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FT Interactive Data Adds CDS Index Trade Valuations
Interactive Data Corp.’s FT Interactive Data subsidiary has added credit default swap index trades to the range of derivatives valuations it provides through its new relationship with Markit Group. FT Interactive Data’s new CDS index valuation service provides independent valuations of CDS trades linked to the Dow Jones CDX and iTraxx indices through an add-on…
Reuters Expands DataScope’s Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing Service
Reuters has expanded its Reuters DataScope Fixed Income evaluated pricing service to include 12 new currencies from Europe, Africa, Asia and emerging markets. The new currencies are: Danish Krone, Swedish Krona, Norwegian Kroner, Iceland Krona, Hungarian Forint, Polish New Zloty, Czech Koruna, Slovak Koruna, Russian Rouble, Turkish Lira, South African Rand, and Japanese Yen.
Nordea Plumps for GoldenSource As It Standardizes Data Platform
As part of an IT asset rationalization following the merger that created it, Scandinavian bank group Nordea has licensed GoldenSource’s reference data management platform software to create a group-wide infrastructure in support of trading, operations and regulatory activities. The deal will see a three-phase rollout, with first deliverable due at the end of next month….
AIB Selects Asset Control’s AC Plus For Risk Management Ops
Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is implementing technology from Asset Control to centralize risk management operations at its global treasury division in Dublin. The platform, based on Asset Control’s AC Plus data management framework, will manage foreign exchange, fixed-income and derivatives data sourced from both internal systems and external suppliers. AIB will use the system, which…
Goldensource Powers IBM’s Back Office Services as Part of Revitalisation Program
Lending credence to its ‘Powered by’ concept, Goldensource has secured IBM Canada as a client for its data management platform to underpin IBM’s back office processing software. IBM’s Securities Industry Service (SIS) division will be using the platform to support its range of brokerage processing applications and services as it kicks off its ‘Revitalisation Program’,…
Mizuho Securities USA Picks TAPMaster for All Instruments
Mizuho Securities USA has selected TAP Solutions’ TAPMaster platform to manage its entire database of historical market and reference data. The win is a coup for TAP, representing its first major win since it was accepted for Morgan Stanley wide-ranging Securities Master Service (SMS) reference data platform implementation (Reference Data Review, January 2005). Institutional broker/dealer…
Standard Terminology Still Eludes the Reference Data Business
Reference data – it’s all about the enterprise… or is it? According to some it’s now all about centralisation. CDM – or centralised data management – is now emerging as the new term to compete with EDM – enterprise data management. And why? Commercial interests of course, getting in the way of what was an…
Working Group Aims for U.K. Compliance with Corporate Actions Standards
A new U.K. Market Implementation Group (UKMIG) is aiming to harmonise U.K. national rules and practices relating to corporate actions processing, including distributions, shareholder rights and company reorganisations. The group, jointly chaired by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and CrestCo, is aiming to implement measures to remove Barrier 3, as set by the 2003 report…
TheMuniCenter Picks FT Interactive Data For Reference Data
TheMuniCenter will utilize FT Interactive Data’s Securities Information Retrieval Service (SIRS) as the primary source of reference data for its electronic fixed income trading marketplace. Clients of TheMuniCenter will now be able to access a wide range of fixed income securities, including U.S. government, municipal and corporate bonds. The new service will also be leveraged…
Markit Buys Automated Trade Processing in Communicator Acquisition
Markit Group has acquired Communicator, a New York-based provider of automated systems for OTC derivatives trade processing. The deal will enable Markit to combine its pricing data and valuations in credit, equity, OTC derivatives and structured finance with Communicator’s automated trade processing systems. The transaction will provide clients with enhanced trading and risk management capabilities…