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BNY Mellon Picks GFI Fenics FX for Pricing Services in NYC, London and Tokyo
Bank of New York Mellon has signed a three-year license for GFI Fenics FX, pricing and risk management software from GFI Group, for use in its offices in New York, London and Tokyo. The banking and asset management firm says it will primarily use GFI Fenics FX for central pricing and risk management and global…
McCreevy Adds His Voice to Debate on CDS Clearing Counterparty
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor European Union internal markets commissioner Charlie McCreevy has added his two pennies worth to the debate on the introduction of a clearing counterparty for the credit default swap (CDS) market by urging European players to get involved. McCreevy is concerned that Europe may be left behind in the race to…
Broadridge Financial Solutions Offers Proxy Statement Data in XBRL Format
Broadridge Financial Solutions has introduced an open source format for interactive proxy statements to XBRL US. Following the announcement earlier in the year by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that financial reporting statements should be made available in XBRL, the vendor has accordingly adapted its architecture in order to meet the requirements. The proxy…
JustSystems and Edgar Online Partner for XBRL Data on Desktop
Japanese XML and information management software vendor JustSystems and Edgar Online have signed a strategic alliance to deliver XBRL to financial institutions’ desktops. Through the new partnership, JustSystems will deliver certain of Edgar Online’s XBRL tagged data to their subscribers through the xfy XBRL viewer platform. Edgar Online provides SEC filings in real-time on the…
Standards: Speaking the Same Language Worldwide By Frank Träxler, international sales manager, WM Datenservice
Due to the increasing complexity of its fields of activity and the relevant regulatory framework, the financial industry is faced with ever greater challenges in managing its systems, processes, data and information. The international environment, subject to diverse regulations (for example, EU Prospectus Directive, EU Savings Tax Directive, EU Transparency Directive, and MiFID), is fraught…
Stick provides carrot for data community
It seems that the threat of greater regulatory involvement has spurred on a flurry of activity and innovation in the data community over the last few months. As institutions’ IT purse strings have tightened and closer scrutiny has been paid to areas such as counterparty risk and fair value pricing, vendors have upped their game…
Financial Information Forum Highlights the US$250m Cost of New Options Symbology, Finds Industry Dissatisfaction with Lack of Agreed Standards
The majority of industry participants are disappointed and frustrated that an agreement has not been reached on an alternative standard to the Options Price Reporting Authority (Opra) code, according to a recent study by the Financial Information Forum (FIF). Mary Lou Von Kaenel, managing director, management consulting at New York-based consultancy Jordan & Jordan, which…
SEC’s Cox Calls for Congress to Regulate CDS Market, Continues Debate with CFTC About Jurisdiction
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Christopher Cox has repeatedly urged the US Congress to pass legislation concerning the oversight of the credit default swap (CDS) market. Cox again made a plea to the US government last week to provide regulation of the sector as a matter of urgency. However,…
Swiss Bank Wegelin Implements Aim Software Interface for Telekurs Data
Swiss private bank Wegelin & Co has implemented Aim Software’s Gain|Apsys interface to improve the import of Telekurs data into the SunGard Apsys banking application. The bank, which has been using Gain Data Management since 2001, says the interface was needed to cope with increased market volume. Wegelin & Co has been using Aim’s platform…
Data Vendors Keen to Play Role in US Government’s Tarp Scheme
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor Following the passing of the Federal Reserve and US Treasury’s troubled asset relief programme (Tarp) last week, data providers including Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg have indicated that they wish to play a part in the programme. The vendors are keen to get involved in the area of pricing and risk…