Pricing & Valuation
Markit EDM Platform Underpins Friends Life’s Growth Strategy
Friends Life Investments, the London-based, recently established asset management arm of the Friends Life Group, which launched in July this year with approximately £6 billion under management, is live on the Markit Enterprise Data Management (EDM)…
Transparent Demands
Data management strategies and provider choices are a prime concern for firms trying to achieve transparency in their pricing data, at regulators’ urging. Michael Shashoua looks for where the work will need to occur in the industry
SIX Evaluated Pricing Service Promises Proactivity on Transparency
The company's new Evaluated Pricing Service includes a web tool that provides access to day-to-day inputs, assumption data and some core data that goes into its valuation process so clients don't need to approach the vendor for the information
Six Launches Evaluated Pricing Service
Updates to EPS include dedicated support teams and new instrument coverage.
Numerix Expands Instrument Coverage for Derivatives Analytics
CrossAsset 10.1 will cover convertible bonds, calendar spread options, multi-curve pricing for swaps products, and power spread options.
Is The Pricing Right?
Pricing and valuations professionals are starting to advocate the value of spending to ensure transparency of data sourcing
Open Platform: Don’t Get ‘Owned’ By Data Ownership
The future of financial firms’ market data organizations will be defined by effective governance of external data and proprietary prices. But lack of standards and myriad disparate policies is creating opacity, confusion and potential liabilities, says…
Submitted For Their Approval
Financial firms are looking for more transparency from providers of pricing and valuations, particularly on sourcing of data. Michael Shashoua analyzes the factors influencing how data is obtained and managed
Max Bowie: When Competition Fails, Data Quality and Cost Suffer
In any healthy marketplace, the price of any service is always under pressure—if not from bodies that regulate fees, then from market forces and the price consumers are willing to pay. But with the Libor rate-fixing scandal raising questions over data…
Markit Adds Instruments, Currencies to OIS Pricing
Data vendor adds new functionalities to Portfolio Valuations service.
Markit Expands Options for Client OIS Discount Pricing
Vendor allows clients to choose pricing methodology and underlying currency for more accurate pricing
RVS Grows London Presence with Sykes Hire
Benchmark data provider hires ex-Markit Totem director Alistair Sykes
Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise Goes with SunGard for FTP
Swiss bank uses vendor for funds transfer pricing and liquidity risk management.