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SS&C Technologies Acquires Evare to Increase its Data Management Offering
Software and outsourcing solution vendor SS&C Technologies has acquired the assets of Evare, a provider for financial data acquisition, transformation and delivery solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed but SS&C has indicated that it believes the acquisition will enhance its offering in the areas of reconciliations, post-trade communication, securities data and portfolio management….
XSP Promotes Bush to Senior Director of Product Innovation and Major Accounts
Corporate actions software provider XSP has promoted its current senior director of channel sales support and product management, Jennifer Bush, to the newly created role of senior director of product innovation and major accounts. In her new role, she will be focused on defining product roadmap development and will report directly to CEO Brendan Farrell….
SIX Telekurs Expands Instrument Coverage of Fair Value Pricing Service
Following the launch of its valuations service last year, SIX Telekurs has now expanded its coverage to include a total of 57,000 straight and zero bonds, and 27,000 floating rate notes. Version 2.2 of the Fair Value Pricing Service has been in development over the last couple of months and is aimed at providing more…
ICE US Trust is First CCP to Clear CDS Trades in US Market
Following its approval two weeks ago by the regulatory powers that be, IntercontinentalExchange’s ICE US Trust has become the first clearing central counterparty (CCP) to clear credit default swap (CDS) transactions in the US market. According to ICE, it pipped rival CME Group to the post by guaranteeing 91 swaps transactions valued at US$7.1 billion…
Markit Launches New CDS Data and Information Portal
Markit has launched a new web-based credit default swap (CDS) data and information portal, which it says is designed to increase transparency in the traditionally opaque market. The service can be used as a market monitoring tool and the data vendor indicates it includes a calculator to support the current market migration to a standardised…
Data’s day in the sun
If nothing else, this month’s TSAM conference demonstrated that regulators are going to play an even more important role in data management than ever before. As Mike Atkin, managing director of the EDM Council, told delegates, the regulatory community is now actively taking an interest in how to encourage greater standards adoption in the area…
Risk and Regulation has Absolutely Raised the Profile of Data Management, Says BarCap’s Nigam
It’s all very well reading reports about the raised profile of risk management and its importance to the data management endeavour from a high level perspective, but how is this trend actually impacting the day to day lives of data management professionals? In an exclusive interview with Reference Data Review, Rakesh Nigam, managing director and…
Interactive Data Extends Business Entity Data Offering with Launch of New Service
Interactive Data’s Pricing and Reference Data business is extending its current business entity data offering with the launch of a new Business Entity Service in the second quarter of this year. The vendor has been offering a European only business entity data service, which is available as an optional module of FTS, since 2006 but…
Reval Hires Ex-QuIC Sales Exec Sirett as Managing Director for EMEA Region
Risk management solutions provider Reval has hired ex-QuIC Financial sales head, Nigel Sirett as its new managing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving sales in the region for its derivative risk management and hedge accounting solutions. At QuIC Financial, Sirett was responsible for…
Finsoft Financial Joins FISD’s Data Model Working Group to Share CSDB Experience
Data management solution vendor Finsoft Financial has joined the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Financial Information Services Division (FISD) with a view to getting involved in its reference data discussions. The vendor, which is the provider of the technology platform for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Centralised Securities Database (CSDB), will contribute to the…