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Regulation Drives 25% Increase In Avox Entity Validation
The counterparty data vendor says the number of entities it has validated in the past 12 months has increased by a quarter to 1,053,085, as firms seek to comply with new data-intensive regulatory initiatives
SGGG Fexserv Taps Linedata for Transfer Agency in Malta
Toronto-based fund administrator SGGG Fexserv has selected the Linedata Mshare transfer agency solution to support its expanding business in Malta. This is Linedata's fifth Maltese client.
eClerx Names Alan Paris as Principal
Outsourcing provider eClerx has named Alan Paris as principal in the company's New York office.
GEM Deploys StreamBase for CEP Trading
Geneva Energy Markets (GEM), a New York-based prop trading group specializing in exchange-cleared oil contracts, has deployed StreamBase for their automated trading infrastructure.
South Korean Government Approves Central Clearing
The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) will be mandated for certain over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
ECB Taps Thomson Reuters' Eikon for Central Bank Network
The European Central Bank (ECB) has signed a three-year deal with Thomson Reuters to deploy its Eikon financial markets desktop across 18 national central banks.
Sciens Outsources Managed Account Platform to SEI
Sciens Alternative Investments, a capital management firm with approximately $4.8 billion assets under management, is outsourcing its managed account platform to SEI.
Russia Gets LEI Prefix
The Regulatory Oversight Committee administering legal entity identifiers has issued its sixth "pre-LEI" prefix, for the Russian market
ISE Taps Cornish for CTO
Rob Cornish has been named the new chief technology officer of the International Securities Exchange (ISE).
Luz, SIX Prepare Data Linkage Launch
SIX Financial Information will supply US, Latin American and European data to Luz Engenharia Financeira, a Brazilian compliance and risk management service provider. SIX will obtain Brazilian data in return under the partnership, to begin operating March…
BI-SAM Appoints Durkee Chief Marketing Officer
BI-SAM, the Paris-based provider of performance, attribution, data management, and risk technology and services, has appointed Elizabeth Durkee chief marketing officer.