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Major Australian Superannuation Fund selects StatPro Seven
StatPro Group, a leading provider of portfolio analytics and data solutions for the global asset management industry, today announces that Brisbane-based superannuation fund QSuper, has completed the implementation of StatPro Seven’s performance and attribution SaaS platform. This is part of QSuper’s three-year strategic plan to improve its in-house investment capability and performance analytics solutions, in…
EFAMA Publishes Briefing on the European Fund Classification (EFC)
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published the second edition of its “European Fund Classification” (EFC) Forum Briefing which updates on progress made towards the adoption and enhancement of the EFC so far this year. The EFC has been launched with a view to enhancing the integrity of European investment funds. The…
Virginie’s Blog – SEC’s Systemic Risk Push and Form PF
This week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conducted an open meeting about new proposed data reporting requirements for the private funds sector for systemic risk monitoring purposes. The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have been tasked with adopting a joint form to collect critical systemic risk data about hedge funds…
Northern Trust and BI-SAM Announce Agreement to Integrate Attribution Models for Fixed Income
Northern Trust and BI-SAM today announced an agreement to integrate BI-SAM’s B-One Fixed Income Attribution models into Northern Trust’s multi-faceted web portal, Passport. The agreement with BI-SAM, a leading provider of software and services to the global performance, attribution and reporting industry, will strengthen Northern Trust’s fixed income portfolio analysis capabilities for custody and fund…
Nasdaq OMX Creating Ecosystem for Trading Tools Vendors, Licensing OMnet
Nasdaq OMX is creating a partner ecosystem of vendors that provide trading infrastructure tools, such as for latency monitoring and FIX testing, and has begun to license its OMnet messaging protocols to this community – including early members Correlix and Corvil. Ann Neidenbach, senior vice president of global technology products and services at Nasdaq OMX,…
Moody’s Corporation Reports Results for Third Quarter 2011
Summary of Results for Third Quarter 2011 Moody’s reported revenue of $531.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 4% from $513.3 million for the third quarter of 2010. Operating income for the quarter was $196.1 million, a 4% increase from $188.9 million for the same period last year. Diluted…
London’s Big Bang in 1986 … The Beginning of the End
Note: This is a slightly updated version of an article I wrote five years ago for A-Team Insight, on the 20th anniversary of London’s Big Bang. I thought it was worth another airing … and while the latency of the time was more slow and low, some lessons in capacity planning can still be learned…
Aviva Investors Selects Vermilion Software for KIIDs, Factsheets, Factbooks and Institutional Client Reporting
In a market where reporting demands are ever varying and complex, Vermilion Software is delighted to announce that Aviva Investors has selected Vermilion Reporting Suite (VRS) for the production of their Key Investor Information Documents (KIID), Factsheets, Factbooks and Institutional Client Reports. This will all be delivered within one solution to streamline Aviva Investors’ reporting…
Accuity Issues Critical UN and EU Sanctions Data Enhancements for AML Regulatory Compliance
Accuity, the leading provider of payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services, announced today the expansion of its industry-leading sanctions data coverage. Companies will now have access to critical information not found on the standard United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) sanctions lists to help banks and corporations reduce regulatory…
FSA Slaps Credit Suisse UK with a £5.95m Fine for Data Failings Regarding SCARPs
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Credit Suisse’s UK operations £5.95 million for failing to maintain accurate records for its structured capital at risk products (SCARPs) and risk related systems and controls failures. According to the regulator, the private bank had inadequate systems and controls in place in order to assess its customers’…