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Point Nine Actively Targeting More Traditional End of Buy Side, Says CEO Matsis
Following the announcement that it has added an interface for corporate action data from FactEntry earlier this month, Point Nine CEO Yannis Matsis spoke to Reference Data Review about how IT investment such as this is reflective of its future client focus. The vendor has traditionally pitched its various solutions, which include a corporate actions…
RBC Dexia Selected By Manulife Singapore For Fund Valuation
RBC Dexia Investor Services has been selected by Manulife (Singapore) Pte Ltd to handle the fund valuation for 42 Investment Linked Portfolios, accounting for over SGD1.5 billion in funds under management and consisting primarily of fund of funds structures. “Outsourcing is an important strategic decision and it is imperative that the right partner is selected…
Basel Committee Issues High Level Principles for Accounting Standards
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has released a set of high level principles to assist the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in replacing International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39, which is related to fair value measurement. The IASB is currently endeavouring to develop new global accounting standards to improve the decision usefulness and relevance of…
DTCC Provides Further Market Transparency on OTC Credit Derivatives
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today has brought further transparency to the global credit default swaps (CDS) market, worth more than US$31 trillion, by expanding its public release of CDS data maintained in its Trade Information Warehouse to include historical information on those contracts. The warehouse is a comprehensive global repository for the…
DTCC Replaces Hilly with Ex-Lehman CIO O’Connor as New CTO
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has indicated that when its current chief technology officer, Vincent Hilly, retires in July next year, ex-Lehman Brothers chief information officer, Bridget O’Connor, will assume his role. Until that time, the two will be working together to ensure a smooth handover, says the vendor, which is currently ramping…
CME Group Poaches CMA Subsidiary’s CEO Paulhac for OTC Focused Role
CME Group has transferred the CEO of one of its subsidiary companies, credit derivatives data provider Credit Market Analysis (CMA), to its own executive management team. Laurent Paulhac has been appointed as managing director of OTC products and services for CME Group and will be responsible for leading the development, execution and management of CME…
Latest Version of StatPro Complex Asset Pricing System Takes Mystery Out of Pricing Financial Products
StatPro, a provider of portfolio analytics and data solutions for the global asset management industry, announced today that the latest version of its Complex Asset Pricing (CAP) service has been updated to provide an even greater degree of accuracy and transparency for asset managers seeking to price complex financial products. First launched in late 2008,…
Pricing Partners Provides Consulting Service with ESTER
Pricing Partners announced today that it is teaming up with ESTER to provide consulting services and financial advisory. This complementary partnership combines the financial management know-how from ESTER and the expertise of models and analytics from Pricing Partners to deliver high quality solutions to their clients. ESTER is a consulting firm founded by Elsa Sitruk…
Cadis Opens Office in Hong Kong, Appoints Zhang to Head
Following its solution land grab with the acquisition of C8 earlier this year, enterprise data management (EDM) vendor Cadis has expanded its geographic footprint with the addition of a new office in Hong Kong. Focused on the Asia Pacific market, the new office will be headed by Disheng Zhang, who has joined the vendor as…
New Star and Henderson Integration Posed Significant Data Challenges, Says BNP Paribas’ Shapiro
BNP Paribas Securities Services has just completed the integration of the assets of New Star Asset Management into its client Henderson Global Investors’ investment operations. Colin Shapiro, head of client solutions at the bank, explains the data integration challenges faced during the process, especially with regards to the asset manager’s legacy service provider. Henderson Group…