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Bloomberg Launches Malaysian Foreign Currency Sukuk Index
Bloomberg executives today announced the launch of the Bloomberg Malaysian Foreign Currency Sukuk Index (BMSSUTR), a non-ringgit denominated index developed in conjunction with Bank Negara Malaysia. The new Bloomberg index provides a global benchmark for the performance of sukuk bonds and the ability to track movements of foreign currency issues. “The Islamic financial marketplace is…
Markit Launches Markit iBoxx European Abs Index
Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced the launch of the Markit iBoxx European ABS index, a cash bond index designed to track the performance of the European floating-rate asset backed securities (ABS) market. The Markit iBoxx European ABS index provides investors with a benchmark to assess returns available on European ABS…
Pricing Partners Delivers Models for Stochastic Dividends
Pricing Partners announced today that its derivatives pricing library, Price-it library, now contains models for stochastic dividends. Products on dividends, like options on non accrued Euro Stoxx 50 dividends, were actively promoted by Eurex for the two consecutive years. Indeed, the current crisis pushed derivatives towards simplicity in terms of payoff, meanwhile, introduced new underlyings….
BNY Mellon Extends Hedge Fund Middle Office Platform to North America and Asia
BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has announced a global expansion of its middle office outsourcing service for hedge funds, extending what was largely a Europe-only offering and rolling it out to select clients and prospects in North America and Asia. Building on its Dublin-based operation over the past 12…
Deutsche Börse Introduces New Benchmark for Interest Rate Swaps
Deutsche Börse – Market Data & Analytics is expanding its range of information products with “Eurex ICAP Swap Spreads”. The new data product, which aims to serve as a neutral benchmark for Euro interest rate swaps, was developed jointly with interdealer broker ICAP. Eurex ICAP Swap Spreads provides yield spreads between exchange-traded futures and interest…
Safer Data Handling Tops Boardroom Agenda In The Age Of The Mobile Device
Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance, announced today that it is launching BoardLink, a secure portal for the online exchange and execution of board business, such as compiling and sharing board books, to companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Companies around the globe face increasing challenges when it comes to handling sensitive data,…
Broadridge Launches New Informational Micro-Site for Issuers
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. announced today that its Investor Communication Solutions business in Canada has launched its informational micro-site, “Charting the Course.” This new web site is yet another example of Broadridge’s continued commitment to education and the exchange of balanced information within the capital markets community. The site features an extensive collection of regulatory…
Greater Importance Being Placed on Assumptive Data for Valuations, Agree DMRAV Panellists
Increased importance is being placed on providing the assumptive data inputs that are going into pricing and valuations calculations, according to panellists at last month’s A-Team Group Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in NYC. This data is required as a result of changes to accounting rules related to fair value by…
Fitch Launches Analytical Tools for EMEA and Asia-Pacific Corporates
Fitch Ratings has released tools designed to help investors better understand Fitch’s analytical approach, in particular the agency’s approach to computing credit metrics in IFRS jurisdictions, and its bespoke recovery analysis. “These new tools are a continuation of EMEA Corporates’ Clear Thinking programme, which is designed to make Fitch’s ratings more transparent and useful to…
Swift’s Halberstadt and Pobuda Elaborate on its Progress in the FX and Payments SSI Space, Reference Data Utility Plans
It is no secret that Swift’s 2015 plan includes a great deal more about reference data than previous strategies devised by the industry network operator. In February, Swift announced that it would be putting words into action in the payments and FX standing settlement instruction (SSI) space by establishing a new service in these markets,…