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Fincad Launches Software Development Kit for Pricing Analytics Integration

Fincad has launched a new software development kit that provides software vendors, banks and hedge funds with the ability to integrate Fincad analytics into new and existing systems. F3 SDK enables comprehensive measurement of the risk for all market data inputs at the trade or portfolio level. Built on a new object oriented architecture, F3…

EuroMTS Adds More Data and Functionality to Reference Data Platform

European fixed income securities marketplace, EuroMTS, has added more data and functionality to its online reference data platform, which it launched in collaboration with Exchange Data International (EDI) in October last year. The offering, aimed at providing descriptive, non-real-time information relating to all bonds listed on the MTS Markets, now features MTS Time Series data,…

Volante Launches Annual Subscription Pricing Model for Data Management Offering

Volante Technologies has released a new enterprise pricing model for its tools for integration, data management and data governance. In addition to perpetual licenses, Volante enterprise tools are now available by annual subscription incorporating all maintenance and upgrades. According to the vendor, the result is dramatically reduced upfront costs for financial institutions seeking a unified…

Xignite and Broadridge Financial Services Enter Corporate Actions Arena

If further proof was needed that corporate actions is big news for the vendor community at the moment, the entry of new contenders into the market is a sure sign that there are more profits to be squeezed out of the sector. Earlier this week, Broadridge Financial Services announced that it is launching a new…

Euroclear Nederland Plans Launch of Shareholder Identification Service

Euroclear Nederland, the central securities depository (CSD) for all Dutch securities, is proposing to offer a service to help equity issuers identify the ultimate holders of their shares. As a result, investors would be able to more easily exercise their rights and duties as shareholders, and issuers would be in a better position to communicate…

SmartStream Expands Partnership with Syscom to Chinese Market

SmartStream Technologies has expanded its relationship with existing partner Syscom to sell the full suite of SmartStream’s Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions throughout China. Syscom, a Taiwanese company, provides software applications and solutions to the Chinese financial services sector. It also delivers specialised professional consulting, testing services and technical support to clients including the Shenzhen…

XSP Welcomes Ex-ISITC Co-chair Martinez Back into the Fold

Following a brief stint outside the financial services industry, Laura Martinez has rejoined XSP as a senior product manager for its flagship solution, the XSP platform. Martinez, who held a co-chair position on the ISITC Corporate Actions Working Group during her tenure at XSP, will report to Jennifer Bush, senior director of product innovation and…

Interactive Data Adds New Market Data Report to Assist FAS 157 Compliance

Interactive Data’s Pricing and Reference Data business has broadened its Evaluated Services capabilities for clients with the launch of a new monthly market data report. The new offering is aimed at helping clients prepare for fair value measurements under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-4. FSP FAS 157-4 provides additional…

Transparency and Independence are Key to Providing Valuations, Says Citi’s Boyd

Roger Boyd, global head of Citi’s Complex Pricing Group (CPG), speaks to Reference Data Review about recent events in the market and how his firm has dealt with the complex area of valuations and counterparty pricing. Much like the rest of the financial services community, the last couple of years have been tough for Citi….

Transparency and Wider Compliance Requirements are Important in Valuations Risk Management, Says Thomson Reuters’ Clements

Firms need to look beyond merely marking to market and examine the wider implications of valuation risk on their business, according to a recent report by Thomson Reuters and Aite Group. Transparency is key to this endeavour and this relates to underlying security data and embedded credit and systemic risk, as well as pricing, explains…