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Markit and Cairn Capital to Launch European ABS Performance Monitor
Markit, a global financial information services company, and Cairn Capital Limited, a credit asset management and advisory firm, today announced the forthcoming launch of the Markit ABS Performance Monitor platform. This new service will combine Markit’s ABS surveillance capability with Cairn’s advisory and credit market expertise to provide state of the art performance monitoring for…
Electra Information Systems Appoints Marketing Executive
Electra Information Systems, a provider of post-trade solutions for the institutional investor marketplace, including trade settlement, reconciliation, data collection and aggregation, today announced that Janis Alber has joined the company to lead its marketing and public relations initiatives. This move reinforces Electra’s growth strategy and further underscores Electra’s leadership position within the financial technology market….
A New Mandate for Pricing Partners with HSBC
Pricing Partners announced today that HSBC chose Pricing Partners’ independent valuation platform Price-it Online, to provide independent revaluation for structured products. Eric Benhamou, CEO of Pricing Partners comments: “HSBC is one of our leading references and a strong sign of the credibility of our derivatives valuation system. With this reference, we are taking an important…
ReformIS Graduates First from Cadis Centre for Excellence
Global EDM specialist Cadis has certified the first graduates of its Centre of Excellence. ReformIS, an information systems consultancy and Cadis official partner, has cemented its expertise and successfully put its key consultants through the five-day certification course. 50 further candidates from multiple institutions are also already signed up for future courses. “Across our asset…
Oracle Capital Selects Quantifi for Valuation and Risk Management of New Structured Credit Fund
Quantifi, a provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, today announced that Oracle Capital, a hedge fund start-up founded by two former Lehman Brothers traders, has selected Quantifi XL for the pricing and analysis of their structured credit portfolio. Founded in 2009, Oracle Capital is based in Hong Kong…
The Clifton Group Selects F3 SDK
Fincad, a global provider of financial analytics, and The Clifton Group, a SEC registered investment advisory firm, announced today that Clifton has selected the F3 SDK analytics platform to expand their existing enterprise-wide derivatives pricing and valuation system. “Staying competitive in the investment advisory business means being able to react to valuation and pricing needs…
SunGard Boosts Data Management Offering By Combining MarketMap and Fame Under SaaS Banner
In line with the current trend in the vendor community towards launching software as a service (SaaS) versions of data management solutions, SunGard has decided to combine its Fame and MarketMap offerings under the banner of a new SaaS environment. The vendor has just integrated Exchange Data International’s (EDI) corporate actions data feed into MarketMap and…
Six Further Jurisdictions to Join IOSCO’s Fight Against Cross Border Securities Market Misconduct
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has today announced that six further securities regulatory authorities have been invited to become full signatories of the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding concerning Consultation, Cooperation and the Exchange of Information (MMoU). This follows the acceptance of the current IOSCO members from South Korea and Uruguay as full…
Ex-S&P MD Biltoo Joins Global Carbon Ratings and Analytics Outfit IDEAcarbon
After more than six years at the helm of Standard & Poor’s Fixed Income Solutions business, Krishna Biltoo has headed off to pastures new, and particularly green pastures at that. Biltoo is now joint CEO at carbon finance ratings, research and analytical solution provider, IDEAcarbon. The start-up was founded back in 2007 and is aiming…
UK FSA Produces Form for Firms to Confirm Why They Won’t be Ready for SCV
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has sent out its pre-implementation report template for firms to fill in to confirm whether or not they will be ready for the incoming Single Customer View (SCV) reforms. Boards must confirm in writing by 31 July the status of their SCV projects, most of which have yet to…