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US SEC Asking for Feedback on Proxy Voting Proposals Including Data Tagging
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has just opened a 90 public comment period for consideration of its proposals to modernise the proxy voting system in the country by increasing electronic messaging and XBRL tagging. Last year, SEC chairman Mary Schapiro launched a comprehensive review of the US proxy system in order to determine a…
T2S Corporate Actions Working Group Raises Potential Processing Issues Within System
As noted by Reference Data Review back in April this year, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Target2-Securities (T2S) settlement system could have a significant impact on the area of corporate actions and some progress has already been made by the Corporate Actions Sub-group (CASG) in defining the issues that need to be tackled in this…
Quantifi Releases Next Generation Yield Curve Construction
Quantifi, a provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, today announced the release of a new generation of yield curve construction that supports the latest best market practice of ‘Double-Curve’ interest rate valuation. The recent credit crisis introduced fundamental changes to the way interest rate derivatives are valued. The…
Northern Trust Provides Daily Valuation of Property Derivatives
Northern Trust announced today that it can offer clients daily independent valuations for complex OTC property derivatives. The product which has been developed in response to an increasing trend for property funds to use OTC derivative instruments, is the latest in a series of enhancements to the suite of services Northern Trust offers real estate…
Algorithmics Signs up for First Derivatives’ Delta Reference Data Factory as its New Reference Data Engine
If further proof was needed of the importance of reference data management to the risk function, the news that risk management solution provider Algorithmics has decided to invest in a new core reference data engine should provide it. Algorithmics has signed up for First Derivatives’ Delta Reference Data Factory, which the vendor acquired along with…
Princeton Financial Systems Offers Clients Unparalleled Speed of Integration with New MIG21 7.0
Princeton Financial Systems (PFS), the market leader in investment compliance today announced the launch of MIG21 7.0, the latest version of PFS’ award winning investment compliance solution. MIG21 7.0 will reach an unparalleled speed of integration without compromising quality. New technology and substantial functional refinements enable MIG21 7.0 to deliver superior configuration management and will…
First Derivatives Signs Software Licensing Deal with Algorithmics
First Derivatives, a provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry this morning announced that it has reached an agreement with Algorithmics for the use of Delta Reference Data Factory. Under the terms of the deal, Algorithmics will use Delta Reference Data Factory as the reference data engine with its risk management…
Bloomberg’s Zammitt Provides More Details on Derivatives Valuations Launch
Following the launch of its derivatives valuations service last week, Jean-Paul Zammitt, global head of core product development for Bloomberg Financial Products and Services, explains to Reference Data Review that the vendor has been working with a group of beta customers for the last three months to fine tune the new offering. Bloomberg was prompted to…
HedgeServ Expands its OTC Derivative Pricing Capabilities with SuperDerivatives Market Data
HedgeServ, a fund administrator that provides solutions to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, today announced it has expanded its ability to offer real-time valuation of illiquid and complex over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives using market data from SuperDerivatives (SD). “By incorporating SD into our core technology platform, we have enhanced our ability to provide on-demand…
IASB Update on Fair Value Indicates Clarity on Data Requirements is Incoming
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has provided an update on its project to develop common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which indicates that much more clarity on how this data should be disclosed is soon to be available. However, the discussions on the subject are currently far…