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Quantifi’s Douglas Talks up Version 9.3 of its Pricing and Risk Analysis Offering
Pricing and risk analytics solution vendor Quantifi is bargaining on a “regulatory tsunami” this year to spur on spending in the OTC derivatives valuations data and risk management sector, according to CEO Rohan Douglas. In order to keep pace with the changes, the vendor has upgraded its flagship pricing, hedging and risk analysis solution by…
Hungary’s OTP Bank Deploys SuperDerivatives’ Revaluation Service to Improve Hedging and Transparency
OTP Bank, the biggest commercial bank in Hungary, has selected SuperDerivatives (SD), the derivatives benchmark, to provide market-accurate revaluations for its varied derivatives portfolio. Krisztian Kovacs, head of middle office department at OTP Bank, comments: “We needed a reliable, independent view of the value of the broad range of vanilla and complex FX and interest…
Weekend Talks in Basel Spur on Risk and Data Agenda for 2010
As predicted by A-Team Group last week, the weekend’s discussions in Basel between central bankers, regulators and a number of representatives from the private sector helped to kick off the risk management agenda for 2010. The group discussed the proposals enshrined in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) published in December and indicated that…
Asset Control Appoints Ex-Moody’s Risk and Regulation Exec Cheshire for Biz Dev
In line with its current focus on the data aspects of regulatory compliance, EDM vendor Asset Control has added a new member to its team with direct experience in the risk and regulatory capital management sector: ex-Moody’s executive Simon Cheshire. He joins as vice president of strategy and business development and will be based in…
FSB Releases Reform Agenda for 2010, Liquidity Risk and Accounting Standards Feature Heavily
Last year saw the transformation and empowerment of the Financial Services Board (FSB) to lead and monitor regulatory coordination across Europe. This year, the regulatory body has a significant list of tasks ahead of it to effectively put this function into practice, including coordinating the implementation of improvements to accounting standards and raising capital and…
XSP Completes Testing and Connectivity to Swift Via Alliance Lite
Swift has been talking up the benefits of Alliance Lite (jokingly referred to by some as ‘Swift on a stick’) for some time and the vendor community is seemingly beginning to get on board with the internet-based connectivity solution, which is aimed at extending the network’s reach via low cost access. One such vendor is…
XBRL International Replaces Outgoing Chair Turner with Trintech’s Gorur
In light of the impending retirement of outgoing chair John Turner, CEO of CoreFiling, in March, the board of directors and international steering committee of XBRL International have approved the appointment of Chethan Gorur, as chairman designate of the XBRL International Standards Board (XSB). Gorur is currently director of Interactive Data Services at governance, risk…
Swift’s Church Explains How Reference Data Could Fit into 2015 Strategy
At the end of last year, Swift threw out a few tantalising titbits about its potential future role in the securities reference data space, including the opportunity for Bank Identifier Codes (BICs) in entity identification and its position on the European Central Bank’s proposed utility. However, Swift is in the midst of its 2015 strategy…
Numerix Releases New Versions of CrossAsset and Portfolio, Scores Client Win with Northern Trust
Following a spate of client wins at the end of last year, valuations and risk analytics solution vendor Numerix has added another to the list in the form of custodian and fund administrator Northern Trust. The bank has enhanced its platform for processing OTC derivatives via its strategic partnership with Numerix to provide daily independent…
Pricing Partners Releases New Tools for ABS Valuation
Pricing Partners announced today the release of several new tools for ABS valuation. This announcement comes during a crucial time when the demand for independent valuation on ABS and similar non-liquid products is very strong. The recent crisis in the credit markets has called for independent valuation and analysis on ABS, MBS and similar products….