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One of the key focus areas for the new year is liquidity risk and valuation risk. But to deal with the upcoming challenges, firms are looking for more granular and better integrated data. Tine Thoresen speaks to AIG's Suresh Jayaraman about what data…
Data Consumers Form Working Group to Prevent Intro of Bloomberg SPA Contracts for Fund Admin Clients
LONDON - Data professionals affected by Bloomberg's planned New Year introduction of service provider agreement (SPA) contracts for fund administration clients have joined forces to oppose the change, which now appears to be delayed, officials tell…
Issuer and Short Names Standards
Work Delayed by EC Proceedings against S&P
Industry Prepares
For February Options Symbology Change, OCC Announces New Test Date
State Street extends alternative investment capabilities through Mourant acquisition
State Street Corporation is to expand its global fund administration and alternative servicing capabilities with the acquisition of Mourant International Finance Administration (MIFA). Based in Jersey (Channel Islands) with approximately $170 billion…
Parametric selects Fidessa LatentZero's Minerva OEMS
Parametric Portfolio Associates, a Seattle-based registered investment adviser, has selected the Minerva order and execution management system (OEMS) from Fidessa LatentZero to manage $30 billion in assets across more than 16,000 separately-managed…
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"The Commission will be seeking views on applying position limits consistently across all markets and participants, including index traders and managers of exchange-traded funds; whether such limits would enhance market integrity and efficiency; whether…
Butterfield Fulcrum partners with MindTree
Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent alternative fund administrator, has partnered with global IT firm MindTree to deliver new products to the alternative fund administration industry. The most recent step in this alliance is Butterfield Fulcrum's…
MSIM outsources to State Street
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has signed a deal with State Street Corporation that will see State Street provide MSIM with outsourced investment manager operations services for approximately $300 billion in assets. State Street will provide…