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FT Interactive Data Adds CDS Index Trade Valuations
Interactive Data Corp.’s FT Interactive Data subsidiary has added credit default swap index trades to the range of derivatives valuations it provides through its new relationship with Markit Group. FT Interactive Data’s new CDS index valuation service provides independent valuations of CDS trades linked to the Dow Jones CDX and iTraxx indices through an add-on…
Reuters Expands DataScope’s Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing Service
Reuters has expanded its Reuters DataScope Fixed Income evaluated pricing service to include 12 new currencies from Europe, Africa, Asia and emerging markets. The new currencies are: Danish Krone, Swedish Krona, Norwegian Kroner, Iceland Krona, Hungarian Forint, Polish New Zloty, Czech Koruna, Slovak Koruna, Russian Rouble, Turkish Lira, South African Rand, and Japanese Yen.
Nordea Plumps for GoldenSource As It Standardizes Data Platform
As part of an IT asset rationalization following the merger that created it, Scandinavian bank group Nordea has licensed GoldenSource’s reference data management platform software to create a group-wide infrastructure in support of trading, operations and regulatory activities. The deal will see a three-phase rollout, with first deliverable due at the end of next month….
AIB Selects Asset Control’s AC Plus For Risk Management Ops
Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is implementing technology from Asset Control to centralize risk management operations at its global treasury division in Dublin. The platform, based on Asset Control’s AC Plus data management framework, will manage foreign exchange, fixed-income and derivatives data sourced from both internal systems and external suppliers. AIB will use the system, which…
Jordan & Jordan Unveils Reference Data Testing Kit
Jordan & Jordan (J&J), a New York-headquartered management and infor-mation technology consulting firm, has introduced a so-called Reference Data Testing Framework (RDTF) and will offer it to clients as part of its reference data consulting services. Developed by J&J over the past two years, RDTF is a customizable framework and set of tools that address…
Reuters Targets Hedge Funds, Adds Lipper to DataScope Select
Reuters plans to integrate the hedge fund data of its Lipper subsidiary into the DataScope Select delivery system. The move marks a significant advance in Reuters’ stated aim of targeting the hedge fund marketplace, which it sees as an area of major potential growth. The addition of the Lipper Tass Hedge Fund Database to DataScope…
CB.Net Sets Outsourced Service For Payments Data Management
London-based provider of descriptive data for the bank payments area, CB.Net, has introduced an outsourced payments reference data service. The new CB.Net Payments Reference Data Service (PRDS) will effectively allow financial institutions to outsource management of their payments data, offloading to CB.Net such functions as sourcing, verifying, validating and normalizing for data required for international…
IDC Hires Hajducky as CFO, Unleashing Crane to Head FT Interactive Data
Interactive Data Corp. has named Andrew Hajducky EVP, CFO and treasurer, paving the way for his predecessor, Steven Crane, to take over as president of FT Interactive Data, as planned. Both will report to Stuart Clark, president and CEO of IDC. Crane is expected to work closely with COO John King and head of sales…
Marks to Quit Swift
Catherine Marks has resigned from Swift to pursue other options, and will leave the company this month. She held the position of SwiftSolutions Manager, Asset Servicing, and has been instrumental in dragging Swift into the world of data distribution. Before joining Swift, she spent several years at Telekurs, Telesphere and Bridge Information Systems.
Former FTID Europe Sales Head Peck Emerges to Head Quantifi’s New London Office
Credit derivatives analytics provider Quantifi has opened its new London office and named John Peck, formerly global sales director at Informa Global Markets, as head of European sales. Reporting directly to Rohan Douglas, founder and CEO of Quantifi, Peck will focus on building on Quantifi’s already established London presence and supporting its aim of product…