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Hitchon of Deutsche Bank Named to DTCC Board
Jonathan Hitchon, co-head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Prime Finance business, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Hitchon was elected to the board replacing Robert Kaplan of State Street Bank and Trust, whose term had expired. All other members of the board were reelected, except for…
Stuffed with Standards
Last week witnessed the continuing evolution of a new standard for the identification of legal entities across the financial markets with the publication of the Sifma led coalition of associations’ feedback on the subject to the Office of Financial Research (OFR). But will it be just another standard to add to the many that the…
Profidata Group: Gunther Glabbatz New Regional Director for Germany and Austria
Profidata Group, a provider of investment and wealth management software, has announced the hire of Gunther Glabbatz. Glabbatz will take responsibility for business development in Germany and Austria. Prior to joining Profidata, Glabbatz held a similar role at SimCorp. Glabbatz has a broad experience with IT-implementation projects in the asset management, banking and insurance business….
Credit Suisse Hires Roger Lehman as Head of CMBS Research
Credit Suisse has hired Roger Lehman as managing director and head of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Research, responsible for research and analysis that will support the bank’s re-entry into CMBS origination as well as its secondary trading desk. He will report to Dale Westhoff, global head of Securitized Products Research, and will join the Credit…
IAM Appoints Global Head of Operational Due Diligence
International Asset Management (IAM), one of the oldest specialist fund of hedge fund investment managers, today announces the appointment of Mike Paciullo as global head of operational due diligence based in IAM’s New York office. Mike has a wealth of experience from senior positions within operational due diligence including tenures as head of operational due…
SmartCo Opens London Office
SmartCo announces its continued international expansion with the opening, in May 2011, of a London office to support its growing operations in the UK and Northern European markets. SmartCo has seen an increase in the number of its international clients and as part of its internationalisation strategy, the Paris and Boston-based software company’s goal is…
SEC Announces Agenda and Panellists for Roundtable on Money Market Funds and Systemic Risk
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the panellists and final agenda for the Money Market Funds and Systemic Risk Roundtable to be held 10 May. The roundtable will address the potential for money market funds to pose a systemic risk to broader financial markets – what makes money market funds vulnerable to runs and…
Omgeo Launches Hedge Fund Operations Forum
Omgeo, the global standard for post-trade efficiency, announced today that it has launched the Hedge Fund Operations Forum (HOF), an industry peer group for UK-based hedge fund operations professionals. Members of the HOF will meet on a quarterly basis to exchange ideas and knowledge of operational best practice implementation that goes beyond current regulatory requirements….
Thomson Reuters Expands Fixed Income Valuation Offering with New CLO Pricing Capability
Thomson Reuters announced today the launch of a new Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) evaluated pricing service, delivered via DataScope Select, its strategic distribution platform for non-streaming global content and pricing. This new pricing capability will provide end-of-day valuations for global cash CLOs, including both broadly syndicated and middle market deals, and give investors greater transparency…
Dow Jones Adds Apple iPad Channel to Investment Banker Data Service
Dow Jones has added an Apple iPad app to the Dow Jones Investment Banker (DJIB) suite and says it will create apps for more tablet devices as they emerge. The app is free to download from the iPad app store, but users must be registered for DJIB. Dow Jones introduced the web-based information service dedicated…