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Sifma Led Coalition Details 14 Key Prerequisites for OFR LEI Solution Providers, 3 June Deadline for Submissions
Following its publication of a wish list for the legal entity identifier (LEI) earlier this month, the 13 strong, Sifma led coalition of industry associations focused on providing feedback to the US Office of Financial Research (OFR) has detailed its 14 key prerequisites for the solution providers that will be tasked with bringing the new…
First Derivatives Annual Results
First Derivatives, a leading provider of software and consulting services to industry global investment banks and hedge funds, today announces its results for the twelve months ended 28 February 2011. Financial Highlights: – Revenues increased by 44.2% to £36.740 million (2010: £25.476 million) – EBITDA increased by 18.3% to £8.575 million (2010: £7.247 million) –…
S&P’s Purcell Discusses the European Commission’s Ruling Regarding US ISIN Pricing Practices
Given the industry debate that has been sparked by the European Commission’s agreement with Standard & Poor’s for the vendor’s Cusip Global Services (CGS) business to cut the fee it charges European customers to receive ISINs for US securities, Reference Data Review catches up with Darren Purcell, European director for CGS, to find out the vendor’s perspective….
Vanderbilt Professor Craig Lewis Named SEC Chief Economist and Director of RiskFin Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Craig M. Lewis has been named SEC Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation (RiskFin). Dr. Lewis, the Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, is currently a visiting scholar at the SEC and…
The Current State of Data Quality for Risk, Analytics and Valuations: Letter from Asia
By Stephen Engdahl, senior vice president of product strategy for GoldenSource The impact of data quality on critical business functions is a hot topic in data management circles today and one that I was looking forward to hear more on at the A-Team Group Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations conference that took place…
Midmar Capital Strengthens Investment Team
Midmar Capital LLP, manager of the Merrion European Absolute Return Fund, has appointed Dariusz Sliwinski to its investment team. Dariusz joins from Martin Currie Investment Ltd, where he held the position of Director and Head of Global Emerging Markets. Prior to this Dariusz was a senior investment manager with Consortium Raiffeisen Atkins which managed the…
Netik Appoints Evan Lorch as Chief Financial Officer
Netik, a leading global financial information management and distribution provider, announced today the appointment of Evan Lorch to the role of Chief Financial Officer. He will sit on Netik’s executive management team reporting directly to Rob Flatley, CEO of Netik. Lorch will be based out of Netik’s New York headquarters and will assume responsibility for…
Russell and Axioma Launch a New Suite of ‘Long-Only’ Factor-Based Indexes
Russell Investments, which owns the most widely used U.S. equity benchmarks for institutional investment products’, and Axioma, Inc., a leading provider of advanced tools for portfolio optimization and risk analysis, have collaborated to launch a series of long-only large and small cap factor indexes. These new Russell-Axioma U.S. Small and Large Cap Factor Indexes are…
Does the European Commission’s Ruling on S&P Regarding ISIN Pricing go Far Enough?
Some corners of the industry are not convinced that the European Commission’s recent ruling on Standard & Poor’s ISIN pricing commitments goes far enough, as evidenced by comments made by a number of industry associations including the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the UK-based Information Provider User Group (IPUG) last week. It…
Virginie’s Blog – A Thorough Grilling at DMRAV
This time last week I was in New York chairing our Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in front of a packed audience clamouring to hear more about the Office of Financial Research (OFR) from the Fed’s own CDO John Bottega. Although it was not the only highlight of the day (many…