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RBC Dexia Survey Indicates That 64% of Italian Asset Managers Planning to Invest in Risk Management
The Italian asset management community is well apprised of the risk management challenges it faces as a result of the incoming Bank of Italy rules relating to these firms’ governance structures, but it still has a long way to go before it is ready, according to a recent survey conducted by custodian bank RBC Dexia….
Capital IQ Opens New Office in Dubai
Capital IQ, a Standard & Poor’s business and a leading provider of comprehensive fundamental and quantitative research and analysis solutions, announced today that it is expanding its presence in the EMEA region with the opening of an office in Dubai, UAE. The Capital IQ platform is a web and Excel-based research product that combines deep…
GoldenSource’s Stock and Meriton Discuss Potential to be a Direct Technology Provider to the Office of Financial Research
Given that the Office of Financial Research has been a hotly debated topic within the industry of late (even if the regulatory community has been rather quiet on the subject), it is no surprise that vendors are keen to offer their services to those charged with establishing such a data utility. One such vendor is…
BNL Vita Selects SunGard’s FastVal for Independent Valuation of Complex Derivatives
BNL Vita, an Italian banking insurance company that specialises in the life sector, has selected SunGard’s FastVal, an independent valuation service for vanilla and complex over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, to independently value its client’s portfolios. FastVal 3.0, which is delivered on an ASP basis, will help BNL Vita increase its operational efficiency when valuing complex OTC…
FINCAD Responds to Customer Needs for Greater Risk Management and Transparency
With the recent US Senate approved bill that means sweeping overhaul of financial regulation and calls for more transparency and prudent risk management, FINCAD, the industry standard for financial analytics, announced the launch of F3 Excel Edition. In a recent FINCAD survey, financial professionals revealed a greater need for detailed risk management models and better…
PolarLake Announces Partnership with OnixS to Extend Market Data and Front Office Capabilities
PolarLake today announced that it has agreed a partnership with OnixS allowing PolarLake to support a range of OnixS Direct Market Access Market Data and Trading Handlers. The OnixS solutions provide high performance calibrated and certified access to a wide range of exchanges, ECNs and brokers based on FIX standards and proprietary API’s. John Randles…
Markit Adds Commodities to Portfolio Valuations Service
Markit, a global financial information services company, today announced it has extended the range of instruments covered by its Portfolio Valuations service to include commodities. The addition of commodities is a major milestone in Markit’s ongoing programme to develop a comprehensive, independent valuations service. Markit now provides valuations for commodity derivatives such as forwards, swaps…
GoldenSource’s New Data Warehouse Solution Has Already Netted Two Asset Management Clients, Says Meriton
EDM vendor GoldenSource has this week launched its new Data Warehouse solution on the market, pulling together its various data management offerings under the banner of a consolidated repository for a firm’s various data sets. Mike Meriton, CEO of the vendor, explains to Reference Data Review that it has already bagged two asset management clients for…
FactSet Names New Director of Portfolio Risk Research
FactSet Research Systems, a provider of financial information to the global investment community, today announced the appointment of Steve Greiner as director of portfolio risk research. In this role, Greiner will focus on the strategy and development of FactSet’s multi-asset class risk offerings. “We’re pleased to welcome someone with Steve’s experience and research skills to…
Exchange Data International Opens New York Office Reflecting Business Expansion and Appoints Hyland
Exchange Data International Limited (EDI), a specialist provider of global reference and corporate actions data, has opened a new office in New York to service its existing and growing North American clients. EDI at the same time has appointed Michael Hyland, an industry veteran, to advise on strategic matters especially with regard to fixed income…