Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Fulcrum Asset Management Chooses SS&C's Recon for Reconciliation
Landover, MD-based Fulcrum Asset Management has employed reconciliation and exception management software from SS&C Technologies.
SAS Prepares Event Stream Processing Software
Business analytics provider SAS has announced a launch date for its new event stream processing (ESP) software.
Pricing Partners Enhances Credit Risk Engine
Analytics and valuations provider Pricing Partners has announced the addition of value-at-risk (VaR) assessments to its credit valuation adjustment (CVA) software.
The Right Cross: Rate Swaps Nearing Cross-Margining Frontier
As clearing bears down on interest rate swaps contracts, buy-side firms will have to take a close look at dealer efficiency. Modeling knowledge and cross margining infrastructure are good first steps.
SkyBridge Capital Chooses Imagine Software for Risk Aggregation
The portfolio and risk management solutions provider says its new Risk Aggregator platform is helping the $6.6 billion AUM fund-of-funds locate, verify, and normalize position-level data through independent sourcing of information.
Investit CEO Catherine Doherty Discusses Benchmarking Best Practice
Catherine Doherty, global CEO of London-based consultancy Investit, urges greater collaboration within investment management firms.
Chatham Releases FX Risk Platform
Advisory firm Chatham Financial has released a suite of cloud-based products aimed at managing foreign exchange (FX) risk.
Reinventing the Wheel: Due Diligence Takes on Greater Importance in the Cloud
Without a set of acceptable standards, hiring a cloud services provider is like walking a new labyrinth each time. A BST panel tries to lay down a familiar trail of breadcrumbs.
Expedition Launches Imagine's Cloud for Risk Management
Hong Kong-based hedge fund Expedition Advisors has integrated with Imagine Software's cloud-based portfolio management and risk offering.
Is Apple's iPhone Beginning to Establish its Dominance on Wall Street?
At this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, technology leaders at several major buy-side firms discussed their bring-your-own-device strategies, but most of the talk was around the Apple iPhone and iPad, and not Android or BlackBerry.
FSA's Sampson: Data Accuracy Trumps Speed
Gerald Sampson, head of the operational risk review team at the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), says banks should be more concerned about accuracy of data than risk aggregation speed.
Charles River Unveils Mobile App for Buy-Side Users
Burlington-based buy-side front-office technology provider Charles River Development has gone to market with Charles River Mobile, a tablet and smartphone app that provides secure remote access to the Charles River Investment Management Solution, the…
Digiterre Launches Enhanced CRM Platform
Software provider Digiterre has released the latest version of its customer-relationship management (CRM) platform, dCRM. The integrated platform will be called Communica.
Monash Investors Implements Imagine's Portfolio, Risk Management Software
Australian absolute return fund Monash Investors has gone live with Imagine Software's trading system to support its dealings in the Australian equities, options and futures markets.
ABN Amro Relies on MXG Team for Murex Rework
Amsterdam-based ABN Amro Bank is live on a "reworked" version of Murex's End of Day (EOD) and Value at Risk (VaR) reporting platform, a project managed in conjunction with MXG Team Limited, a Dublin-based privately owned specialist Murex consultancy.
FinAnalytica Unveils Managed Service Offering for Risk, Operations
Analytics solutions provider FinAnalytica has launched Cognity Managed Services, which provides customized managed services for data management, portfolio analytics, reporting and consulting. It will be delivered through the vendor's Cognity application…
Sense and Sensitivity
Although compliance spend is skyrocketing upwards in advance of new regulations, and there are technical revamps involved, a lot of the processes involved are described as common sense by many. Despite this, there's still an element of over-reach to some…
FOA Provides Risk Management Guidelines for ESMA Compliance
The Futures and Options Association (FOA), a pan-industry representative body for firms engaged in the trading of derivatives, has published a set of guidelines aimed at providing granular detail for recent European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA…
BAML Taps FTEN for European Clearing Control
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has become the first general clearing member (GCM) to use FTEN's RiskXposure (RX) platform for its European clearing operations.
State Street Releases Investment Servicing Solution for Asset Managers
For small and mid-sized asset managers, the platform includes data management, pricing and information delivery among its functions.
In China, Galaxy Futures Eyes Western Push
As the oldest and largest joint venture (JV) brokerage in the Chinese market, Galaxy Futures is a high-profile representation of outward-looking securities firms within the country. Originally partnered with ABN Amro before the Dutch bank's acquisition…
Quants' Conundrum: Funding Valuation Adjustment Comes Into Its Own
While firms, regulators, and academics continue to debate a suitable role for FVA, technologists and quants are forging ahead with implementations.
Portman Square Capital Taps HedgeServ for Fund Administration
Startup hedge fund Portman Square Capital has selected HedgeServ to provide fund administration services.