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Markit Appoints Kansler as Global Head of Corporate, Government and Legal Affairs
Markit has added Adam Kansler to its executive team as an executive vice president, global head of corporate, government and legal affairs and the company’s general counsel. In this role, he will work on corporate strategy, legal and compliance matters, in addition to leading regulatory and government affairs. Kansler joins Markit after 16 years at…
SIX Telekurs Opens San Francisco Office for West Coast Customers
To better serve a growing customer base on the West coast of the United States, SIX Telekurs has opened an office in San Francisco. Barry Raskin, managing director of SIX Telekurs in the Americas, says: “By having on the ground staff in California, we are eliminating the difficulties of time zones, and positioning ourselves to…
DTCC Appoints Macbeth as General Manager of Trade Information Warehouse
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed OTC derivatives market specialist Stewart Macbeth as managing director at the DTCC and general manager of the Trade Information Warehouse (Warehouse). The Warehouse is the US central repository and post-trade processing infrastructure for OTC credit derivatives contracts. Macbeth, who will be based in DTCC’s London office,…
European Commission Bent on Post-trade Infrastructure Revamp for Derivatives
The European Commission has released its proposals for a revamp of the derivatives market in a bid to reduce counterparty risk and improve the transparency of these traditionally opaque instruments. A central tenet of the recommendations, similar to that of the recently proposed US regulatory framework for derivatives, is the introduction of central clearing counterparties…
Eurex and ICE Aim for European CCP Launches by End of the Month
Against the background of a shifting regulatory framework, the European central counterparty (CCP) race for the derivatives market is heating up. NYSE Liffe is considering dropping out of the race altogether, whereas Eurex Clearing and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) are planning to launch their offerings by the end of the month deadline, which was set by the…
Pricing Partners Adds New Models for TEC10 and EONIA Products
Pricing Partners has upgraded its independent valuation internet platform in order to more accurately price TEC10 and EONIA specific products. Financial products on the TEC10 rate, which is the market rate at which for the French government can borrow for 10 years, are under the spotlight because of the importance of the government issuances. This…
DTCC Talk up Improvements to Corporate Actions Validation Service, XBRL Initiative
The recent uptick in the corporate actions world has not gone unnoticed by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and its Global Corporate Actions Validation Service (GCA VS) subsidiary is keen to steal a march on its rivals. Caroline O’Shaughnessy, vice president and global head of sales for Data Solutions, Asset Services, and Stuart…
Broadridge Appoints Veteran Carey to Head Securities Processing Business
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Tom Carey as president of its international securities processing solutions business. He will report directly to John Hogan, president and chief operating officer of Broadridge Financial Solutions. In his new role, Carey will be responsible for all aspects of Broadridge’s international securities processing business, which includes the international securities processing…
CGS and FOW Tradedata Launch Cusip Service for US Equity Options
Two months after the formal announcement of its partnership with UK-based futures and options specialist FOW Tradedata, Standard & Poor’s Cusip Global Services (CGS) business has launched its new Cusip Options Service for US listed equity options. The vendor began this year demonstrating an aggressive stance towards extending its reach into other areas of the…
DerivActiv Completes SAS 70 Type II Certification for Valuations
DerivActiv, a provider of independent valuations for fixed income, currency and equity derivatives, has completed a Statement of Auditing Standard No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II certification. “This certification is a more rigorous audit of the SAS 70 processes that we put in place in 2008,” says John Trefethen, chief financial officer of DerivActiv. “DerivActiv…