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Data du Jour
Interdealer brokers with data sales units have traditionally focused on the real-time space, but following the credit crunch the demand for end-of-day and intra-day offerings has rocketed. Tine Thoresen explores the opportunities for interdealer brokers…
StatPro signs Ridgewood Capital
Toronto-based Ridgewood Capital Asset Management (RCAM) has signed a multi-year deal with StatPro, the Wimbledon UK-based provider of portfolio analytics and data services to the global asset management industry. Ridgewood Capital, which currently…
Markit and the DTCC unveil OTC derivatives joint venture
Markit and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have announced the September 1 launch of MarkitSERV, a new company combining the two organisations' electronic trade confirmation and workflow platforms to provide a single gateway for over…
Sophis signs first Australian buy-side client
Brisbane-based institutional investment manager QIC, which has $65bn under management, has begun implementing Sophis's portfolio and risk management platform VALUE. The platform will increase QIC's risk management capabilities as well as enhance data…
Spectrum signs up with Fiserv
Spectrum Global Fund Administration, a Chicago-based hedge-fund and fund-of-funds administrator with just under 200 clients, has implemented Fiserv's Accurate platform for automated reconciliation and exception management.
SunGard and iShares launch ETF service
SunGard, in conjunction with iShares, a global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), is set to launch a new service to help advisers and third-party administrators (TPAs) incorporate ETFs as standard options in retirement plans. SunGard's ETF…
55% of financial institutions to invest in real time risk tech, says Alteri
Aleri, the Chicago-based provider of complex event processing (CEP) technology and CEP-based solutions, has published the results of its survey on risk management efforts by financial institutions in the wake of the credit crisis. The survey, conducted…
Charles River signs South Africa's Public Investment Corporation
Public Investment Corporation (PIC), one of the largest investment managers in Africa, with approximately $100bn under management, has selected the Charles River Investment Management System (Charles River IMS) for its fixed-income trading and portfolio…
Funds and administrators take a pummeling
New York-based consultancy Carbon360¢ª is due to release its fourth annual Carbon360° Fund Administration Fact Book in the coming weeks. The 2009 version is a 300-page report on all of the 130 fund administrators and the alternatives industry. This year…
Quantifi unveils Version 9.2
Quantifi, the London-based provider of analytics and risk management products to the global credit markets, has released Version 9.2 (V9.2) of its pricing, hedging and risk analysis software. New features in Quantifi V9.2 include:
Month in Numbers
"The broker-dealer community is looking at ways to offer models and features less reliant on historical data - models that utilise decision-making and are more intelligent regarding current and predictive market conditions"