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FactSet Research Systems Reports Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2010

FactSet Research Systems, a provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global investment community, today announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010. For the quarter ended May 31, 2010, revenues were $160.3 million, up 4% compared to the prior year. Operating income for the third quarter increased to $55.7…

ESF’s Angheben Warns Firms to Keep a Close Eye on Post-Trade Transparency Regime Progress

Firms need to keep a close eye on what is shaping up to be MiFID II, under the auspices of the Committee of European Securities Regulators’ (CESR) consultation on post-trade transparency, warned Marco Angheben, director of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the European Securitisation Forum (ESF) at last week’s Thomson Reuters…

Quantifi Develops Cutting-Edge Credit Valuation Adjustment and Counterparty Risk Solutions

Quantifi, a provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, today announced the release of two groundbreaking new products Quantifi CVA (Credit Valuation Adjustment) and Quantifi Counterparty Risk – currently in beta testing with a select few clients. Rohan Douglas, CEO at Quantifi, commented, “We are very excited to be…

Engineering Approach to Data Management Challenges of New Regulation is Best, Says HSBC’s Johnson

The deluge of regulatory change that is facing the data management community is best tackled by adopting an engineering approach, according to Chris Johnson, head of product management, market data services at HSBC Securities Services. Speaking at a recent Thomson Reuters pricing event as a data management representative rather than on behalf of HSBC, Johnson…

FRSGlobal’s Brammertz Propounds Risk Management Benefits of the US Office of Financial Research

The plans for the establishment of a US-based reference data utility in the guise of the Office of Financial Research continues to make its way through the US political system and it seems that many of those from the risk management world feel it will make a difference for the better. The Professional Risk Managers’…

US FCIC Criticises State of Goldman’s Slow Production of Incomplete and Inaccurate CDO and Customer Data

Following the damning evidence provided by the Lehman examiner report earlier this year, proof yet again of the poor state of the industry’s data management systems comes this month from the US Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s (FCIC) recent dealings with Goldman Sachs. The regulatory body, which was established in May last year to examine the…

Majority of Risk Managers Have Yet to Put in Place Adequate Stress Testing Procedures, Says PRMIA

Despite the moves within the regulatory community towards mandating reverse stress testing procedures, the majority of firms have yet to take action and put in place new procedures and systems to cope with the changes, according to a recent survey conducted by the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA). Reverse stress testing is just one…

UK FSA Produces Form for Firms to Confirm Why They Won’t be Ready for SCV

The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has sent out its pre-implementation report template for firms to fill in to confirm whether or not they will be ready for the incoming Single Customer View (SCV) reforms. Boards must confirm in writing by 31 July the status of their SCV projects, most of which have yet to…

DTCC Posts Data Industry Will Use to Increase Clearing of Credit Derivatives

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that it will post this evening on its website, www.dtcc.com, data compiled from CDS trades registered in DTCC’s Warehouse Trust Company LLC at the request of market participants who will use it to assess which of the various single reference entities might have sufficient liquidity to…

FactSet Announces Everywhere Access with FactSet Connect

As part of their mission to provide industry-leading workflow solutions to investment professionals worldwide, FactSet Research Systems today announced that users can now access FactSet’s powerful analytics and broad scope of data from virtually any computer, anywhere in the world. FactSet is a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global…