Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Natixis Joins CLS as Settlement Member
CLS Group has announced that Natixis has upgraded its membership of the service from a third-party participant to a full settlement member.
Kx Unveils Higher-Performance Kdb+ Tick DB
Improvements to underlying tick database technology allows users to run analyses on more data, faster.
Three FCMs Join MarkitSERV Credit Centre
Citi, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) and Goldman Sachs have signed up to MarkitSERV Credit Centre, Markit's pre-trade credit-checking facility for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
ConvergEx Adds Real-Time Margin Tools
New York-based agency broker ConvergEx Group has announced the addition of real-time margin calculation tools to its LiquidPoint product.
Gravitas and IBM to Offer Risk Services to Small Hedge Funds
Gravitas, a New York-based provider of hedge fund technology, has chosen the IBM Risk Analytics engine to provide risk-as-a-service for emerging and mid-sized hedge funds.
Advent Enhances APX, Moxy in Cloud Push
San Francisco-based Advent Software has released upgraded versions of Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), its portfolio management platform, and Moxy, its trade order management system. This rollout also includes enhancements to Advent Rules Manager and…
Misys Global Risk to Launch New Risk Tool
Software vendor Misys has launched its new risk-management solution, Misys Risk Insight, a centralization tool for risk information.
Striking a Balance on Operational Risk
The culture within the financial services industry has, unsurprisingly, become much more risk aware since the 2008 crisis. Under such conditions, how can fund administrators balance managing operational risk against achieving efficiencies, while at the…
RMS, Eqecat Sign Data Standardization Agreement
The pair of competing specialist modeling vendors for insurance-linked securities (ILS) like catastrophe bonds have come together to harmonize their exposure data schema.
JC Rathbone Taps Quantifi for CVA Analytics
The risk management and advisory services consultancy firm, JC Rathbone Associates (JCRA), has selected Quantifi’s credit valuation adjustment (CVA) product as its primary solution for counterparty risk analytics.
BAML Exec: "Granular Data Creates Aggregation Challenges"
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch director told delegates at this week's North American Financial Information Summit that firms face challenges aggregating the more granular data now required for risk management
Misys Rolls Out Sophis Value, Version 5
Software provider Misys has unveiled version 5 of its portfolio and risk management platform, Sophis Value. This upgrade includes an updated user interface and has more functionality for risk management.
Improving Operations Through Automated Reconciliation
Spending on reconciliation solutions is set to increase steadily over the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent globally, according to CEB TowerGroup. In fact, spending on integrated reconciliation and exception management…
ADI Implements Misys Sophis
Al Dhabi Investment PJSC (ADI) has announced that it will implement Misys Sophis for an expansion in instrument coverage and trading in different asset classes.
CloudRisk Takes on AlphaKinetic's Glide for Risk and Valuations
CloudRisk, a Manchester, UK-based provider of valuations and risk analysis focusing on derivative transactions, selected AlphaKinetic’s Glide Fund Manager’s cloud tools for its client base of investment and trading organizations.
RWE Supply & Trading Taps Sapient
The technology consultancy is tasked with overseeing broad transformation of the German energy specialist's trading and risk management platforms.
DTCC, Euroclear Launch Joint Collateral Service
Euroclear and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have announced the launch of a joint collateral processing service, which aims to automate elements of margin call workflows for derivatives trades.
Hedge Funds Tap Shared Services Ahead of Swaps Futurization
At Markit's annual user conference this week, buy-side executives explained how testing the clearing waters as early as 2011, and leaning on external providers, have helped them through a period of upheaval and occasional late night surprises.
Eqecat Signs Fermat Capital Management
The catastrophe modeling software vendor will provide Fermat, a $4.3 billion asset manager and specialist in insurance-linked securities (ILS), its RQE version 13 platform.
State Street Bolsters Collateral and Reporting Services
State Street has made enhancements to its financial reporting and collateral services to help clients comply with regulations, manage risk and automate their disclosure requirements.