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Pricing Partners Adds New Models for Commodities Valuations
Valuations vendor Pricing Partners has upgraded its existing commodity module with the release of the new Gabillon and Gibson Schwartz model. The vendor claims it now able to better calibrate and price a wide range of commodity related derivatives, in spite of market volatility. The Gabillon model and the Gibson Schwartz model are market standard…
Fiserv Appoints Berrada as New Biz Dev Director for Asia Pacific
Fiserv has appointed Tim Berrada as the business development director of Investment Services for the Asia Pacific region. Based out of the Fiserv Singapore office, Berrada has been hired to support strategic expansion in the region and drive business growth. In this position, Berrada will focus on promoting the Investment Services suite of solutions, including…
Quantifi Adds Intel Multi-Core Capabilities to its Pricing and Risk Management Offering
Quantifi, a provider of pricing and risk management solutions, has optimised its software suite for Intel multi-core technology. According to the vendor, this new development enables faster calculations and increased scalability without additional cost by leveraging the power of modern multi-core CPUs. “We recognise that in today’s environment, clients need robust analytics that can work…
Goldman’s Blankfein Praises Mark to Market Accounting as Early Warning Signal
Despite the market’s apparent aversion to mark to market accounting, Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, this week spoke about the benefits of the rules, which he said could have provided an “early warning” of the financial crisis. Speaking at the annual International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) conference in Tel Aviv, Blankfein said the…
Bloor Research Examines Vendor Coverage of Data Profiling, Cleansing and Quality
Following its publication of a report on the data discovery vendor community, consultancy firm Bloor Research has produced three more reports on other areas of the data management spectrum: data profiling, data cleansing and data quality. The smaller vendors in the reports seem to appear in the most favourable light due to their targeted coverage…
Numerix Launches New Version of Cross Asset Analytics Libraries and Excel Add-ins
Numerix has launched a new version of its cross asset analytics libraries and Excel add-ins, which includes a new commodities module. Numerix 7.5’s new commodities module allows for the pricing, valuation and risk analysis of commodity futures, swaps, and options, both single-name and basket trades, says the valuations solution vendor. Steven O’Hanlon, president and COO…
Numerix Opens Middle East and Africa Office in Dubai, Orchard to Head
Numerix has opened a new regional office in Dubai as a satellite of the EMEA group, which is based in London. The office will be managed by Neil Orchard, vice president, who is responsible for the region. The opening of the office in Dubai is to provide permanent local support for the vendor’s clientele. “While…
LaBranche Structured Products Opts for GFI’s Fenics FX Pricing and Analysis
New York’s LaBranche Structured Products has licensed Fenics FX Pricing and Analysis from GFI Group for use on its FX option desk. Andrew Dexter, head of FX Options at LaBranche, says: “We evaluated multiple systems for FX Options pricing, risk management, and transaction processing and believe that Fenics is the best system available for us….
Pricing Partners, Lunalogic and Prime Source to Host Valuations Conference in Paris
Valuations vendors Pricing Partners and Prime Source and consultancy firm Lunalogic are organising a conference on valuation and transparency in financial markets in Paris on 18 June. The conference will include roundtables and take place between 6pm and 8.15pm at the NYSE Euronext auditorium. After an introductory speech by Marc Litzler, former head of Calyon,…
Pricing Partners Opts for Thomson Reuters DataScope to Feed its Valuation Platform
Valuations vendor Pricing Partners has selected Thomson Reuters’ DataScope to provide it with market data to calculate independent valuations using its proprietary pricing model, Price-it. Eric Benhamou, CEO of Pricing Partners, explains that it selected the Thomson Reuters offering because of its asset coverage and reliability. “As our customers expand into new markets and geographies…