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SuperDerivatives Appoints Ex-ICAP CEO Jeffery as COO
SuperDerivatives has appointed ex-CEO of ICAP Electronic Broking, Jack Jeffery, as chief operations officer as part of its plans for global expansion. Prior to joining ICAP, Jeffery was CEO of EBS, which was subsequently acquired by ICAP. He was also employed by Citibank in Australia and the UK, most recently as managing director for European…
Asset Control Expands Tapmaster’s Instrument and Securities Coverage
Asset Control has enhanced its data management product Tapmaster by introducing support for portfolios, swaps and money market derivatives, as well as support for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) reporting data. Phil Lynch, Asset Control’s president and chief executive officer, says: “The need to provide support for a firm’s own portfolio data is becoming…
Misys Integrates Markit’s Loan Pricing Service into Loan IQ
Misys has achieved certified alliance partner status under Markit’s certification programme and has integrated Markit’s loan pricing service into Misys Loan IQ, its commercial lending solution. The combined offering will enable mutual clients of the two companies to automatically price loans from the Misys Loan IQ platform. As a result of the integration mutual clients…
Carnegie Bank Picks SuperDerivatives for Equity Derivatives Valuation
SuperDerivatives, provider of options pricing and a multi-asset derivatives platform for revaluation and risk management, has been chosen by Nordic bank Carnegie Investment Bank AB to perform independent valuation services for its equity derivatives portfolio. Per Jutemar, group operational risk manager at Carnegie, says the choice to use SuperDerivatives Revaluation Center is part of a…
LakeFrontData adds former Capco Reference Data Executive to Advisory Board
Former executive vice president of Capco Reference Data Services, Predrag Dizdarevic, has joined LakeFrontData’s advisory council and his company, KonsultLab LLC, has joined LakeFront Data Ventures’ Data Management Partner Program. LakeFrontData has stated that it is collaborating with Dizdarevic, who is currently an independent consultant, on “a number of data management market opportunities and client…
Markit Appoints Charles Longden as MD for Fixed Income and Credit
Markit has appointed Charles Longden as managing director in fixed income and credit. Longden joins Markit from ABN AMRO where he worked for 12 years, most recently as global head of credit trading and eco-markets. In his new role Longden will focus on expanding the firm’s fixed income and credit businesses. He will also develop…
Swift Appoints Ex-Radianz MD Chris Church as Securities Head
After a year of waiting, Swift has finally announced its successor to Jim Donovan as global head of securities: ex-Radianz managing director Chris Church. As well as leading the securities division, Church will also head the Americas region and be a member of the leadership council. Church will report to Swift CEO Lázaro Campos and…
Eagle and Thomson Reuters Connect Data Management Systems, Meeting Diverse Data and Reporting Needs
Eagle Investment Systems and Thomson Reuters have launched a standard interface between Eagle’s data management solution and Thomson Reuters DataScope Select. Eagle’s data management solution provides connectivity and data integration from numerous sources and consolidates it in one location. The new standard interface allows clients to import DataScope Select security data into Eagle’s data management…
Markit Offers Free Access to RED for Smaller CDS Firms to Encourage Broader Buy Side Buy In
Data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing vendor Markit has released a new license for its Reference Entity Database (RED) for smaller buy side firms. Under the terms of the new license, asset managers with low credit default swap (CDS) trading volumes that use DTCC Deriv/SERV for trade confirmation will gain free access to…
EDM Releases Progress Update on Faulty Data Pilot and Details of Semantic Repository Project
It has been a busy month for the EDM Council, not only has it released an interim report with IBM on the findings of its project to measure the performance implications of missing or faulty data on key functions within financial institutions, it has also released details of plans for a new online semantic repository….