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Numerix Releases New Versions of CrossAsset and Portfolio, Scores Client Win with Northern Trust
Following a spate of client wins at the end of last year, valuations and risk analytics solution vendor Numerix has added another to the list in the form of custodian and fund administrator Northern Trust. The bank has enhanced its platform for processing OTC derivatives via its strategic partnership with Numerix to provide daily independent…
Italian Central Bank Director Stresses Importance of Regulatory Data Consistency Across Europe
In light of the increase in cross border activity and foreign financial institution entry into European domestic markets over recent years, Anna Maria Tarantola, deputy director general of the Bank of Italy, has been talking up the need for common information sharing methodologies and central databases across Europe. Last year, Tarantola discussed these issues with…
EMC to Acquire Archer Technologies, Provider of IT Governance Risk and Compliance Software
EMC Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kansas-based Archer Technologies, a privately held provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software. The acquisition will build upon EMC’s expertise and leadership in helping customers better visualise and manage risk throughout their IT infrastructure. EMC’s acquisition of Archer is expected to…
Pricing Partners Releases New Tools for ABS Valuation
Pricing Partners announced today the release of several new tools for ABS valuation. This announcement comes during a crucial time when the demand for independent valuation on ABS and similar non-liquid products is very strong. The recent crisis in the credit markets has called for independent valuation and analysis on ABS, MBS and similar products….
Euroclear Poaches HSBC’s Howell to Replace Exiting CEO Francotte
Following the reshuffle at its subsidiary Xtrakter last month and the impending departure of its incumbent CEO Pierre Francotte, clearing and settlement services giant Euroclear is set for more change and has announced that HSBC’s Tim Howell will be taking the top slot in the near future. Francotte, who has been at the helm of…
OECD Talks up Data Quality Issues Within Regulatory Databases
At the end of 2009, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) added to the long list of regulatory papers highlighting the importance of data quality in the oversight function with a paper on regulatory systems. The regulatory policy committee report, Indicators of Regulatory Management Systems, highlights the need for greater consistency in terms…
Pricing Partners Incorporates the Portfolio Function into Price-It Library
Pricing Partners, (www.pricingpartners.com), the independent valuation expert and a world leader in mathematical models and analytics for derivatives and structured products, announced today that a new function, the portfolio feature, has been supplemented with Price-It Excel, to extend the valuation of multiple products. The portfolio feature in the Price-It library enables the easy pricing of…
Japanese FSA Produces Reform Blueprint, Bank of Japan’s Shirakawa Talks up Risk Management
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has released its blueprint for an overhaul of the country’s financial services regulatory framework, including forcing more transparency in the OTC derivatives markets, new trade reporting requirements and risk management provisions. Last week, the governor of the Bank of Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa, also spoke about the importance of Japanese…
Schooley Appointed General Manager of Broadridge’s Mutual Funds Proxy Services Business
Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced the appointment of Peggy Schooley as general manager of its Mutual Funds Proxy Services business. She joins Broadridge from Evergreen Service Company, where she served as president since 2005. Evergreen Service Company is a subsidiary of Evergreen Investment Company, part of the investment management business owned by Wells Fargo &…
Financial Services Braced for Global Data Deluge in 2010
The financial industry has been flooded with over 2,000 pages of regulatory documents this month including a dozen publications from European supervisory agencies, two major consultations from the Basel committee on banking supervision and over 15 pronouncements from the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA). The surge of regulatory activity comes amid a torrent of speeches…