Review
Doing what it says on the tin
Given the ongoing challenges facing buy-side firms in their attempts to accurately and transparently value hard-to-price securities, it is no surprise that the industry has witnessed the launch of a number of services designed specifically to address…
Fidessa fragmentation index hits the spot
London-based trading platform provider Fidessa group has seen strong demand for its Fidessa Fragmentation Index (FFI) since it was launched in mid-November 2008. The web-based service is free to use and provides a numerical indicator of how much a…
StatPro joins the pricing/valuations fray
London-based StatPro Group has entered the buy-side pricing and valuations space by unveiling its Complex Asset Pricing (CAP) service, a system for pricing complex financial assets. Through this move, StatPro has joined a select handful of service…
Thomson Reuters unveils valuation risk service
In a move to increase transparency, Thomson Reuters last month launched a new service to provide independent valuations of financial instruments across asset classes.
Merlin launches short reporting tool for fund clients
Merlin Securities, a prime broker and technology developer with offices in New York and San Francisco, has rolled out new functions on its reporting platforms for clients to address new SEC emergency rules requiring managers to disclose their short…
An acquisition of note
Acquisitions in the financial technology space are a common occurrence, but when Linedata Services pulled off something of a coup in late 2005 by its acquisition of Beauchamp Financial Technology (BFT), the industry took note. Since then, Beauchamp…
Seeking clarity
ClariFI is a good example of a typical buy-side technology vendor: it is a relatively new, niche player, specialising in a crucial facet of the investment management process; it has found traction among the industry's largest, most celebrated players;…
Cath Rawcliffe
Vice-president, sales and marketing, SimCorp
Following the leader
From its inception, Markit had the necessary ingredients for remarkable growth across the financial services industry: it identified (and focused on) a number of the most acute operational challenges for buy- and sell side firms; it attracted the…