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JPMorgan Selected by MainePERS as New Global Custodian and Securities Lending Provider
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services, a provider of global custody and fund services, today announced that it has been selected by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) to provide custody and securities services for the State’s US$10.5 billion in assets. JPMorgan will provide a wide range of custody and securities services including: global custody, fund…
Numerix Launches LiquidAsset Product for Pricing OTC Derivatives
Numerix, a provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management today announced the launch of its product – Numerix LiquidAsset- for Pricing OTC Derivatives and exchange traded deals. Built upon Numerix’s CrossAsset analytics, LiquidAsset is a function based Excel solution for valuation of the most common set of OTC derivative trade types. “LiquidAsset…
Linedata Launches Latest Version of Linedata Mfact with Web Access to All Fund Accounting Information
Linedata, the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industry, today announced the latest release of Linedata Mfact, its fund accounting solution for fund administrators, banks and trust companies, mutual funds and pension funds. With over 20 years of providing reliable, accurate and cost efficient technology, users of Linedata Mfact achieve operating…
Ex-GoldenSource Exec Raeves Joins TowerGroup as Post-trade Focused Research Director
Following his departure from EDM vendor GoldenSource at the end of last year, ex-senior vice president of strategic business development and marketing Gert Raeves has surfaced at analyst firm TowerGroup as a research director in the capital markets team. Raeves, who has been a frequent speaker on the data management circuit, will now be covering…
QuIC Partners with Solum to Enhance CVA Solution
Markit, a global financial information services company, today announced that QuIC Financial Technologies (QuIC) has agreed to license calculation methodologies developed by Solum Financial Partners to enhance the calculation speed of its credit value adjustment (CVA) solution for counterparty risk managers. CVA quantifies the credit risk inherent in OTC derivative transactions and is integral to…
DTCC Appoints Ex-E*Trade and Citigroup Exec Druskin as its New Chairman
In the latest of its recent bout of hiring, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has hired ex-E*Trade Financial Corporation chairman and ex-Citigroup ops and technology head Robert Druskin as its new chairman of the board. Druskin’s appointment is likely part of the firm’s bid to position itself as a neutral body in the…
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund Now Live on Omgeo CTM and Omgeo ALERT
Omgeo, the global standard for post-trade efficiency, today announced that Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd, one of India’s flagship mutual fund managers, is the first domestic fund manager in India to go live on Omgeo Central Trade Manager (Omgeo CTM) and Omgeo ALERT, for cross border post-trade processing and standing settlement and account…
EDM Council’s Atkin Discusses OFR Developments, Plans for DMM and Data Quality ISIN Proof of Concept
Mike Atkin, managing director of data management industry group the EDM Council, has long been a proponent of the idea of a global reference data utility and he noted in his recent update to members that the process of drawing up the requirements for a legal entity identification as part of the US Office of…
BiSam’s New Recruit Petit on her Asset Management Experience at Allianz, Data Management Trends and Opportunities
Data management, analytics and client reporting solution vendor BiSam’s recently hired account management and business development manager Elena Petit speaks to Reference Data Review about her previous experiences at Allianz Global Investors France and how she intends to put them to good use in her new role. With a focus on the downstream requirements of data management…
Trasset International Enters into a Partnership Agreement with StatPro on Risk Management
StatPro Group plc, a provider of portfolio analysis and asset valuation services for the global asset management industry, today announces that Trasset International, an international software solution provider for banks and financial institutions has signed a partnership agreement to integrate the StatPro Risk Service into the Trasset banking platform. Trasset has operations in over 19…