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Entity Identification Should be Remit of Utility Rather Than Vendors, Says Swift’s Vandenreydt
Despite Swift’s confirmation last year that it would not be extending its remit in the business entity identification (BEI) space beyond the firms (both financial and non-financial) on its network in the short term, the idea is not off the cards completely for the future. Fabian Vandenreydt, head of broker-dealers, buy side and pre-settlement programmes,…
Fiserv Adds Elkins, Thompson and Williamson to Management Team
Fiserv’s Financial Control Solutions business has added three new permanent members of staff to its management team. Elizabeth Elkins, who has been filling the role of general manager of the division, which was formerly CheckFree ORM, has now been made permanent. Andrew Thompson has been appointed vice president for global sales and relationship management and…
S&P Appoints Smith to Lead South and Southeast Asia Ratings Analytics
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has appointed S&P veteran Suzanne Smith as managing director of its ratings business in South and Southeast Asia. She will lead the credit ratings analytical teams based in Mumbai and Singapore, covering all credits, including sovereigns, corporates and financial institutions in the region. Smith has worked for the vendor for…
Pricing Partners Opts for Thomson Reuters DataScope to Feed its Valuation Platform
Valuations vendor Pricing Partners has selected Thomson Reuters’ DataScope to provide it with market data to calculate independent valuations using its proprietary pricing model, Price-it. Eric Benhamou, CEO of Pricing Partners, explains that it selected the Thomson Reuters offering because of its asset coverage and reliability. “As our customers expand into new markets and geographies…
Bravura Joins Fincad Alliance Programme to Embed Analytics into Garradin
Wealth management solution vendor Bravura Solutions has signed up to the Fincad Alliance Programme in order to allow it to embed Fincad’s analytics library into its Garradin investment management system. The vendor hopes that this will provide additional pricing and risk analysis capability, especially with regards to meeting buy side clients’ transparency requirements. “Garradin clients…
Investment Management Department of Pension Provider Opts for OTC Val
The investment management department of an unnamed provider of life insurance, pensions and investment products has opted for weekly valuation reports of their exotic derivatives and structured product portfolio from OTC Valuations (OTC Val). According to Bob Sangha, managing director of the vendor, the valuations are used for collateral management and financial reporting purposes and…
Omgeo Upgrades Alert Database with Expanded Coverage and Compatibility Tests
As hinted by Steve Matthews, managing director of product at Omgeo, when he spoke to A-Team Group last month, the post-trade specialist has now added new functionality to its standing settlement and account instructions (SSI) database, Alert. The new functionality, which has been dubbed Omgeo Alert New Markets and Validations, includes expanded instrument coverage and…
SunGard Launches New Clearing Gateways for Post-trade Derivatives Solutions
In order to accommodate the changes going on in the area of derivatives clearing, SunGard is planning to launch a series of new derivatives clearing gateways throughout the course of this year for its post-trade derivatives processing solutions. Solutions such as GL Clearvision, GL Ubix and GMI will therefore include new integrated gateways in order…
MBA Systems Adds Portfolio Performance Facility to Speedreport Service
MBA Systems has added a new portfolio performance facility to its Speedreport client reporting service, which enables reports to include benchmark-based graphic illustrations that show the percentage change in value over a selected time period. The vendor claims the new facility is in response to the recent volatility in the markets in order to allow…
DTCC Applying for Limited Trust Status for Trade Information Warehouse, Plans European Subsidiary
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has filed applications to establish a limited purpose trust company that will house the functions of its Trade Information Warehouse for credit derivatives. The vendor has taken such a step to meet the enhanced risk and regulatory requirements of the current market, says Donald Donahue, DTCC chairman and…