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Linedata Moves into Risk Market through Riskdata Partnership
Linedata has taken a short cut into the risk market through a global partnership with Paris based Riskdata, a provider of risk solutions for asset managers and institutional investors. The companies signed the partnership last month and Linedata is working to embed Riskdata’s risk analytics functionality into its Beauchamp portfolio management system. The company has…
Opinion: Harnessing Big Data to Mitigate Risk
By Amir Halfon, Senior Director for Technology, Capital Markets, Oracle Financial Services Systemic risk was at the heart of the financial crisis of 2008, and is again on everyone’s mind as the current sovereign debt crisis unfolds. Regulatory and industry efforts are, therefore, focusing on getting a more accurate view of risk exposures across asset…
FNB Custody and Trustee Services Goes Live with DST Global Solutions’ HiPortfolio Asset Servicing Solution
DST Global Solutions, a leading global provider of software technology and services to the investment management industry, today announced that FNB Custody and Trustee Services, part of one of the largest financial institutions in South Africa, has gone live with its HiPortfolio solution for investment accounting and asset servicing. The solution has resulted in improved…
Moody’s Analytics Launches RiskAuthority, Its Next Generation Basel III Solution
Moody’s Analytics, a leader in risk measurement and management, today announced the launch of RiskAuthorityTM, its next generation regulatory capital management solution. A comprehensive Basel I, II, and III compliance solution, RiskAuthority enables risk professionals to calculate, consolidate and report their organization’s credit, market, operational, concentration and liquidity risk. Developed specifically for banks, credit institutions…
Andrew’s Blog – Joyeux Noel FISD Style
The FISD’s European Holiday Party last night was – as it always is – a fun affair, and a great way of doing the rounds of the market and reference data set before the Christmas Break. Less jolly was the General Meeting’ flagship regulation panel, which saw panellist after panellist express frustration, confusion and downright…
CFTC’s Gary Gensler: Shining a Light on Swaps Transparency
CFTC chairman Gary Gensler has urged market practitioners to rally behind the Dodd-Frank regulatory reforms that will boost transparency in derivatives markets and outlined the steps the derivatives regulatory agency has taken to improve transparency in the swaps markets it oversees. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Office of Financial Research and the Financial…
Moscow Based Bank Implements Quantifi XL for OTC Pricing and Analytics
VTB Capital, the investment banking business of Moscow based VTB Group, has implemented Quantifi’s OTC analytics, pricing and portfolio valuation solution to support its recently established credit derivatives and hybrids trading desks, and to reduce risk. The client and supplier started talking early this year after a Quantifi user from another financial institution joined VTB…
OTC Reform Causing ‘Big Data’ Challenge
By Ciaran Henry, US country manager for Rule Financial In 30 years the OTC derivatives landscape has not faced such sweeping changes as it does today. Dodd-Frank, EMIR and the Volcker Rule are all new regulations in the capital markets devised to protect US and European consumers from ‘bailing out the banks’ again. As these…
HSBC’s Johnson Highlights the Deep Data Content Requirements of Solvency II
Although Solvency II may at first appear to be an insurance only focused regulation, the asset management and asset servicing communities are having to prepare for some fairly onerous deep data requirements coming their way by way of their insurance clients, warned Chris Johnson, head of product management for market data services at HSBC Securities…
M&G Investments Selects MoneyMate’s DataManager
MoneyMate, a leading provider of investment data management solutions to the global asset management industry, today announced that it has been selected by M&G Investments to implement DataManager to ensure the accurate, efficient and controlled delivery of M&G’s fund product data to internal departments, external agencies and external clients. DataManager will host M&G’s range of…