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BT’s Pickles on a Cloud Technology Approach to Dealing with Post-Trade Infrastructure Change
Reference Data Review speaks with BT Global Banking & Financial Markets’ head of industry initiatives Chris Pickles about the changing dynamics in market infrastructure that have happened over the last few years and how they have affected the post-trade messaging space. Pickles explains the benefits of a cloud approach to this space such as the…
Moody’s Analytics Releases 2011 Banking Industry Survey on Stress Testing
Banks are increasingly integrating stress testing into their risk management and business planning processes, although most still find deploying stress testing best practices throughout all their businesses very challenging, according to a survey conducted by Moody’s Analytics, a leader in enterprise risk management solutions. Published today, Moody’s Analytics’ “2011 Banking Industry Survey on Stress Testing”…
Opinion: The Correct Exposure for a Crisis
By Michel Lempicki, corporate development director at StatPro Group “Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.” So said Colin Powell, Vietnam veteran, when he was chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War. In today’s investment climate, as in military circles, that maxim still holds true. It has become…
MSCI Launches New Barra Equity Models
MSCI, a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced today the launch of the first in a family of new Barra Equity Models – Barra US Equity Model (USE4). Barra USE4 includes the latest advances in risk methodology, providing institutional investors with…
Perpetual Rolls Out Central Data Hub with Cadis Platform
Perpetual (Perpetual), one of Australia’s leading diversified financial services groups, has gone live with the Cadis EDM platform. Cadis, the global EDM specialist, was selected as the central data hub for Perpetual Investments, which manages investment funds exceeding $27 billion in fixed income, domestic and global equities. Perpetual selected Cadis based on the reputation and…
ClusterSeven Delivers a Basket of Upgrades to the Management of MS Access Databases in ADM Version 4.0
ClusterSeven, an international provider of strategic spreadsheet and data management software, has announced the release of Version 4.0 of its Access Data Management (ADM) product. This is the latest in a series of improvements since the product launch in March 2008. ClusterSeven ADM is designed to detect unauthorized changes to Microsoft Access databases and alert…
MiFID II Proposals: Perspective from MarketAxess
MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other fixed income securities, reiterates its views on the range of proposals outlined in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), which is scheduled to be finalized in October. MarketAxess believes that:…
Pension Schemes Must Face ‘Game Changing’ Legislation Head-On; Address Data and Technology Management Issues Now
In light of upcoming regulatory requirements (Auto-Enrolment, the Retail Distribution Review and Solvency II), the pivotal role of data and technology strategy should be a central concern to all pension professionals and trustees seeking to operate efficient, compliant and effective schemes. Published today, the Clear Path Analysis report ‘Data and Technology Management for Pension Schemes’,…
ABSA Capital South Africa Selects Trillium Software for Data Compliance
Trillium Software, a business of Harte-Hanks and a leading enabler of Total Data Quality solutions, today announced that Absa Capital- the investment banking division of Absa Bank and affiliated to Barclays Capital, has selected the Trillium Software System to assess the quality of data and ensure it is compliant with key business process requirements. The…
Netik Appoints Todd Rudley as Head of Americas Sales
Netik, the global leading provider of financial data creation, management and distribution services and solutions, announced today the appointment of Todd Rudley to the role of Head of Americas Sales. Rudley will be based out of Netik’s New York headquarters and will report directly to John Mason, Chief Operating Officer of Netik. He will lead…