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SunGard Adds Data from GFI Group to Enhance its FastVal Derivatives Valuation Service
SunGard has added data from GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc. (“GFI”), to help enhance the quality of the data in SunGard’s FastVal, which provides independent valuation services. GFI, a leading provider of wholesale brokerage, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products for global financial markets, will supply FX data to…
FSB Granted with More Power for Systemic Risk Data Monitoring, ESRB Details Data Collection Arrangements
At the weekend, the G20 indicated that the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) powers with regards to systemic risk monitoring and data gathering would be increased to allow it to compile an annual review on how well financial regulations have been adopted across the G20 countries. And, at the end of last month, the European Systemic…
ISDA Unveils New Mission Statement
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today that its board of directors has updated its mission statement to reflect the Association’s evolving mandate in the rapidly changing global derivatives markets. The new mission statement is: ISDA fosters safe and efficient derivatives markets to facilitate effective risk management for all users of derivative…
A Tale of Two Benchmarks – for STAC-M3 and kdb+
This week saw the publication of two “M3” benchmarks conducted by STAC, covering time-series management solutions. And while both relate to Kx Systems’ kdb+ database (apparently to date the only database to have published M3 benchmarks), comparing them would be an apples to oranges exercise. STAC-M3 is focused on solutions that manage large amounts of…
S&P Capital IQ Signs UBRD to CreditPro
S&P Capital IQ Risk Solutions today announced a deal to provide CreditPro to Russian bank, Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development (UBRD). The agreement allows UBRD to access S&P ratings, rating migrations, defaults and recovery database on more than 15,000 issuers, 130,000 securities, 150,000 structured finance tranches, and 140 sovereigns. CreditPro enables credit professionals to…
RBC Dexia Extends Mandate with Comgest to Provide KIID Services
RBC Dexia Investor Services today announced that it has won a new mandate from Comgest, the independent international asset management group, to provide Key Investor Information Document (KIID) services to the Dublin domiciled umbrella, Comgest Growth Fund. RBC Dexia provides a variety of services to Comgest, including fund accounting, custody and financial reporting. The KIID…
Virginie’s Blog – Regulatory Change and LEI Discussions Dominate at DMRAV (Not to Mention the G20 Meeting)
As I previously predicted, the spectre of incoming regulation and the standards developments around a new legal entity identifier (LEI) were popular topics for discussion at yesterday’s Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in London. Panellists and delegates alike discussed the changing dynamics within the data management universe that have meant much…
Broadridge Canada Announces BR Mobile for Financial Advisors
Broadridge Financial Solutions, today announced the availability of the BR Mobile solution for financial advisors in Canada, as a new product offering for Canadian securities dealers using Broadridge’s Dataphile solution set. This new solution from Broadridge creates a real-time mobile extension of the ProPhile advisor desktop, allowing advisors using the most popular mobile devices to…
Interactive Data and FINRA Provide Transparency into Structured Securities Market
Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of financial market data, analytics, and related solutions, today announced that Interactive Data and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have developed a set of reports designed to provide transparency into market activity related to U.S. structured securities on a daily basis. The reports consist of the U.S. Structured…
Stuart Guinness to join Credit Suisse as Head of Emerging Markets Products, Asia Pacific
Credit Suisse announced today Stuart Guinness will join Credit Suisse as a Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets Products, Asia Pacific in the Asset Management Division, effective November 3, 2011. He will be based in Hong Kong, reporting to Neil Harvey, Head of Asia Pacific and Head of Emerging Markets globally and Sudip Thakor,…