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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…
Information Mosaic Transfers Bermingham from Ireland to the US
In a bid to gain more traction in the US region, corporate actions solution vendor Information Mosaic has transferred its global sales support team head, Gerard Bermingham, from Ireland to the US. Bermingham has now been appointed vice president of product consulting for Information Mosaic Americas and will be charged with overseeing the vendor’s planned…
Value Partners Goes Live with SunGard’s Monis for Pricing and Risk Analysis of Fixed Income and Credit
Value Partners, an independent asset management company based in Hong Kong, has implemented SunGard’s Monis XL pricing and risk solution for convertibles and fixed income trading. The Monis solution will help Value Partners to value convertible bonds and credit linked derivatives within its pre- and post-trade analysis. Value Partners uses a disciplined approach to managing…
Broadridge and DeltaConcept Announce Strategic Alliance
Broadridge Financial Solutions has formed an alliance with DeltaConcept sàrl. DeltaConcept, a global provider of integrated portfolio management solutions for financial institutions, and Broadridge have launched a Switzerland-based strategic alliance to offer a front to back integrated solution for private banks. The alliance enables Broadridge to offer enhanced portfolio management functionality to private banks and…
The Sibos Vendor Agenda: Swift Adequately Focused On Corporate Actions, Says XSP’s Sheppard
Swift is placing a sufficient level of importance on reference data issues, including corporate actions processing, judging by its work this year and the agenda for Sibos, says Neil Sheppard, managing director and chief operating officer in EMEA for vendor XSP. Discussions at the conference in Hong Kong in September will also likely include corporate…
Beware Latency Monitoring on the Cheap
Interesting to read a couple of reports of late regarding a “breakthrough” in the world of network latency monitoring – apparently boffins at a couple of universities have come up with an inexpensive way to measure network delays at the tens of microsecond level – and they reckon that Wall Street is going to be…
Derivative Valuations at UCITS Funds – Regulatory Requirements and Best Practices
OTC Valuations Limited (OTC Val), a leading provider of independent valuation and transparency reports for structured products and OTC derivatives, is pleased to announce it has released a white-paper outlining the regulatory requirements and best practices at UCITS funds for derivative valuations. Key points from the paper, available from www.otcvaluations.com, include: OTC derivatives are now…
Pricing Partners and ActiveEon Provide a High Performance Solution for the Valuation of Financial Derivative Products
Pricing Partners, the independent valuation expert and a world leader in mathematical models and analytics for derivatives and structured products, announced today that Pricing Partners established a strong technology partnership with ActiveEon www.activeeon.com to provide an ultra rapid solution for the valuation of derivative products. This partnership is based on the mathematic models for valuations…
No Responses Received for CESR’s Credit Ratings Agencies Data Repository Proposals
Following the recent approval of the Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies by the European Parliament, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published a consultation paper on the subject of a central data repository for ratings agency data on 9 July. The deadline for responses to the proposals was 7 August but the industry failed…