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Fair Value May be a Tricky Proposition But it is Worth the Trouble, Agree Speakers at SIX Telekurs Event
Accounting standards have come under a lot of scrutiny of late, both from the industry and regulators, but despite its flaws, fair value measurement has been created for a good reason, agreed the panel at SIX Telekurs’ recent “What Price Fair Value?” event in London. However, the volatility in the market has made pricing and…
Global Asset Manager Selects XSP v5 Corporate Actions Platform
XSP, a global provider of corporate actions software, announced today that a leading global asset manager, a business within one of the world’s largest global financial services firms, has selected the XSP v5 solution for automated global corporate actions processing. With processing centres located in Pittsburgh and San Francisco, the client will implement the XSP…
Sifma’s AMF Committee Jumps on the Bandwagon for XBRL in the Corporate Actions Issuer to Investor Space
XBRL for US corporate actions was the talk of Sibos this year and it seems that the industry is gradually getting behind the idea, as Swift, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and XBRL US continue to push forward with their initiative. This month, Sifma’s Asset Managers Forum (AMF) Corporate Actions Committee demonstrated its support…
S&P’s FIRMS Launches New Global Data Feed Aimed at Addressing the Risk and Valuation Challenge
Following the launch of a raft of new services earlier this year, Standard & Poor’s Fixed Income Risk Management Services (FIRMS) has added another to its portfolio in the form of a new enterprise level data feed solution. The Global Data Solutions offering purports to provide users with a range of data and analytics to…
Tradeweb Expands Market Data Availability Through Thomson Reuters
Tradeweb, a leading global provider of online markets for institutional investors and dealers, and Thomson Reuters today announced that their market data has been incorporated into the Thomson Reuters Datascope Real-Time (RDRT) feed offering. Tradeweb data continues to be available via Reuters 3000 Xtra desktop. Thomson Reuters customers are now able to subscribe to Tradeweb…
XSP Continues To Hire Staff in Direct Response to Increased Corporate Actions Automation Demand and Record-Breaking Number of Global Implementations
XSP, the leading global provider of Corporate Actions software, announced today that it has added staff to its Client Support and Technology teams, in response to the growing demand for proven Corporate Actions automation solutions in the global marketplace. Based out of its Birmingham, AL headquarters, the new team members include Taylor Garner, Ryan Plumlee…
PolarLake Signs Unnamed Asset Management Firm Deal
PolarLake today announced it has signed a deal with one of the world’s leading asset management firms to use the PolarLake Reference Data Distribution (RDD) product as part of its strategic enterprise data management (EDM) programme. PolarLake will enable the firm, headquartered in the US with global operations, to distribute instrument, issuer, pricing, ratings, terms…
Thomson Reuters Reports Decrease for Quarter But Strong Performance in Enterprise Division
As predicted by A-Team Group in August, the tough market conditions have caused a dip in Thomson Reuters’ third quarter results. However, the vendor’s Enterprise division has performed well overall in comparison to last year’s figures, which is indicative of the focus on data and risk management solutions in the market. In August, CEO Tom…
CFA Institute Survey Highlights Industry Support for Third Party Valuations
The majority of the members of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity believe that alternative investment fund managers should be mandated to appoint an independent third party for the valuation of assets, according to a recent survey by the group. The survey, which examines the fund management industry’s views on…
GBST’s Shah Talks up New Corporate Actions Solution Launch for Broker Community
Following its rebrand under its parent company’s name in August, the vendor formerly known as Coexis, GBST, has decided to join the corporate actions vendor community. As one of a number of new entrants this year into this already fairly well populated market, GBST is attempting to set itself apart by tailoring its solution to…