Articles by Nicholas Hamilton
LSE Reveals Details of Pre-LOU to Be Launched on July 31
The London Stock Exchange is preparing to launch its pre-legal entity identifier (pre-LEI) utility which will include a flexible search engine and the ability to view the records of pre-LEIs issued by other organizations
S&P Capital IQ Displays Gov, Corp Bond Data Beside Evaluations
The pricing and data vendor has enhanced the transparency of its evaluated prices by displaying input data, including 2,000 daily government bond quotes in 37 currencies, on its valuations platform
S&P Capital IQ to Redistribute Tullett Data Via Feeds and APIs
The pricing and data provider, which uses data from Tullett Prebon Information for its securities valuations and pricing business, will now also distribute a wide variety of the company's data via desktops, mobile applications, application programming…
US Postpones Fatca Deadlines, Citing Need For International Agreements
Due diligence and tax withholding requirements of the US anti-tax evasion regulation have been postponed until July 1, 2014 to allow time for more countries to sign intergovernmental agreements with the US Treasury
AIM Upgrade Boosts Clearstream Pricing Capabilities
An upgrade to the data management platform used by Clearstream International to centralize pricing and ratings data will enable the vendor of clearing and settlement services to price more than 700,000 records in the less than 20 minutes
Omgeo Interface Automates Trade Matching For Eze Users
A new link to Omgeo's trade matching system means users of Eze Software Group's order management system will not need to build separate connections to each of their brokers
Aegon Chooses Markit EDM for US, Dutch Operations
The asset management firm will use the Markit Enterprise Data Management platform to create data hubs in the US and the Netherlands, as well as the UK, allowing data to be consolidated globally
SIA, Colt Network to Connect Four European Central Banks
The vendor of information delivery platforms and vendor of payment systems have won the contract to provide a high-speed network between the central banks of Germany, Italy, France and Spain, as part of the Target2 and Target2-Securities (T2S) projects
SIX, SwissQuant Collaborate on Risk Analytics for Swiss Regulations
ImpaQt will produce risk analysis on individual instruments and entire portfolios to help wealth managers comply with new regulatory requirements in Switzerland
BPO Service Blends Vontobel Data Management, AIM Software
Bank Vontobel is deploying AIM Software's platform for internal data management as the two forms partner to launch a business process outsourcing service that is integrated into Vontobel's banking processes
Swedbank Robur Chooses SimCorp for Solvency II Reporting
The software vendor's Solvency II system has been integrated with the SimCorp Dimension investment management platform that Swedbank was already using, leading to better data quality, lower operational risk and reduced maintenance costs
The Search for Solvency II Solutions
Solvency II may be delayed, but it has not gone away. As the most focused industry participants chip away at the complexity of the European insurance regulation, Nicholas Hamilton discovers innovative compliance solutions, including data metering systems…
Volante Joins SwiftRef Partner Program
The data integration software vendor says joining SwiftRef's partner program will give its customers access to a single source for payments reference data
Cusip Adds LEI Data to Relieve Mapping Burden
Cusip Global Services says incorporating legal entity identifier data will help firms link to the new standard because many of their internal identifiers are mapped to Cusip numbers
New Company Seeks ESMA Approval For Trade Repository
A new company set up by CapitalTrack, Capital Market Daily Portal and Fincore believes its trade repository will be attractive to market participants because it is not affiliated to a clearing house
Union Bank of Taiwan Chooses Calastone for Funds Automation
The bank has no form of automation at present, but expects 60% of its trades to be automated when it goes live on the Calastone network in August and for this percentage to increase as more fund managers join the network
Pre-LEIs, Pre-LOUs, COU Top Agenda at LEI ROC Plenary
At a meeting last week, the regulatory oversight committee of the global legal entity identifier (LEI) system agreed on plans to develop statutes governing the LEI's central operating unit
Rimes Adds Swaps Index Data Feed
The managed data services vendor has added a new feed to its Reference Data Service that classifies indexes as either narrow-based or broad-based, according to the definitions of the Dodd-Frank Act
Shanahan to Lead Omgeo's Governance, Risk, Compliance Work
Jeannie Shanahan has left State Street Global Advisors to take responsibility for Omgeo's governance, risk management and compliance projects
Torstone Courts Top Firms With Proof of Processing Capabilities
The software vendor believes tests that prove its post-trade processing system can handle up to 1 million trades an hour will help it secure top-tier clients
Fox Swaps Interactive Data for Avox
Tim Fox has left Interactive Data to take up the role of product manager at Avox
CFTC Sets Out Conditions For Mutual Acceptance of Pre-LEIs
The US regulator has set out the conditions under which it will accept WM Datenservice's general entity identifier and other pre-legal entity identifiers as part of its swaps trade reporting requirements
Cumberpatch Rejoins Asset Control to Drive EMEA Growth
After a year at Icap, Ian Cumberpatch has rejoined Asset Control as associate director of business development, Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Thomson Reuters Acquires French OTC Pricing Provider
Thomson Reuters says its acquisition of Pricing Partners, a French vendor of OTC derivatives pricing analytics software and services, will help satisfy a growing demand for full-service vendors