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Virginie’s Blog – Are Valuations Vendors Making the Grade?

Back in July, I touched upon some of the findings of our valuations benchmarking efforts in the North American markets, noting that many buy side firms in these markets want vendor performance to improve to meet their current and future needs. Well, the full report is finally available to download (see here) and it seems…

Perpetual Rolls Out Central Data Hub with Cadis Platform

Perpetual (Perpetual), one of Australia’s leading diversified financial services groups, has gone live with the Cadis EDM platform. Cadis, the global EDM specialist, was selected as the central data hub for Perpetual Investments, which manages investment funds exceeding $27 billion in fixed income, domestic and global equities. Perpetual selected Cadis based on the reputation and…

Pension Schemes Must Face ‘Game Changing’ Legislation Head-On; Address Data and Technology Management Issues Now

In light of upcoming regulatory requirements (Auto-Enrolment, the Retail Distribution Review and Solvency II), the pivotal role of data and technology strategy should be a central concern to all pension professionals and trustees seeking to operate efficient, compliant and effective schemes. Published today, the Clear Path Analysis report ‘Data and Technology Management for Pension Schemes’,…

CMA’s Moody Talks up Recent Launch of its OTC Derivatives Valuations Solution CMA NAVigate 1.6

CME Group owned data business CMA has recently launched a new OTC derivatives workflow solution that is aimed at streamlining the mark to market process and granting access to all valuation inputs for reporting purposes. Reference Data Review speaks to Gareth Moody, vice president of sales for the Americas, who joined the vendor as a start up…

MiFID II Proposals: Perspective from MarketAxess

MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other fixed income securities, reiterates its views on the range of proposals outlined in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), which is scheduled to be finalized in October. MarketAxess believes that:…

Virginie’s Blog – Things Keeping the Industry Awake at Night (About the LEI)

Standards are tricky beasts, they may be developed for one purpose and misused, and they are also often appropriated for purposes for which they were not initially intended. So choosing the right standard for something as important as legal entity identification (LEI) is obviously not a decision to be taken lightly and it is one…

ABSA Capital South Africa Selects Trillium Software for Data Compliance

Trillium Software, a business of Harte-Hanks and a leading enabler of Total Data Quality solutions, today announced that Absa Capital- the investment banking division of Absa Bank and affiliated to Barclays Capital, has selected the Trillium Software System to assess the quality of data and ensure it is compliant with key business process requirements. The…

Algorithmics Enhances Solvency II Standard Formula Reporting

Algorithmics, the leading provider of risk solutions, today announced enhancements to its Solvency II Standard Formula reporting capabilities with the launch of a new web-based Standard Formula reporting product: Algo Audit and Compliance. The product is designed to address Pillars 2 and 3 of Solvency II which require insurance firms conducting business in Europe to…

Virginie’s Blog – MiFIR: A New Breed of Data Requirements

Rather than opting for an all in one directive to herald the second coming of MiFID, the European Commission has split the update into two parts: a regulation and a directive. The Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) should be of particular interest to the data management community due to its focus on all aspects…

Broadridge Financial Solutions Today Acquires Palaydyne Systems for Approximately $76.5 Million

To significantly expand its services to buy-side clients, Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced the acquisition of Paladyne Systems for approximately $76.5 million in consideration subject to various adjustments. Paladyne is a rapidly growing provider of a market-leading set of solutions to enable global, multi-asset class investment managers and service providers to work more effectively, minimize…