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CESR Elaborates on New Counterparty Risk Requirements for UCITS, Data Quality Back in the Spotlight
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has added yet another paper detailing new data requirements for UCITS as part of its ongoing mandate to provide more clarity around the requirements of the directive, this time focused on counterparty risk measurement. The “guidelines on risk measurement and the calculation of global exposure and counterparty risk…
Xenomorph’s Sentance Goes West
Brian Sentance, CEO of data management platform supplier Xenomorph, has relocated to New York to support growth of office there. Sentance has been spearheading an ambitious expansion plan at Xenomorph that saw the move to new premises in London. His own move to the New York area appears to deliver on the promise issued late…
Reval Forms Risk and Compliance Board Committee, Hires Chief Compliance Officer
Reval, a global derivative risk management and hedge accounting solutions provider that has been managing post-trade over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts in its single version software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for over a decade, announced today that it has formed a board-level risk and compliance committee and has hired a chief compliance officer in advance of its registration…
GFI FENICS Appoints New Head of Quantitative Research
GFI Group’s FENICS has appointed Julian Cook as head of quantitative research. In his expanded role, Cook will now be responsible for devising and executing GFI FENICS’ ongoing maths strategy. This will include proprietary models as well as the ongoing relationships with third-party model providers. Cook will also oversee bespoke projects for clients, ensuring that…
Netik’s Management Team Focusing on Data Management Value Adds Such as Analytics and Downstream Requirements, Says New Recruit Mason
Following the management shake up that took place at the start of the year, data management outsourcing solution vendor Netik has kicked off a strategic review to better understand what the vendor has historically done well and where it can improve its solutions for the benefit of its user community, explains John Mason, who joined…
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies Develops New Benchmark Scoring Methodology to Evaluate Corporate Bonds
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies, an independent and analytically separate business unit within Standard & Poor’s that provides users with market intelligence and analytic insight for risk driven investment analysis, announced the launch of a new evaluation benchmark on S&P’s Global Credit Portal investor analytics platform. The new Risk-to-Price scoring methodology is intended to help…
S&P’s Fahy and Markwith Elaborate on BP Case Study for Monitoring of Risk Exposure via its Cross Referencing Services
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been gathering its fair share of headlines over the last few months but one of the biggest challenges for financial institutions has been in identifying their exposure to the firm and tracking the relevant entity data across its various subsidiaries. Roger Fahy, director, and Ryan…
UnaVista Expands Transaction Reporting and Reference Data Checking Services to Dutch Market
As promised by Mark Husler, head of information services business development at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), back in May, the exchange operator has extended its transaction reporting service beyond its traditional UK remit into the Netherlands. The LSE has therefore received approval from the Dutch regulator, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), to act as…
DTCC Launches Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository, Gains FSA Approval for UK Subsidiary
Following its announcement last month that it would be establishing a European-based derivatives trade reporting repository, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has indicated that it has gained the approval of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to establish the required UK subsidiary to launch a repository on European shores. DTCC has also launched its…
Wandering Off Course?
Back in the summer of 2008 I wrote a feature for ATiQ on the grand plans for an “investment roadmap” for standards that was launched by three of the main players in the financial messaging standards world – FIX Protocol (FPL), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Swift. However, despite the fanfare at…