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Interactive Data Enhances International Content for Fund Administrators and Custodians by Further Enhancing Alliance with Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia
Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of independent pricing and valuation services, today announced that it has expanded its agreement with Bond Pricing Agency Malaysia Sdn Bhd (BPA Malaysia), a leading national bond pricing agency. Interactive Data is now distributing evaluated pricing for long-term Malaysian fixed income assets from BPA Malaysia. Demand for this content…
Dow Jones & Company Live with Global Data from SIX Telekurs
Global news and business information leader Dow Jones & Company has selected SIX Telekurs as a preferred provider of market data and other financial information. Dow Jones’ key financial publications and websites, including The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s, will carry market data delivered by SIX Telekurs. SIX Telekurs’ normalized streaming market data feeds…
LBBW Takes Control if its Data with Xenomorph’s TimeScape
As part of its market data management project to improve the internal model for Market Risk calculations, LBBW (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg), one of Germany’s largest banks, has implemented Xenomorph’s TimeScape analytics and data management solution. TimeScape provides the bank with a high performance data management system which enhances risk management, delivers validated market data based upon…
Global Top Ten Asset Manager Selects XSPR v5 Corporate Actions Platform
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, today announced that its newest client, one of the world’s top Asset Managers based in New York City, has selected the XSP v5 Corporate Actions automation solution. The recent client, with over US$700 billion in assets under management, will be implementing the XSP Data Management…
Opinion: MiFIR – Flat-Packed Furniture Without the Instructions?
By Matthew Coupe, director of sales and marketing, Redkite Financial Markets The proposed Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) has left me questioning what this piece of European regulation is actually going to achieve. Will the final legislation give the financial industry a set of clear-cut rules to follow and be accountable to? Or is…
Corporate Boards Vulnerable to Hacking and Information Theft, Says Thomson Reuters Survey
Most major corporations surveyed have significant security gaps that leave sensitive board-level information open to information theft and hacking. Those are among the findings of a new survey of board members of UK and global corporations conducted by Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance. The findings are particularly noteworthy in light of recent news stories…
Thomson Reuters Reinforces Commitment to Enterprise Solutions with New Hire
Thomson Reuters today announced that Ralf Roth has been named global head of Elektron Transactions and Strategy for the Enterprise Solutions business, reporting to Jon Robson, president of Enterprise Solutions. Joining Thomson Reuters from Deutsche Bank, Ralf brings nearly 20 years of international experience focused on automated trading. At Deutsche Bank Ralf was responsible for…
James Odell Joins DTCC as First Deputy General Counsel
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced that James E. Odell has joined the company as First Deputy General Counsel (Deputy GC). Odell brings more than 25 years of legal expertise in the financial services industry to this role, most recently with UBS Investment Bank. He reports to Larry E. Thompson, Managing Director…
Informatica’s Hsu Talks up Market Data and Standards Libraries Developments
EDM platform provider Informatica has extended its capital markets ambitions with added bells and whistles with the addition of new market data feed and data standards libraries, including Bloomberg and Depository and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) versions. Karen Hsu, director of product marketing for the vendor, explains to Reference Data Review how Informatica is also connecting with key…
Top Seven Low Latency Technology Advances
Technology in the Capital Markets changes quite rapidly. In order to stay competitive, business and IT leadership must learn about new approaches, techniques, technologies, and how to integrate it all together. Whether your role is as an architect, vendor, developer, analyst, or decision maker, it is vital to gain an understanding of these new areas…