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MarkitServ updates novation process after two-month delay
Middleware provider MarkitServ now in line with industry standard - two months after initially planned and more than three months after rival Ice Link.
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Markit eyes Japan with Asia CDS pricing
New Asia-based activity, particularly in Japan, drives additions to existing service.
Sovereign debt crisis hits liquidity
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Dodd-Frank sees processing firm as 'swap execution facility'
Markit/DTCC joint venture will register as designated swap execution facility under US financial reform, despite having no plans for trade execution
Updated Isda CDS novation process to boost efficiency while minimising risk
Revised rules replace laborious consent-then-confirm novation process
Markit moves into commodities valuation
Markit, the giant independent financial information services firm, will bring energy and commodities risk managers closer to assessing real market risk with its launch of a commodities derivatives valuation service that is set to create more transparency…
Markit ETP database provides tool to navigate market
The market for exchange-traded products (ETPs) is expanding as more products and issuers come to market, making it more difficult for asset managers and traders to make decisions about which ETFs to use.
Credit data vendors focus on liquidity metrics
Vendors and their clients are focusing on the implementation of liquidity analytics to boost credit risk management
Markit to start trading emerging market sovereign credit risk index
The Markit iTraxx SovX CEEMEA (Central and East European, Middle East and Africa) index will start trading on January 20. The index is part of the Markit iTraxx SovX family of sovereign credit default swap indexes.