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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…
ISITC’s CAWG Finally Releases Long Awaited Corporate Actions US Market Practice Guide
Following two years of revisions since the first draft was first released in October 2007, ISITC’s Corporate Actions Working Group (CAWG) has finally released its best practice guidelines for the corporate actions market in the US. As the Securities Market Practice Group’s (SMPG) designated US market representative, the ISITC group has been charged with compiling,…
DST Global Solutions Appoints Head of Investment Accounting Solutions for North America
DST Global Solutions, a provider of business solutions and services to the global investment management industry, has today announced the appointment of Michael Lauritzen as investment accounting solution manager for North America. Lauritzen previously served as head of DST Global Solutions’ consultancy services in North America. Prior to joining DST Global Solutions Lauritzen was director…
Pricing Partners Adds Ex-JPMorgan Trader Agarwal as Client Consultant
Following the announcement last week that it will be working with Fitch Solutions to improve the vendor’s credit default swap (CDS) data distribution, Pricing Partners has added another member to its London-based client support team. The valuations solution vendor has hired ex-JPMorgan trader Yash Agarwal as a client consultant. At JPMorgan, Agareal worked on the…
Aim Software Opens Yet Another European Regional Office, This Time in France
Reference data management solution vendor has added yet another European country to its list of offices with the opening of a new subsidiary in France. The new office will be headed by Vincent Goubert, who will cover the areas of sales, account management and project management, but customer support and implementation services will be handled…
Acadian Asset Management Goes Live on DST Global Solutions’ HiNet Portfolio Accounting Solution
DST Global Solutions, a provider of business solutions and services to the global investment management industry, today announced that Acadian Asset Management has successfully implemented the HiNet Portfolio Accounting solution. Acadian is a Boston-based investment management firm that specialises in active global and international equity strategies that employ sophisticated analytical models. DST Global Solutions’ HiNet…
Fitch Solutions and vwd Group Extend Their Cooperation to Cover CDS Pricing Data
Fitch Solutions, a division of the Fitch Group, is pleased to announce it now provides credit default swaps (CDS) pricing data to the vwd group, a leading European provider of innovative, custom tailored information, communication and technology solutions to the securities industry. The CDS pricing data will give vwd clients enhanced transparency into the global…
Interactive Data Expands Integrated Derivatives Portal Solution for Bank Sarasin
Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that its Managed Solutions business has expanded the derivatives portal of Bank Sarasin & Cie, a Swiss private bank, to provide an integrated solution for the management and distribution of structured products. The portal, at www.saraderivate.ch, is designed to provide…
XSP CTO Retzer Will Present as Workshop Keynote Speaker at the SDPS Conference for On Integration: Software as a Product of Transdiscipline
XSP has announced that Dan Retzer, the company’s managing director and chief technology officer, will present as workshop keynote speaker at the Society of Design and Process Sciences (SDPS) 2009 Conference on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama. Retzer will be speaking on the integrated approach to software build, test…