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Fitch: Solvency II Set to Reshape Asset Allocation and Capital Markets
Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that Solvency II, the new regulatory regime for European insurers from 1 January 2013, is poised to transform how insurers allocate their assets, leading to shifts in demand and pricing for several asset classes. The report, entitled “Solvency II Set to Reshape Asset Allocation and Capital Markets”, highlights…
Broadridge Hires Jay Pila to Spearhead Growth of its International Securities Processing and Reconciliation Solutions Business in North America
Broadridge Financial Solutions, today announced the appointment of Jay Pila as SVP and General Manager of its Securities Processing Solutions, International business for the Americas, responsible for driving growth initiatives for Broadridge’s international processing solution range for banks and brokers, investment managers and corporate treasurers. Broadridge’s international processing solutions form a core component of its…
Virginie’s Blog – Data Gems from the Retail Banking World
Earlier this month I was in diamond capital of the world Antwerp for SAS’s annual European user conference and it was interesting to compare the stories from the vendor’s retail banking clients with those (fewer) speakers from the capital markets. It appears that when it comes to making use of banks’ primary asset, data, the…
Pricing Partners Speeds up General Callable Range Accrual Computation Leveraging Closed Form Solutions
Pricing Partners announced today to have implemented specific closed form solution for general callable range accrual products speeding up the computation by a factor of 100. End users are interested in computing their derivatives books at a portfolio level. Traditionally, the callable range accrual on CMS Spreads takes long time to price when using a…
Groupe Reunica’s Muret Elaborates on its Implementation of SAS to Tackle Op Risk and Increase Efficiency
French pension fund group Groupe Reunica has been using SAS’s data warehousing solution for around 10 years, but two years ago decided to expand its implementation to cover reporting and has since rolled out SAS Strategy Management (STM). Arnaud Muret, performance director at the group, explains the progress that has been made, what is still…
Citi Adds to its Securities and Fund Services Sales Team
Citigroup has hired Francesca De Bartolomeo as a director, head of Southern Europe investor sales for its Securities and Fund Services business within its Global Transaction Services unit. Based in Luxembourg, reporting to Jose Longree, EMEA head of client sales management for investors, De Bartolomeo will also be responsible for sourcing business from Latin America…
ANZ Selects Serisys to Implement the Syn~ Platform Across its Global Markets Business
Serisys Solutions, a provider of IT solutions and services to the capital markets, announced today that it has signed a global agreement with ANZ for the implementation, roll out and 24×7 support of the Syn~ platform across its Global Markets business. Serisys will implement Syn~ as ANZ Global Markets’ unified post-trade transaction processing system for…
Kinetic Partners’ U.S. Office Expands Regulatory and Compliance Practice to Meet Increased Hedge Fund Demand for SEC Registration
Kinetic Partners, a global professional services firm to the asset management, investment banking and brokerage community, today said it has expanded the regulatory and compliance team at its New York office to meet increasing demand from hedge funds undergoing SEC registration required under the Dodd-Frank Act. Donald Babbitt and Kevin Duffy Jr. have joined the…
Natixis Further Reinforces Coverage
Laurent Capes appointed Senior Banker Laurent Capes started his career with the World Bank in 1997. In 1999, he joined the Emerging Markets division within the Treasury Directorate at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry. In 2001, in the Financial Markets office of the Treasury Directorate, he worked on several privatization transactions. He…
IOSCO Highlights Dark Pool Post-trade Data Gaps, Lack of Global Venue Identification Standards
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its principles for the global dark pool community, which highlights the high degree of disparity across the post-trade data environment for these venues. In particular, it notes the lack of a common venue identification standard and trade reporting processes. IOSCO, which has also been working on…