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Princeton Financial Systems introduces DVS Fund Warehouse 5.9 and DVS Publisher Suite 3.2
Princeton Financial Systems has released new versions of its data management platform DVS Fund Warehouse (DVS) and its automated fund reporting solution DVS Publisher Suite. Both versions offer significant functional enhancements. DVS Fund Warehouse 5.9 comes with new possibilities for global attributes allowing clients to easily integrate data that are not related to a specific…
Xtrakter’s Giussani Resurfaces at HSBC, Coughlan Joins Fitch Solutions
Following his departure from Trax platform operator Xtrakter earlier this year, ex-Trax product manager Chad Giussani has joined HSBC as its new global head of IT quality and regulatory reporting. Giussani’s former colleague and ex-Xtrakter marketing and communications manager Conor Coughlan has also resurfaced at Fitch Solutions as its new associate director of global product…
ECSDA Appoints First Secretary General and Opens an Office in Brussels
The European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) has appointed Soraya Belghazi as its first secretary general. As of 1 September 2010, she will head the office of the association, located right next to the European Commission at Schuman Square in Brussels. Joël Mérère, ECSDA’s chairman, said: “The appointment of Soraya Belghazi and the establishment of…
SEC Adopts Temporary Rule Requiring Municipal Advisors to Register With Agency
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has adopted a temporary rule requiring municipal advisors to register with the SEC by 1 October, a deadline established by the newly-enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Municipal advisors provide advice to state and local governments and other borrowers involved in the issuance…
B-Next Releases MACOC:DOC Application for Cost Effective Reporting for FSA Arrow Visits
B-next, specialists in software solutions to manage risk and meet regulatory compliance, announces today the release of MACOC:DOC, an application with the capability to demonstrate detailed reporting for FSA ARROW visits and complete management of all capital markets compliance processes. b-next has partnered with arvato systems Technologies (a Bertelsmann company), an international media and communication…
Xenomorph’s Sentance Goes West
Brian Sentance, CEO of data management platform supplier Xenomorph, has relocated to New York to support growth of office there. Sentance has been spearheading an ambitious expansion plan at Xenomorph that saw the move to new premises in London. His own move to the New York area appears to deliver on the promise issued late…
UnaVista Expands Transaction Reporting and Reference Data Checking Services to Dutch Market
As promised by Mark Husler, head of information services business development at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), back in May, the exchange operator has extended its transaction reporting service beyond its traditional UK remit into the Netherlands. The LSE has therefore received approval from the Dutch regulator, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), to act as…
Cusip Global Services Plans Q4 Launch for Hedge Fund Identifiers, Focuses on Building up New Offerings
Following the announcement back in June last year that it would be teaming up with HedgeFund.net to develop entity identifiers for the hedge fund community, Cusip Global Services (CGS) has said that it is planning the launch of its Cusip for hedge funds service for the fourth quarter of this year. Darren Purcell, director of…
Another Staff Member Exits Xtrakter in Ongoing Post-Euroclear Acquisition Reshuffle
Following the acquisition of Trax platform operator Xtrakter by Euroclear in April last year and the ensuing management shake up, a number of the vendor’s key staff have left the firm for pastures new, including ex-Trax product manager Chad Giussani last month and, most recently, marketing and communications manager Conor Coughlan, who is leaving next…
Major Global Banking Group Chooses FRSGlobal for Regulatory Reporting in 33 Countries Worldwide
FRSGlobal today announced that a major global banking group has selected its platform to meet regulatory demands in 33 countries worldwide. The banking group currently uses FRSGlobal solutions in six countries and, following a thorough selection process, has extended the scope to cover a further 27 countries around the world with this most recent signing….