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Data Explorers Appoints Ex-Thomson Reuters Morris and Holmes as COO and Sales Director
Securities lending data provider Data Explorers has appointed two senior executives from Thomson Reuters to join its management team. It has hired Jonathan Morris as chief operating officer and Christopher Holmes as sales director. Morris led the integration effort for the new combined Thomson Reuters sales and trading content and technology organisations, and was also…
Mizuho Corporate Bank Signs up for CB.Net and Petra Financial Reference Data Directory
Following their signing of a partnership agreement in July, Petra Financial and CB.Net have announced their first customer for their combined reference data directory offering. Mizuho Corporate Bank has deployed, CB.Net’s BankSearchPlusOnline in three locations worldwide: London, Paris and Milan. According to the vendors, BankSearchPlusOnline will give Mizuho staff access to a comprehensive directory of…
What Goes in Must Come Out: The Importance of Pricing Sources in Central Clearing
By Laurent Paulhac, CEO, Credit Market Analysis The credit crunch exposed significant flaws in the infrastructure of the US$62 trillion credit market. The failure of Bear Stearns, in particular, highlighted the importance of reducing counterparty risk through independent, centralised clearing counterparties. Many such counterparties have thrown their hats into the clearing ring of late, without…
DebtX and Bloomberg Sign Agreement for Loan Pricing Data
Online marketplace for commercial debt, DebtX, has signed an agreement with Bloomberg under which its loan pricing data is available to Bloomberg subscribers via the Bloomberg Professional L service. The vendors hope this will bring a new level of transparency to the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market. DebtX CEO Kingsley Greenland explains: “Bloomberg and DebtX…
Telekurs Rebrands, Partners with ValuePrice and Sets Sights on Valuations
It has been a busy few months for Telekurs, following its rebrand under the Swiss Financial Market Services group as SIX Telekurs and the establishment of a partnership with Frankfurt-based valuations provider ValuePrice. The partners have also announced their first client for their pricing services offering: German asset manager Metzler Investment. The rebrand is part…
Derivix Appoints Demitroff to Lead Sales in NYC
Derivix, a financial services software company that provides options pricing and analytics solutions, has appointed John Demitroff as managing director, head of sales. He will work in the vendor’s new NYC offices and has more than 20 years of experience in experience in sales and executive leadership in the financial services industry. Prior to joining…
Xenomorph Launches Updated Version of TimeScape with Enhanced Data Cleansing
Xenomorph has launched an update of its TimeScape data and analytics management system with enhanced data cleansing and validation encompassing ‘4 eyes’ or two user approval. The system has been updated in accordance with client feedback, according to the vendor. Chris Budgen, chief technology architect at Xenomorph, explains: “Cleansing, validation and audit is a vital…
Aite Group Touts Distributed Data Management as Next Big Thing
Although enterprise data management (EDM) has gained popularity in the market, financial institutions are now considering the benefits of distributed data models, according to a recent report by analyst firm Aite Group. The report, entitled “EDM to DDM: Moore’s Law Rewards Centralised Data Procrastinators”, introduces the concept of distributed data management (DDM), and analyses the…
Cadis Software Opens NYC Office, Appoints Lamour to Head
Cadis Software, a provider of enterprise data management (EDM) systems for buy side institutions, has opened a new office in New York office and appointed a new vice president of sales for North America, Hank Lamour. Lamour has previously worked for PerTrac, SS&C Technologies, Merrill Lynch, Cantor Fitzgerald and Standard & Poor’s. His new role…
Thomson Reuters Links Portia to DataScope Select as Part of Integration Drive
Following the statement by CEO Tom Glocer at the start of the year that the newly merged firm would benefit from “synergies” between the two businesses, the media group and financial data provider has announced that it is linking two of its key products in the back office space. Thomson Reuters has linked its investment…