Linedata Opens Office in Singapore

Linedata, a global provider of credit and asset management technology, data and services, has opened a new office in Singapore, strengthening its presence in the APAC region following an increase in client need. The company already has presence in Hong Kong and India, with its expansion to Singapore a priority in its development strategy. Linedata plans to recruit new talent and skills for the Singaporean office to support existing and new clients, and says its technological solutions are well suited to the Singaporean financial market and can support local investment fund structures, such as the Variable Capital Company.

RepRisk Makes ESG Data Accessible from Snowflake Marketplace

RepRisk’s ESG risk data is now available on Snowflake Marketplace, giving sustainable market professionals easy access to the Swiss company’s content without having to adapt their internal processes.

Through Snowflake’s platform, RepRisk says customers can be assured of data security, scalability, assessment and governance. Its data is collated from sources other than corporate self-disclosures to ensure investors are provided with independent information.

ISS ESG Provides US Cyber Risks Visibility for Sustainability Investors

ESG investors are now able to monitor companies’ cyber risks through a new service provided by ISS ESG. The ISS ESG US Cyber Risk Index offers clients visibility into which corporates face the highest risk of digital intrusion based on their cyber security provisions.

ISS ESG, the sustainable investment unit of Institutional Shareholder Services, said the index is based on is Cyber Risk Scores.

Huge Differences in Data Costs Found

A study of ESG data costs has found that some asset managers are being charged six time more than others for sustainability data and scores. Substantive Research also found that index data could be as much as 26 times more expensive for some customers.

Scila Implements Multi-Asset Trade Surveillance for Capital.com

Scila AB, the Stockholm-based provider of trade surveillance, anti-money laundering and risk management technology, has been selected by Capital.com, the retail trading platform, to deliver a multi-asset class trade surveillance solution for global monitoring of trading activities.

Scila’s trade surveillance solution is deployed at customer sites in more than 20 countries, including market participants, exchanges and regulators. It includes a broad selection of alert rules and reports, a search and replay functionality, trading analytics tools, and utilises machine learning capabilities to classify alerts and e-communication such as chats, emails and voice recordings.

Avelacom Sets up Point-of-Presence in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s Primary Data Centre

Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider, has increased its presence in Israel by partnering with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and setting up a new point-of-presence (PoP) in TASE’s primary data center.

The new PoP enables Avelacom’s clients to connect to the TASE systems at low latency, and will offer connectivity, colocation and Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) solutions.

DTCC Launches New LIBOR Benchmark Replacement Index Solution

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services, has launched its new LIBOR Benchmark Replacement Index solution to support the industry’s transition from LIBOR benchmark rates to Secured Overnight Financing Rate Data (SOFR) and other new fallback rate indices.

Market participants will be able to access the solution through DTCC’s Legal Notice System (LENS) and view information for over 100,000 debt securities whose rate is currently based on USD LIBOR.

Parameta Solutions Partners with Numerix to Deliver OTC Valuations

Parameta Solutions, the provider of OTC indicative and trade data, is partnering with Numerix, the global OTC analytics and derivatives pricing company, to develop automated, independent, fair valuations of OTC derivatives to market participants.

By bringing together Parameta’s OTC data alongside Numerix’s analytical capabilities, the partnership aims to provide a more effective way of valuing OTC derivatives. The collaboration follows the Bank for International Settlements recent data showing that the notional value of outstanding OTC derivatives rose to a record high of $632 billion last year.

CQG and Broadridge Collaborate to Integrate OMS and EMS Technologies

CQG, the financial markets technology solutions provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Broadridge Financial Solutions, to integrate the two companies’ Execution Management System (EMS) and Order Management System (OMS) respectively.

The combination of CQG’s front-end trading technology with Broadridge’s Order Management System and the NYFIX network will provide an ‘out-of-the-box’ solution for institutional customers who wish to take advantage of a combined front-, middle- and back-office technology suite.

Volksbank Wien Completes SaaS ‘Lift-and-Shift’ Project with Murex

Volksbank Wien, the central entity of an association of Austrian banks, and Murex, the trading and risk solutions vendor, have completed the migration of Murex’s MX.3 from bank premises into a private cloud hosting environment. The ‘lift-and-shift’ project also included an upgrade to the latest MX.3 release.

In a nine-month project, Murex transferred the full MX.3 environment, including the database, customisations and interfaces, into the cloud hosting Murex SaaS, a move increasingly adopted by diverse clients to reduce their total cost of ownership, achieve quicker time to market, rationalize IT infrastructure and focus on their core business.