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Interactive Data and Thomson Reuters Q2 Results Highlight Endurance of Pricing and Ref Data Space
If Interactive Data and Thomson Reuters’ second quarter results are anything to go by, it seems that the data vendor community is more than adequately making ends meet in terms of its traditional reference data and pricing offerings. Interactive Data had a strong second quarter performance in spite of its ownership change at the end…
Hedge Fund Standards Board Launches Drive into the US and Asia
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) is launching an international drive to sign up more hedge fund managers in the US and Asia now that most leading European managers have become signatories. The HFSB, which brings together investors and managers to promote high standards of practice in the industry, will also be seeking to bring…
Virginie’s Blog – Standards Innovation: An Oxymoron?
Given my often critical view of the world of financial data standards, it has been an interesting exercise to look at the positive aspects of standardisation as part of my prep work for a panel session at this year’s Sibos on “standards and innovation”. Rather than being viewed purely as a chore, can the C…
LSE’s Acquisition of the UK FSA’s TRS for £15m Brings UnaVista’s Range of Functions to an Extended Client Base, Says Husler
The announcement this week that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is in the process of acquiring the UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) approved reporting mechanism (ARM) is likely to be the first but not the last acquisition that the exchange operator will be making in the post-trade space this year, if CEO Xavier Rolet’s ambitions…
Credit-Adjusted Data on S&P Rated Banks Added to Global Credit Portal
S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies today announced the launch of CreditStats Direct for Financial Institutions, a powerful new data and analytics application that provides direct access to credit-adjusted financial data with up to 3-years history for banks rated by S&P. The addition of this credit analysis tool allows market participants to gain in-depth insight into…
Talend Closes First Half of 2011 with Significant Growth and Increased Industry Recognition
Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced the results of its first half of 2011. Within the first six months of the year, the company experienced significant success with record growth as a result of new customer deals and expansion within the existing customer base. “When we entered 2011 we had identified specific…
CECA Extends Use of SunGard’s FastVal Analytics
Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorros (CECA), the National Association of Spanish Savings Banks, has extended its use of SunGard’s FastVal Analytics, derivatives pricing models used by international financial institutions for derivatives pricing and structuring, risk management, model validation and benchmarking. CECA’s risk department will now use FastVal Analytics to help it efficiently and accurately…
First Derivatives Launches Hosted Delta Data Factory Service for Reference Data
First Derivatives, a leading provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry, this morning announces the launch of Delta Data Factory, a new service within its Delta suite of data, trading and risk applications and services. Delta Data Factory is a hosted data management service that provides targeted reference data processing as…
Fed’s Cease and Desist Order for RBS Highlights the Data Issues Underlying its AML and Risk Management Practices
The issuance of a joint consent cease and desist order by the US Federal Reserve Board and a number of other state regulators last week for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group’s New York, Illinois and Connecticut branches indicates some of the data issues underlying its risk management and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance functions. The…
IASB Kicks off Public Consultation About Future Focus of IFRS Work Plan
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has asked the industry to provide feedback about its future priorities, as Europe pauses before implementing fair value standards and the standard body awaits a decision from the US about adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). IASB chairman Hans Hoogervorst stated this week that the consultation comes “at…