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Tullett Prebon Information Signs Agreement with Koscom to Reach Korean Market
Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), the data subsidiary of Tullett Prebon, has signed a multi year agreement with Koscom Corporation, a Korean provider of specialised IT financial services, under which TPI will supply Koscom with a range of money market and interest rate data. Koscom, which is the software supplier and distribution channel for the Korean…
Outcry for Regulatory Reform and Transparency Paves the Way for E-Delivery and Consent Strategies
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor By Len Driscoll, chief client officer at NewRiver The fallout from the recent financial market turmoil and the looming presidential election have created a ‘perfect storm’ for a regulatory impact to hit by year end. After a decade of false starts and failed attempts at fixing the cumbersome, costly ‘big…
BPO Provider B-Source Partners with Aim Software for Data Platform
Following the certification of the Avaloq|Gain adapter earlier this month, Aim Software has entered into a partnership with business process outsourcing (BPO) and IT operations outsourcing (ITO) service provider B?Source. Under the agreement, clients of B?Source will be provided with a central reference data management platform based on Aim Software’s Gain Golden Copy. B?Source, which…
…While GarantiBank Picks GFI’s Fenics FX for FX Options Pricing and Risk Management
Dutch bank GarantiBank International has selected GFI’s FX options pricing and risk management software, Fenics FX, for the management and revaluation of its forex options positions. Under the agreement, the bank has taken a three year licence for the software. Atilla Burmali, senior system analyst at GarantiBank, explains: “The bank needed better security and transparency…
GFI Group Provides Prism Valuation with Credit Derivatives Data…
GFI Group and Prism Valuation, a provider of valuation and risk management services, have signed a multi-year agreement for Prism to use GFI credit derivatives data in its valuation services. Philip Winstone, global head of data sales at GFI, explains that discussions between the two parties have been ongoing since March this year. “A short…
Hedge Fund Software Vendor Tradar Creates Interface to Thomson Reuters Reference Data Systems
Tradar, a software provider to the hedge fund industry, has created an interface to link its portfolio management and accounting platform to Thomson Reuters’ reference and historical pricing systems. According to the software vendor, the move is a reaction to increased customer demand for Thomson Reuters’ data. Tony Swei, CEO, Tradar, explains: “Recently, we’ve found…
Interactive Data Adds GlobalRating Group Ratings to Credit Ratings, Conducts Research on Benchmark Indices
Interactive Data Corporation’s Pricing and Reference Data business has added credit ratings from the GlobalRating Group to its Credit Ratings – Emerging Markets service. The vendor has also released the results of its recent quantitative research comparing international mutual funds with relevant benchmark indices. Anthony Neville, divisional director, Interactive Data (Europe), explains the impact of…
MTF Operators Join Forces to Form Pricing Data Working Group
Originally appeared in MiFID Monitor Multilateral trading facility (MTF) operators Chi-X, Turquoise, Plus Markets and Nasdaq OMX have formed an informal working group to examine the potential of establishing an alternative source for pricing and market data. The agreement between the various parties is a reaction to the fragmentation of the equity markets under the…
Ness Technologies Releases Details of New Version of Data Management Platform
Ness Technologies released the plans for the launch of a new version of its enterprise reference data management platform, Ness Financial Data Enterprise, at this year’s FIMA Asia conference in Singapore in September. The new version of the platform features interfaces to Telekurs Financial’s Valordata Feed (VDF), IBM Tivoli scheduler and a common enterprise application…
Thomson Reuters Launches Valuation Risk Service
Thomson Reuters has joined the valuations vendor community with the launch of a new service that it claims will provide financial institutions with independent valuations across a number of asset classes and instrument types. The vendor says that its new service is based on an “open model” approach to pricing and valuation and is integrated…