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BBA Calls for Accountability and Strong Governance as New Regulators Take Shape
The new UK financial regulators currently being created need to be supported by strong systems of governance and accountability, the British Bankers’ Association has told HM Treasury. In its response to the latest Treasury consultation on regulatory reform, the BBA supported the new focus on supervising individual firms while also monitoring risk in the economy,…
New Research from MSCI on Integrating ESG into the Investment Process
In recent years, many institutional investors have been increasingly recognizing that the long-term sustainability of their investments matters. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors are becoming important considerations for investors to focus on given their influence on a portfolio’s risk and return profile. Some asset owners are starting to embrace the concept of “Universal Ownership”,…
Talisman Global Asset Management Appoints David Zobel as Chief Executive Officer
Talisman Global Asset Management, the London-based private investment company, has appointed David Zobel to the role of Chief Executive Officer. David was previously Head of Hedge Fund Strategies at BlueBay Asset Management where he was a partner and helped build the firm into a $40bn asset manager prior to its sale to Royal Bank of…
DataFlux Announces the First Annual Data Stewards Day and Inaugural “Stewie” Awards
DataFlux , a leading provider of data management solutions, today announced the first annual Data Stewards Day. This initiative was created in collaboration with the Data Roundtable news site and will be celebrated on 11th October 2011. In recognition of the integral role of data stewardship in facilitating enterprise data management and governance, the Data…
DataContent and Hat Trick Software Announce Exclusive Joint Venture and the Release of DataCompass
DataContent and Hat Trick Software today announced an exclusive joint venture partnership together with the launch of DataCompass, a new software capability providing financial institutions with superior information and market data management. DataCompass tracks and identifies data utilisation by all users and applications within an organisation irrespective of data source or delivery mechanism. Michael Paull,…
Algorithmics Indicates it Will Stick to Existing Product Roadmaps Post-IBM Acquisition
IBM’s US$387 million acquisition of risk specialist Algorithmics will see the incorporation of the latter’s staff and products into the IBM fold. According to company executives, Algorithmics will add credit, market and liquidity risk solutions to IBM’s business analytics and optimisation division, while IBM will offer Algorithmics’ users extended analytics capabilities, as well as business…
Northern Trust Announces Leadership Changes in Australia/New Zealand and the Channel Islands
Northern Trust announced today that Rohan Singh will become managing director for Northern Trust in Australia and New Zealand. Singh replaces Paul Cutts who will assume the role of country head for the Channel Islands, based in Guernsey. The transition for both roles will take effect on 1 November 2011. Since joining Northern Trust in…
Talend Appoints Peter Gyenes to its Board of Directors
Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced that Peter Gyenes has joined its Board of Directors. With more than four decades of enterprise software and systems experience, Gyenes brings to Talend much relevant experience in scaling technology companies successfully. “Peter brings deep expertise in data integration and a distinguished career in operational leadership,…
Bank Vontobel Replaces Old Technology with Princeton’s Data Warehouse
Swiss private bank and asset manager Bank Vontobel has implemented Princeton Financial Systems’ DVS Fund Warehouse to store investment fund master data and valuation data, and deliver improved reporting to customers. The bank has also added the DVS Ratio Calculation Engine to calculate ratios when preparing key investor information documents. Princeton, a New Jersey-based provider…
SIX Telekurs Completes New Round of Expansion of its Global Real-Time Market Data Services
SIX Telekurs has added 35 sources of real-time market data from global exchanges, institutional contributors and financial news providers since the beginning of 2011. This expansion of services brings better access to market information in the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Northern Europe. The additional real-time sources, which include upgraded services…