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GFI FENICS Appoints New Head of Quantitative Research
GFI Group’s FENICS has appointed Julian Cook as head of quantitative research. In his expanded role, Cook will now be responsible for devising and executing GFI FENICS’ ongoing maths strategy. This will include proprietary models as well as the ongoing relationships with third-party model providers. Cook will also oversee bespoke projects for clients, ensuring that…
Netik’s Management Team Focusing on Data Management Value Adds Such as Analytics and Downstream Requirements, Says New Recruit Mason
Following the management shake up that took place at the start of the year, data management outsourcing solution vendor Netik has kicked off a strategic review to better understand what the vendor has historically done well and where it can improve its solutions for the benefit of its user community, explains John Mason, who joined…
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies Develops New Benchmark Scoring Methodology to Evaluate Corporate Bonds
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies, an independent and analytically separate business unit within Standard & Poor’s that provides users with market intelligence and analytic insight for risk driven investment analysis, announced the launch of a new evaluation benchmark on S&P’s Global Credit Portal investor analytics platform. The new Risk-to-Price scoring methodology is intended to help…
S&P’s Fahy and Markwith Elaborate on BP Case Study for Monitoring of Risk Exposure via its Cross Referencing Services
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been gathering its fair share of headlines over the last few months but one of the biggest challenges for financial institutions has been in identifying their exposure to the firm and tracking the relevant entity data across its various subsidiaries. Roger Fahy, director, and Ryan…
UnaVista Expands Transaction Reporting and Reference Data Checking Services to Dutch Market
As promised by Mark Husler, head of information services business development at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), back in May, the exchange operator has extended its transaction reporting service beyond its traditional UK remit into the Netherlands. The LSE has therefore received approval from the Dutch regulator, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), to act as…
DTCC Launches Equity Derivatives Reporting Repository, Gains FSA Approval for UK Subsidiary
Following its announcement last month that it would be establishing a European-based derivatives trade reporting repository, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has indicated that it has gained the approval of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to establish the required UK subsidiary to launch a repository on European shores. DTCC has also launched its…
Wandering Off Course?
Back in the summer of 2008 I wrote a feature for ATiQ on the grand plans for an “investment roadmap” for standards that was launched by three of the main players in the financial messaging standards world – FIX Protocol (FPL), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Swift. However, despite the fanfare at…
BIS IFC Plans Event on Regulatory “Data Gaps” Revealed by the Crisis, Will a Reference Data Utility be Discussed?
The Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Irving Fisher Committee (IFC), which was set up to discuss issues related to statistical monitoring by regulators across the globe, is planning to discuss the data gaps highlighted by the financial crisis at its fifth annual conference in Basel this month. Given the theme, it is likely that discussion…
Swift to Launch Corporate Actions Pilot Scheme for ISO 20022 Messages in December, Seeking Out Willing Participants
In line with its 2015 strategic focus on corporate actions, industry network operator Swift has announced that it will begin piloting its new ISO 20022 messaging system in December this year. The pilot will include the 13 new corporate actions messages that have been reverse engineered by Swift from ISO 15022 messages, 22 issuer agent…
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Enhances Reporting for Institutional Investors Required to Report Ratings of Counterparties
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, has enhanced its Workbench platform to help institutional investors comply with new accounting standards that require them to report the industry ratings of their counterparties when over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives are held. These enhancements were specifically designed to help US Government reporting clients meet the requirements…