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Is the Leopard Changing its Spots?
Last month saw the approval of the package of proposals that make up the next five year strategic plan for industry network operator Swift, but what has the Brussels-based board approved in Swift 2015 and what does it mean for the industry at large? It’s early days and not much has been said publically about…
Obama Signs Off US Financial Services Bill, But What Changes are Needed to Meet the OFR’s Data Requirements?
After months of debate and the lengthy deliberations of a dedicated conference committee, US president Barack Obama has finally signed off the reform bill that proposes, amongst many other things, to set up a US-based data utility in order to more accurately monitor systemic risk. The establishment of the Office of Financial Research has now…
Roger Liddell to Retire in 2011
Roger Liddell has informed the Board of his intention to retire from his role as chief executive of LCH.Clearnet Group Limited and its subsidiary company LCH.Clearnet Ltd in July 2011, after five years with the group. During his time with LCH.Clearnet, Roger has overseen some important developments, including the successful realignment of the shareholder base…
Acquisition of SunGard’s Messaging Hub Represents More Commercial Approach to the Market of Swift’s New 2015 Strategy
Swift’s planned acquisition of SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub is all part of the financial network operator’s new and recently approved 2015 strategy, which aims to strengthen Swift’s overall commercial approach to the market. The new strategy will see Swift making further “targeted acquisitions” over the course of the next five years, according to Mike Fish,…
Another Staff Member Exits Xtrakter in Ongoing Post-Euroclear Acquisition Reshuffle
Following the acquisition of Trax platform operator Xtrakter by Euroclear in April last year and the ensuing management shake up, a number of the vendor’s key staff have left the firm for pastures new, including ex-Trax product manager Chad Giussani last month and, most recently, marketing and communications manager Conor Coughlan, who is leaving next…
DTCC Further Expands Public Release of Credit Default Swap Data Registered in its Global Trade Repository
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today further expanded its public release of credit default swap (CDS) data, providing more detailed market segmentation information on the largest corporate and sovereign CDS (single named reference entities) registered in its Trade Information Warehouse’s (Warehouse) global repository. This extension of the data posted on DTCC’s website will…
Sapient Global Markets Partners with Numerix to Provide Integrated Pricing and Analytic Solutions for the Financial and Commodities Markets
Sapient Global Markets, part of Sapient and a provider of services to today’s institutional financial and commodity markets participants, and Numerix, a provider of cross asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, today announced a global partnership agreement to provide combined capabilities to clients of both organisations. From front office to back, Numerix analytics…
Pricing Partners Becomes the Provider of Derivatives Revaluation for Leading American Investment Bank
Pricing Partners announced today that one of the two leading American investment bank, that wished to remain anonymous, chose its internet derivatives valuation platform Price-it Online to provide independent revaluation for its equity and interest rates derivatives. Eric Benhamou, CEO of Pricing Partners adds: “Becoming the provider of independent valuation for a one of the…
Marketing Manager Mott Departs CMA, Mazzone Assumes Duties
It seems to be the season for people moves; what with the changes going on at Xtrakter and this week’s departure of Credit Market Analysis’ (CMA) marketing manager Simon Mott. After two and a half years at the credit derivatives data provider and a month after the management changeover from outgoing CEO Laurent Paulhac to ex-Icap…
Only 26% of 450 Respondents to Oracle’s European Survey Confident in Data Management Systems’ Ability to Support Risk Function
Reference Data Review has noted on a number of occasions that data quality and data management issues lie at the heart of the risk management and compliance challenge and recent research by IT system vendor Oracle is a case in point, which indicates that only 26% of the 450 European respondents to the survey were confident…