Markit
Markit-Quartet Alliance to Yield Increased Risk Performance
Markit and Quartet FS, the London-based provider of in-memory analytics technology, have announced an alliance that, according to Markit, will enhance the way its Markit Analytics’ clients visualize stochastic risk calculations such as Risk Weighted…
IRD Awards Results
The results of the Inside Reference Data Awards for 2013 were announced at a dinner in New York on May 21
Temasek Officially Takes Stake in Markit
The deal signed by the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, which had been speculated upon for a couple weeks, was previously reported by the Financial Times and Reuters to be worth about $500 million, with the stake bought from existing investment banking…
IRD's Editor on Rulemaking and Fragmentation
Data managers should be prepared for "Balkanized" fragmentation in data management, due to nation-centric rulemaking, should globalized and harmonized rules efforts fail.
Markit Reaches South Africa with IQ Partnership
Markit has announced that it has entered into a commercial partnership with consulting firm IQ Business, to market its analytics products to the country.
Territorial Rulemaking and the Data Environment
Data managers should consider whether all regulatory politics will be local—or global—and be prepared for either possibility
Expanding Structured Finance Footprint, Markit Adds CLO Tranche Pricing
Market data provider Markit will now offer evaluated prices for 5,000 investment-grade collateralized loan obligation (CLO) tranches, rated BBB or better, covering around two-thirds of the overall market.
Credit Suisse Taps Markit for Loans Data
The Swiss bank is using Markit's pricing and liquidity data to develop its Leveraged Loan Index series and sub-indexes, in what the vendor says is a growing trend of adoption by financial institutions.
Markit Begins Euroclear Bond Data Distribution
The data services provider has begun distributing the first portions of bond data that it plans to offer under its agreement with Euroclear Bank
Transparency and Consistency Drive Markit’s Risk Upgrade
Markit has announced the release of two significant new tools for its Portfolio Valuations Service, which deal with scenario analysis and the computation of Value-at-Risk (VaR).
Players on Loan: Data Governance, Settlement Automation Nearer as CLOs Reemerge
Leveraged loans are touted as an alternative to uneven bond yields, while collateralized loan obligations are scratching at pre-crisis levels. Yet despite years of collective pushes toward straight-through processing, loan products remain the “last…
Deutsche Bank Exec: "Business Users Must Be Responsible For Data"
Shannon Walker, Deutsche Bank's lead data architect, said responsibility for data lies with business users, but they must be supported by IT and architecture staff
