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Cicada Spins Off CounterpartyLink to Investors Guaranty Global Alliance
Following several months of market speculation, CounterpartyLink has been sold by parent Cicada Cos to a group of investors led by Andover Capital, part of the Zurich-based specialist fund Investors Guaranty Global Alliance (IGGA). The deal places CPL among a number of financial content and technology investments already owned by IGGA and the Investors Guaranty…
Harvey Colborne Joins XSP as Business Relationship Manager for EMEA
Harvey Colborne, most recently principal consultant and head of marketing and pre-sales at Corero, formerly Mondas, has joined corporate Actions software provider XSP as business relationship manager for EMEA.
SmartCo Appoints New Head of Sales for the UK and Northern Europe
Smartco, provider of enterprise data management (EDM), has appointed Patrick Archer as sales manager for the UK and Northern Europe.
Interactive Data Names Jay S Kilberg Managing Director of Real-Time Services Business
Interactive Data Corporation has named Jay S Kilberg managing director of its Real-Time Services business. Kilberg joins Interactive Data from The McGraw-Hill Companies, where he was most recently vice president and general manager for the Platts Research & Analytics business.
Markit Announces Changes to Equities Team
The Markit Equities team is now led by Philippe Rivet, director and head of equity products in charge of sales, business development and client services and Paul Hodge, director and head of equity production, who takes responsibility for operations including dividend research, index management and reference data. John Price, managing director and founder of Markit…
FactSet Acquires a Copy of Thomson Fundamentals Database
Thomsom Reuters is to sell a copy of the Thomson Fundamental database to FactSet Research Systems, provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global investment community. The deal will include copies of the database, source data, collection software, documentation and collection training materials, as well as the potential for FactSet to acquire…
LaCrosse Global Fund Services Selects CMA DataVision for Independent Valuation Service
CMA, the credit information specialist recently acquired by CME Group, has signed LaCrosse Global Fund Services as a client for its consensus-based price verification data, DataVision, as a key component of LaCrosse’s valuation service for global clients. With 10 global offices in major and emerging markets, LaCrosse provides operations, middle-office and fund administration services to…
SuperDerivatives Names Baker Head of Sales, UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa
SuperDerivatives has appointed Stephen Baker as head of sales for the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining SuperDerivatives, Baker served as head of the Hedge Fund Consulting Practice at Accenture, which he established in the UK. His experience also includes senior sales management positions at Bloomberg in London and New York. Baker…
Invesco PowerShares Utilises Interactive Data
Invesco PowerShares is using Interactive Data’s Fair Value Information Service and Basket Calculation Service as inputs to the valuation processes for its exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Basket Calculation Service provides the IOPVs for Invesco PowerShares’ new municipal bond ETFs. It uses Interactive Data’s real-time fixed-income valuations, real-time equity pricing and interest rate data to calculate…
Fitch Launches Pricing Service for Asset-Backed Credit Default Swaps to Meet Growing Demand
Fitch Solutions last month launched a new pricing service for asset-backed credit default swaps (ABCDSs). The new services is aimed at meeting what Fitch sees as growing demand for independent pricing that covers the ABS product spectrum. As such, the company is pitching the new service as complementary to its existing single-name credit-default swap and…