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S&P Provide More Data for US Securities
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies announced the addition of a new intra-day pricing snapshot for US taxable securities. Delivered via Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations (SPSE), a leading provider of independent evaluations, the new intra-day report – delivered at 12:30 PM ET daily – provides a real-time snapshot of market-derived pricing for over 1.5 million…
Virginie’s Blog – Does Corporate Actions Data Have a Place in a Utility?
The same old discussions about STP and standardisation in the corporate actions space may play out year after year (see my recent blog on which here), but one interesting (and newer, if not entirely new) idea discussed at last week’s CorpActions 2011 conference was the concept of corporate actions event data being stored in a…
SmartStream Supports Regulatory Reporting Requirements with New TLM Solution for Archiving Historic Transaction
SmartStream, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management specialist, today announced the launch of TLM Archive, a new tool that delivers long-term storage and retrieval of transaction data to aid regulatory reporting requirements. The efficient management of transaction data has been an issue for many firms as regulators increase the time that historical data must be stored…
Citi Whitepaper Outlines the Top Five Issues OTC Derivative Investors Must Plan for in the Wake of Dodd-Frank Reforms
Citi announced today that it has released a new whitepaper that outlines the top five issues that OTC Derivative investors must plan for in the wake of Dodd-Frank reforms. “Ready or Not? Here It Comes: OTC Derivatives in the Post-Dodd-Frank Landscape – Implications for Investment Managers,” describes the challenges facing investment managers across operations and…
Panellists Note the Lack of a Global Initiative for Proxy Voting Standardisation
There may be a number of national initiatives focused on standardising proxy voting practices in individual countries, but there are no global efforts to harmonise these practices across borders, agreed panellists at this month’s CorpActions 2011 conference in London. Justin Chapman, global head of process management at Northern Trust, suggested that some engagement at an…
Mr. René Anger Leaves Pricing Partners
Pricing Partners, the world leader in OTC derivatives pricing analytics, mathematical models and independent valuations, announced today that after five years of collaboration between Pricing Partners and René Anger, its previously CTO, have agreed to part the company. Mr Eric Benhamou stated: “We thank René for his contribution to Pricing Partners. We wish him success…
Bats Europe Goes West to Equinix’s Community
So, Bats Europe has officially signed on to relocate its matching engines to Equinix’s LD4 facility in Slough, west of London. If all goes well, it will be up and running at its new location in October, as a new member of the ‘community’ there. Of course, if all goes very well, by then the…
ISDA Publishes 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today the publication of the 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions. The Definitions represent a key development in the ongoing industry initiative to increase standardization and automation and further reduce risk across over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. The Definitions, published on July 8, include a Main Book and…
DTCC Names Adam Wysota Chief Technology Officer
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that Adam Wysota, an information technology veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the field, joined the organization on July 5 as managing director and chief technology officer. In this position, Wysota will be responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of DTCC’s critical…
Thomson Reuters Survey Highlights Top Four Areas of Bank Concern for OTC Derivatives Regulation
The uncertainty surrounding upcoming over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulation is prompting concern amongst banks in four key areas, according to a recent survey by Thomson Reuters. The implications of the regulations on capital requirements, workflow, the cost to trade and liquidity for single-bank platforms were highlighted by banks as unknown outcomes of most concern resulting from…