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Banque de Luxembourg Implements Aim Software’s Golden Master Solution
Banque de Luxembourg (BDL) has decided to implement Aim Software’s flagship Golden Master solution, with a view to optimising the delivery of validated pricing data and static data from Telekurs, Bloomberg and Wertpapiermitteilungen (WM) into Avaloq. Josef Sommeregger, head of business development and sales at Aim, explains the details to Reference Data Review. In the…
Euro MTFs Form Group to Develop Symbology for Pan-European Stocks
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor Three leading and emerging European multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) have teamed up to boldly go where no man has gone before – that is, to create a common symbology for market data on securities traded across Europe’s suddenly and increasingly fragmented markets. Bats European Markets Division, Chi-X Europe and Nasdaq…
SEC’s Cox Calls for Merger of CFTC and SEC
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor The credit derivatives regulatory turf war that has been ongoing for the last couple of months may soon be over if the proposal by the chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a merger between the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is approved. Christopher…
GFI Group and Thomson Reuters Extend Agreement to Cover Reuters Datascope Real-Time
GFI Group and Thomson Reuters have extended their existing data agreement, which has been in place since 2003, to incorporate Reuters Datascope Real-Time (RDRT). This means that Thomson Reuters customers may now subscribe to GFI market data via RDRT for use in algorithmic trading, risk management, portfolio pricing and valuations. The agreement covers GFI credit…
NumeriX and R2 Financial Technologies Partner for Cash and Synthetic Credit Instrument Valuations
NumeriX, a provider of analytics for the derivative and structured products markets, and R2 Financial Technologies, a provider of solutions for pricing and risk profiling structured credit strategies, have teamed up to develop a solution aimed at enabling the pricing and valuation of cash and synthetic credit instruments. According to both vendors, the NxR2 solution…
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…