Data Management
Targeting Transparency
The credit crunch has led to a rapidly growing awareness of independent valuations. But market conditions have not been the only driver. New accounting standards are putting pressure on firms to take control of the process. Tine Thoresen explores why the…
The Small Print
Market data contracts are often up for discussion at industry forums, while reference data contracts have received less attention. This may soon change as reference data contracts are starting to be seen as more critical. Tine Thoresen reports on why…
Data Quality: The Forgotten Risk
While investment in efficient risk management systems is rocketing, the data feeding the systems is often overlooked. Firms simply forget that best-of-breed risk management systems rely on good quality data. Carla Mangado examines the impact of faulty…
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Market Structure Mashup
Letter From The Editor
Editor’s letter - The perfect storm
Things are pretty hectic at the moment. A barrel of oil is now officially 30% more expensive than it was six months ago, and although fuel prices haven't rocketed quite at the same rate, I'm enough of a realist to understand that energy firms are not…
Moths to a flame
$125, $130, $135... the rise in oil prices shows few signs of abating, and yet the current liquidity and volatility in the energy markets - specifically oil and natural gas - are attractive to any fund or investor wanting to make money. But in the wake…
Kempen Deploys CMA for CDS Pricing
Kempen Capital Management, the buy-side subsidiary of Dutch merchant bank Kempen & Co., is sourcing credit derivatives pricing data from UK-based vendor Credit Market Analysis to support daily valuations for its credit derivative funds, officials tell…
FINRA Pursues TRACE Data Expansion
The Financial Industry Regulation Authority is pressing ahead with plans to expand the data disseminated via its TRACE (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine) corporate bond trade reporting facility, despite some concerns that increased data transparency…
Opening Doors
We hear a lot about trading firms trying to obtain data from emerging markets because they believe they can achieve higher returns from higher-risk, less established markets. But one problem with this is that few markets still regard themselves as …