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US FDIC Proposes New Registration Requirements for Residential Mortgage Loan Originators
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has published proposals for comment in the US Federal Register that would introduce new requirements for the registration of residential mortgage loan originators, thus adding new legal entity identifiers into the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLSR). Under the proposals, on which firms must provide feedback by the…
Northern Trust Enhances Asset Valuation Capabilities for Investment Operations Outsourcing Clients
Northern Trust announced today it has strengthened its client specific asset pricing capabilities for investment managers on its Investment Operations Outsourcing platform through an agreement with Broadridge Financial Solutions, a technology services company that provides information processing for investor communications and securities transactions. Under the agreement, Northern Trust will utilise Broadridge’s Managed Data Service to…
SIX Telekurs Redefines its Products and Services Categories
In response to client demand for a varied range of both standardised and customised data solutions, SIX Telekurs has redefined its products and services categories, to include SIX Telekurs Solutions. This new product category includes wide-reaching and varied solutions, offering customers a one-stop shop for their data and data solutions requirements. SIX Telekurs is a…
New Chief Executives at Euroclear Finland
The board of Euroclear Finland Ltd has appointed Anso Thiré as chief executive officer and Hanna Vainio as deputy chief executive of the Finnish central securities depository (CSD), Euroclear Finland. The appointments are effective immediately. The necessary approvals have been obtained from the Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) of Finland. Anso Thiré will also serve as…
Back Office Exec Registration on the Cards for Broker-Dealers, But What Impact Will it Have on Data Management?
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) has this month announced that it will be pushing ahead with its proposals to introduce registration requirements for back office operations execs within broker-dealer firms. But what will be the financial and practical impact on these back office functions, including data management and potentially outsourced operations roles, in the…
Q&A: Craig Betts of Solace Systems on Latency Beyond Algo Trading
Low latency messaging use is expanding beyond traditional algorithmic trading applications to address wider business requirements. Meanwhile, issues such as reliability, manageability and cost are becoming more visible. IntelligentTradingTechnology.com discussed low-latency messaging directions – and messaging directions in general – with Craig Betts, CEO of Solace Systems. Q: You recently announced a deal with the…
A Lack of Choice
A dominant theme from this week’s A-Team Group and SmartStream roundtable on data management challenges for the buy side in 2011 was the lack of viable alternatives in the market when it comes to both standards and data management industry groups or associations to join. A case in point was raised by a member of…
Opinion: Identifying Portfolio Exposures with Cross Reference Data
By Jackson Griffith, Director of Enterprise Solutions, S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies, McGraw-Hill Financial When a negative market event occurs, risk managers need to quickly determine their exposure to it and the impact it may have on their portfolio. Exposure can come in many forms and may not be obvious at first glance. For example,…
Pricing Partners Released a First Version of the Generic Malliavin Weightings for Greeks in MC and AMC
Pricing Partners announced today to provide a first version of the generic Malliavin Weightings for Greeks in Monte Carlo and American Monte Carlo. Pricing Partners is the first company to provide a generic Malliavin weighting for Greeks in Monte Carlo and American Monte Carlo. This should allow its clients to use less simulation paths to…
CMA Launches Bond Pricing Service for Corporate and Emerging Market Government Bonds
Today CMA launched CMA Datavision Bonds, a service providing daily independent pricing and market metrics for corporate, convertible and emerging market government bonds. CMA Datavision Bonds brings much sought after quality and transparency to bond pricing data, particularly valuable for illiquid bonds, where there can be large variations in pricing. CMA achieves this by applying…