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Microgen, NumeriX, IRML Team to Support Fund Managers in Derivatives Valuations
Microgen has launched a new Microgen Aptitude-based solution in partnership with NumeriX and Independent Risk Monitoring Limited (IRML), designed to support asset managers and their service providers as they tackle the challenges related to their increasing use of OTC derivatives. The solution – Microgen Independent Valuation and Risk (IVR) – is billed as an integration…
SEI’s Ventura Joins LakeFront’s Partner Programme
Edward Ventura has joined the LakeFront Data Ventures (LDV) data management partner programme as a LakeFront associate partner. He will be focusing on expanding the LDV reference data consulting business. Most recently Ventura was senior product manager of asset data services for SEI, where he led the strategy and sourcing for redistribution and consumption of…
Trepp, Markit Partner for Transparency on Synthetic CMBSs
Trepp, provider of CMBS and commercial mortgage information, analytics and technology, and Markit, supplier of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, have forged a partnership they say will bring greater transparency and accuracy to the valuation of synthetic Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBSs). Under the agreement, Markit’s valuation input template will be integrated…
Existing Regulation Could Spur On Corporate Actions STP, Aite Predicts
The lack of an explicit regulatory imperative to address the efficiency of corporate actions processing is often cited as a reason for the industry’s lack of progress towards this goal. While it’s true that efforts like Giovannini do include corporate actions, there is no specific directive or legislation that demands firms meet a standard for…
Reuters Adds Hourly Corporate Actions Updates to Meet Algo Trading-Driven Need for Timely Event Data
Reuters has added an enhancement to Reuters DataScope Select which will see its corporate actions data updated hourly, rather than once a day. Users will be able to monitor portfolios more actively by choosing how often they receive updates and paying according to the quantity of data they use, Reuters says. The release of the…
Interactive Data’s Ian Blance Takes OTC Derivatives Valuations Experience to OTC Val Strategic Sales Role
Vancouver-based provider of independent valuations for derivatives and complex products OTC Valuations Limited (OTC Val) has marked a concerted push into the European marketplace and an ambition to grow worldwide with the hire of Ian Blance, recently ex of Interactive Data (Reference Data Review @ FIMA, November 5 2007), as vice president of strategic sales….
Interactive Data Provides Daily Evaluations for GNMA Serial Notes
Interactive Data Corporation’s Pricing and Reference Data business has begun providing daily evaluations for Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Serial Notes backed by 100 per cent Puerto Rico collateral, based on its experience in producing evaluations for global fixed income instruments. Interactive Data will initially provide evaluations for nearly 37,000 Serial Notes, and plans to…
Always look on the bright side of life…
2008 will be the year when we see how serious firms are about reference data. This is a phrase I’ve borrowed from a leading industry observer because I think it aptly sums up the general thinking of those involved in reference data as the new year kicks off. Without wishing to be unnecessarily gloomy, the…
ICMA Ltd Renames, Builds Warehouse To Support New Information Services
Under its new name and governance, Xtrakter – the market services division of the International Capital Market Assocation (ICMA), formerly known as ICMA Limited – is targeting a higher profile as a data vendor. Xtrakter is gearing up to unleash a raft of new fixed income pricing and reference data products, and believes its legal…
Moody’s Acquires Mergent Evaluations Business, Plans to Offer Full Range of Fixed Income Prices
Moody’s has agreed to acquire the assets of Mergent Pricing and Evaluation Service from Xinhua Finance subsidiary Mergent, and will integrate the pricing service for corporate and municipal bonds into Moody’s Evaluations in a bid to offer a complete range of fixed income valuation services. Mergent will support Moody’s new service offering by providing its…