Asset managers

As the deadline for Solvency II approaches, SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management software for the international insurance industry, supports its clients in preparing their IT landscapes for the changes to come.

OTC Fin, a provider of front and middle office financial technology to investment managers, hedge funds, hedge fund of funds and institutional investors, today announced the release of PAT DW (Portfolio Analysis Tool Data Warehouse), Version 3, which merges Funds of Funds and multi-asset security level data whereby providing increased transparency of portfolio holdings via its look-thru capability. 

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While increased market regulation is necessary, too much regulation could adversely impact the retail investor, say asset managers.

Traiana, leading provider of post-trade solutions, announced today that it has extended Harmony’s contract-for-difference (CFD) equity swap network to buy-side firms. A growing group of the world’s leading buy-side firms are now connected to Harmony for complete CFD equity swap post-trade automation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Eileen Rominger has been named its director of Investment Management. She will begin her work at the agency in February.

VPD is a leading provider of solutions to the asset management industry. The flagship product suite – VPD Risk & Performance – provides functionality and value to asset management operations. It covers a number of functions like GIPS, Attribution, Reporting and Enterprise Data Management with a special edge on risk and performance functions.

Northern Trust announced today it has enhanced its comprehensive suite of risk tools by integrating BarraOne with its global operations platform to strengthen predictive risk analytics and reporting across asset classes, including derivatives.

Investit, a leading investment management consultancy, is launching a new research unit alongside its IT Value Service, which analyses the value of IT investment in the industry. The new service aims to drill down further into the most pressing IT issues of the day as well as identify the most effective strategies to address them.

- Citadel LLC, Freddie Mac and PIMCO use Bloomberg’s industry workflow solution to connect to CME Clearing

- Bloomberg VCON helps reduce costs, market risks and meet mandates of Dodd‐Frank Act

Bloomberg today announced that VCON, the firm’s voice trade confirmation system for cash and derivative instruments, is the first to connect buy-side and sell‐side firms to multiple central clearing counterparties (CCPs) for interest rate swaps (IRS) central clearing.

Portfolio reconciliation is a central aspect of collateral management. DerivSource's Julia Schieffer investigates how buy-side firms are improving this operational area through new technology in response to a changing market environment.