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Interactive Data Adds 12pm GMT Evaluations for North and Latin American Equities
As hinted at during its recent webinar on valuations, Interactive Data’s Pricing and Reference Data business has now expanded the capabilities of its Fair Value Information Service by introducing new London 12pm (GMT/BST) evaluations for North American and Latin American equity securities. Shant Harootunian, managing director of evaluations for the vendor, explains that the move…
Accuity/CB.Net Working with IPSO for Irish National Sort Codes Database
Following its acquisition of CB.Net earlier this year, payments reference data vendor Accuity has now begun work with the Irish Payment Services Organisation (IPSO) to provide services to manage its National Sort Code (NSC) Directory. The vendor has already implemented the European Payments Council (EPC) Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Register of Participants and the…
SIX Telekurs Reaches 30,000 NAV Milestone for its Intraday Pricing Service
SIX Telekurs has reached the milestone of delivering 30,000 intraday fund net asset value (NAV) prices through the Funds Fast Module of its Intraday Pricing Service. Funds Fast is a managed service which the vendor claims allows clients to receive fund price values from administrators up to eight hours earlier than from other vendors or…
Asset Control’s Campbell Departs Firm to Return to Vancouver
Conal Campbell, senior sales executive for EMEA and Asia/Pacific at data management platform provider Asset Control, has left the company to return to his native Vancouver for personal reasons. Campbell, most recently based out of Asset Control’s London office, was originally with Vancouver-based TAP Solutions and joined Asset Control when the Dutch platform operator acquired…
HSBC USA Joins ICE Trust as a Clearing Member for CDSs
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has added HSBC USA as a clearing member of its clearing counterparty (CCP) for the credit default swap (CDS) market, ICE Trust. The CCP, which launched on 9 March, was the first contender in the US market to receive regulatory approval from the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and…
Markit to Provide Post-trade Processing Services for OTC Derivatives for Northern Trust
Northern Trust has signed up for Markit to provide it with post-trade processing services for its OTC derivatives when the implementation is completed in the second and third quarter this year. Custody and investment outsourcing operations clients of the bank will therefore have access to the new capabilities, which include reconciliation and confirmation services, via…
UK FSA Gives NYSE Liffe Green Light to Launch European CCP in July
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has granted NYSE Liffe approval to launch a new central clearing counterparty (CCP) for its London derivatives market. The CCP, which will be dubbed Nyse Liffe Clearing, is due to begin operations on 27 July 2009, subject to a period of review by members of its proposed documentation. The…
Accuity Launches New Version of IBAN Validation and Conversion Tool
Payments reference data vendor Accuity has launched a new version of its online international bank account number (IBAN) validation and conversion tool. Version 2.2 of IBAN Payment Resource features account number decryption and basic bank account number (BBAN) to IBAN conversion, explains Malcolm Taylor, managing director for EMEA and APAC for the vendor. The new…
PolarLake Adds Grid Computing Capabilities to RDD Platform
PolarLake had added grid computing capabilities to its Reference Data Distribution (RDD) platform in order to increase its scalability for downstream uses. John Randles, CEO of the vendor, explains that the enhancements have been added to PolarLake RDD to allow firms’ enterprise data management (EDM) platforms to support more than two or three downstream systems….
Data is More Important Than Ever Before But Cultural Barriers Remain, Says Evaxyx
The issue of data management is so important in the current market that it has been raised as a priority at the board level, according to a recent report conducted by Amber Group and commissioned by data integration consulting firm Evaxyx. The focus on improving risk analysis and reporting systems has meant that data management…