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FOW TRADEdata Named TT Connected Partner
Trading Technologies International (TT), a leading provider of order-entry software and solutions for professional derivatives traders, and FOW TRADEdata, a specialist data aggregator and distributor of reference data for exchange traded derivatives, are pleased to announce that FOW TRADEdata has been named a TT Connected Partner. FOW TRADEdata’s Xymbology service ensures clean symbol mapping of…
Interactive Data Brings Local Evaluated Pricing Expertise to Germany
Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that it has expanded its award-winning evaluated pricing services capabilities in Germany. A new team of evaluators based in Interactive Data’s Frankfurt office will provide local market knowledge and expertise in the evaluation of German domestic fixed-income securities in…
Broadridge Financial Solutions, the Nation’s Largest Investor Communications Company Saves Corporate Issuers More Than $508 Million This Proxy Season
Broadridge Financial Solutions, the nation’s largest investor communications company, estimates that it saved corporate issuers an unprecedented $508 million this proxy season, compared to $446 million during last year’s proxy season, through the use of its cutting-edge technologies. Broadridge achieved these estimated cost savings while processing 12 billion more shares than a year ago. “Broadridge’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…