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Interactive Data Provides Evaluated Pricing for INTEXcalc and Pushes on with Vantage Transparency Platform
Intex Solutions, a provider of structured securities deal models and cashflow analytics, has selected Interactive Data to provide independent evaluated prices on a range of securitised bonds for use in its INTEXcalc cashflow analysis application. The application is designed to offer transparency, ease of use and speed in analysing structured financial securities. The Interactive Data…
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: Valuations and Electronic OTC Markets
While all eyes seem to be on the LEI and its tortuous birth, many of our clients and contacts are preparing – perhaps more quietly – for perhaps the other great challenge or opportunity of 2013: valuations. Before I set off for New York a couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to catch up…
Capco Proposes the Creation of a Data Culture to Advance Data Management
Financial firms are falling short on data management issues such as calculating the true cost of data, identifying the operational cost savings of improved data management and embracing social media data, but according to research by consultancy Capco, these issues can be resolved with a cross-organisational and practical approach to data management and the development…
Exegy Delivers Data Tone in Mahwah and Aurora
Exegy has made its Data Tone service, providing low-latency market data, available at NYSE Euronext’s Mahwah, NJ data centre, and at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s data centre in Aurora, Il. Data Tone provides low cost feeds as a service, leveraging Exegy’s ticker plant. At Mahwah, Exegy is offering access to NYSE data feeds, and in…
Brits Say HFT Does Not Lead to Volatility
A report published by the U.K. government says that there is no evidence that high frequency trading leads to increased volatility, which is a key driver of market data rates. The report – The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets – by the U.K. government’s Office for Science – which is not a regulator…
Euroclear Bank and SmartStream Plan Central Data Utility for Reference Data
Euroclear Bank’s partnership with SmartStream, announced early this week, will deliver a centralised reference data utility service designed to deliver high-quality data from a neutral source, reduce mismatches in reference data, cut back-office costs and provide an intra-day view of markets. The first service dedicated to Eurobond data will be available towards the end of…
Opera Targets MBS Market; Leverages Vektor Big Data Framework
Opera Solutions has introduced Mobiuss Front Office and Mobiuss Portfolio for assessing and managing mortgage-related risks and market opportunities in the commercial real estate, residential whole loans and mortgage backed securities marketplaces. The SaaS-delivered offerings leverage Opera’s Vektor big data analytics and signal processing platform. Vektor integrates new data connector, accumulator, and transformer components in…
Bankenes Sikringsfond Implements Xenomorph TimeScape to Improve Risk Analytics
Bankenes Sikringsfond, the Norwegian banks’ guarantee fund, is implementing Xenomorph’s TimeScape solution to create a central analytics and data management platform that can support a dynamic risk approach to the market. The fund started looking for a solution about six months ago. It wanted to link multiple data sources and perform proprietary analysis for distribution…
Thomson Reuters Calls on Industry to Solve Issues of Standards Coexistence in Corporate Actions
Thomson Reuters is working with leaders in the corporate actions industry to drive a decision on how the coexistence of two standards in the discipline should be tackled to stem uncertainty in the market and help participants avoid the costs of implementing systems using both standards. The company has brought together the thoughts and opinions…
Current Solutions Lacking, Despite Foundational Nature of Reference Data
Reference data management (RDM) is a foundational element of financial enterprises, yet the collection of solutions used to manage reference data in most firms is not satisfactory, according to a report published this week. The report – Reference Data Management: Unlocking Operational Efficiencies, published by Tabb Group in conjunction with data integration specialist Informatica –…