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New Sybase Streaming Capability Conquers Challenges Facing Trade and Risk Analytics in Capital Markets
Sybase, Inc., an SAP company and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced the scheduled release of new and ground-breaking functionality connecting Sybase Replication Server to Sybase Aleri Streaming Platform. This new functionality will provide the capability for data events from heterogeneous databases to be propagated in real-time, via CEP, addressing key challenges…
Interactive Data Provides Tokyo Stock Exchange With Indicative Valuations For Exchange Traded Funds
Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that it is providing indicative optimised portfolio values (IOPVs) for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Interactive Data will be calculating the IOPVs using its Basket Calculation Service on behalf of the TSE. The Basket Calculation…
SEB UCITS III Platform Hosts Tungsten Capital Management UCITS Fund
SEB today announced that German equity investment specialist, Tungsten Capital Management GmbH, launched a new UCITS III fund via SEB Master KAG. SEB Master KAG is a one stop shop which facilitates the launch and marketing of German UCITS funds. It helps manage risks and fund administration, accounting and pricing as well as fund and…
Misys and Private Equity Firms Rumoured to be Circling SmartStream
Private equity giant Permira and risk technology firm Misys are two of the rumoured bidders that are circling the Dubai International Financial Centre’s (DIFC) SmartStream Technologies. Following the DIFC’s hiring of UBS to handle the potential sale of SmartStream back in October last year, around 10 firms are rumoured to have expressed an interest in…
DTCC Launches Corporate Actions ISO 20022 Test Pilot
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced it will launch a pilot program testing new ISO 20022 corporate actions announcement messages and its new browser-based user interface with five leading corporate action users on 25 April. The pilot is part of DTCC’s multi-year reengineering initiative that is changing the way corporate actions are…
BI-SAM Releases B-One’s 3.2.1 Version Including Multi-management Risk Analysis
BI-SAM, a provider of performance attribution and reporting software solution for the global asset management industry, today announced the release of B-One’s 3.2.1 version. Following the release of the 3.2 version a few months ago, B-One continues to provide its users with latest technologies by releasing the 3.2.1 version, which includes functional enhancements as well…
CFTC Proposes New Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Pre-Enactment and Transition Swaps
In line with the Dodd Frank Act’s crackdown on the derivatives markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed rules establishing swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements for counterparties to pre-enactment swaps (those executed prior to enactment of the Dodd Frank Act) and transition swaps (those entered into between the enactment date and the…
StreamBase Lowers Latency, Speeds Up Development
With the release of version 7 of its complex event processing (CEP) offering, StreamBase Systems is taking a swipe at latency while addressing usability to make creation of applications faster and easy enough for a business user to tackle. Overall performance has apparently been improved by 20%, together with the introduction of fine-grain control of…
Xenomorph Establishes Singapore Subsidiary, Moves Winson to Become Director
Analytics and data management solution provider Xenomorph has continued on its global expansion path, following CEO Brian Sentance’s move to the US last year, with the establishment of a new Singapore subsidiary and the move of current head of consultancy David Winson to lead the new business. Winson, who has been with the vendor since…
Citi Launches Next Generation Solution for OTC Derivatives Operations
Citi today announced that its Global Transaction Services business has launched a comprehensive OTC Derivatives Service that consolidates and simplifies the entire post-trade execution process. The offering provides clients with access to a full range of middle and back office services on a single platform, including confirmation, settlement, valuation services, collateral management, margin management, and…