data over time and also look at the detailed history of the Data updates. This extends PolarLake’s capabilities in processing Financial Data such as Pricing, Trade and…