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ICE to Acquire Clearing Corporation, Strengthens OTC Derivatives Coverage
Following the announcement earlier in the month that IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) would be partnering with the Clearing Corporation (TCC) for its venture into credit derivatives clearing, the exchange operator has announced its intention to acquire the firm. ICE chairman and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher explains that the acquisition is part of ICE’s commitment to developing a market…
Fair Value Accounting Debate Continues in US House of Representatives
The ongoing debate about mark-to-market accounting has taken another turn, as the chairman of the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, suggested earlier this week that the industry needs more flexibility in the area of valuations. He told the meeting that he currently has no plans to legislate accounting practices or to…
Standard & Poor’s Adds More Data to SecurityMaster Services Platform
Standard & Poor’s SecurityMaster Services, a web services delivery platform that provides direct access to a variety of securities data, has added access to three new reference data databases: the ISIDPlus global cross reference database, Cusip Syndicated Loan Service and the Anna Service Bureau’s ISIN database. The vendor has added this new data to the…
American Bankers Association and SEC Discuss Fair Value Accounting
The American Bankers Association (ABA) is currently engaged in discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding fair value accounting under the current market conditions. The two bodies are conducting the talks during two scheduled roundtable discussions this week. Aubrey Patterson and Randy Ferrell, both representatives from the ABA, have voiced concerns over the…
Asset Control Launches Upgraded Front End for AC Plus to Enhance Speed and Efficiency
Asset Control has launched an upgraded front end for its AC Plus financial and reference data management software solution, which it says enhances the speed and operational efficiency of the desktop interface. Rick Enfield, product business owner, Asset Control, explains that the core development process of AC Plus Desktop 3.0 took 15 months. “Organisations are…
TSE and Markit Sign Cooperation Agreement for Potential Valuations JV
Tokyo Stock Exchange Group (TSE Group) and Markit Group have signed a cooperation agreement, under which the two parties will work together to examine the feasibility of potential business alliances for areas including valuations and indices. The memorandum of understanding, which was signed on 28 October, includes the foundations for the establishment of a joint…
NumeriX Releases Version 7.2 of its Solution, Expands Model Coverage
NumeriX has upgraded the platform underlying its solutions by introducing new functionality and greater model coverage. According to the provider of cross asset analytics for derivatives and structured products, NumeriX 7.2 includes additional capabilities for all asset classes covered and new models and functions for credit, inflation and hybrid derivative products. The new NumeriX 7.2…
Moody’s Enhances CreditQuotes Pricing, Data and Valuation Service with Credit Risk Measures
Moody’s Analytics has enhanced its CreditQuotes pricing, data and valuation service with credit risk measures from throughout Moody’s. The new CreditQuotes credit dashboard is aimed at enabling fast and effective analysis of debt and credit derivative instruments for relative value and risk management purposes, says the vendor. The CreditQuotes credit dashboard pairs market-based credit risk…
Asian Ops of Tier 1 European Bank Selects SmartStream’s TLM Corporate Actions
The Asian operations of a tier 1 European bank has selected SmartStream Technologies’ Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) Corporate Actions solution with a view to improving processing efficiency throughout the corporate event lifecycle and reduce risk. According to the vendor, the solution allows the bank to achieve automation in previously highly manual processes. The bank’s operations…
Interactive Data Confirms Financial Results for Q3 2008
Following the announcement of its preliminary results last week, Interactive Data Corporation has confirmed that its revenue for the third quarter of 2008 increased 7.7% to US$188.6 million from US$175.0 million in the same period last year. The vendor’s financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2008 also confirm that net income for…