Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
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TMX Offers Pre-Trade Risk Tool
The offering is being made in part to comply with upcoming risk management regulation.
FX Broker Suffers DDoS Attack, Hong Kong Partner Turns to Prolexic
The most serious DDoS attacks are down, but that may be temporary. Global eSolutions can attest to the fact that they haven't gone away.
Trading Infrastructure Hamstrung by Familiar Concerns
Cost concerns and legacy issues continue to temper enthusiasm among investment managers for wholesale changes in their trading architecture.
Ahead of Solvency II, Asset Liability Management Looms Large for Managers
Asset managers with insurer clients are searching for new data management and portfolio optimization platforms as the European regulation inches closer.
Open Platform: A Risk-Intelligent Bank?
In a period of heightened regulation resulting from the financial crisis, banks are facing more intense scrutiny than ever. History dictates that regulators will always be behind the curve, taking a reactive approach to risk management. With this in mind…
Wurts & Associates Adds MSCI's BarraOne
The platform will help the investment consulting firm develop risk-based allocation strategies across asset classes.
Mountain Lions: Pursuit of IT Innovation Keeps BlueMountain Ahead of the Pack
BlueMountain Capital Management, under the leadership of Michael Liberman, has assembled a core of technologists and quants that have made the New York hedge fund one of the most innovative asset managers in the industry for the best part of a decade. By…
Markit Introduces CVA and Capital Solution
The platform will help firms achieve Basel III compliance by calculating credit valuation adjustment and capital charges.
Vodafone to Manage FX with Bloomberg
Company to use FXGO platform for foreign exchange risk management.
SEF Survival Depends on Differentiation
GreySpark research outlines the current picture of the swap execution facility landscape.
FactSet Taps RepRisk For ESG Data
FactSet clients will have access to RepRisk's ESG risk scores to mitigate impact of reputational risk on their investments
New Tech Benchmarks Required After HSBC AML Failure Probe
The US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found the bank's monitoring of correspondent relationships and bulk cash transactions wanting. Enterprise-level solutions are required to solve complex anti-money laundering problems.
DbSelect Adds Swedish Power Strategy
Coeli Asset Management launches its weather-based strategy to Deutsche Bank's hedge fund strategy platform.
Eagle Enhances Reporting with MicroStrategy Alliance
Visualization and analytics packages available across desktop and mobile.
Banks Chained to Legacy Systems as CVAs Suffer
SAS report claims legacy technology is leaving banks vulnerable to slow risk assessment.
Ignis Asset Management Upgrades Reporting Suite
Glasgow investment firm standardizes reporting with Factbook.
Fincad Upgrades Hybrid Modeling, Curve Building Tool
F3 3.0 provides market correlation calibration for Libor and OIS rates.
Cheyne Enlists Imagine's Risk Management Software for UCITS Fund
UK hedge fund manager will use Imagine's software to automate its historic and parametric VaR calculations.
Kinetic Partners with Riskdata for Reporting
Vendors launch UCITS-compliant risk platform.
Let’s Talk About Solar Flares & the Destruction of Wall Street
Have you heard that a solar storm next year might just wipe out all communications systems and hobble Wall Street? But, hey, no need to panic or anything.
Risk Data Silos Still Cause Issues, Survey Finds
Despite increasing investment in risk management, disparate systems still present problems, Sybase claims.
Thetaris Releases Monte Carlo Toolbox for Excel
Theta Suite XL provides transparent Monte Carlo modelling software.