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Sophis sells majority stake to Advent
Risk management solutions provider Sophis has sold a majority stake to Advent International, a private equity investor, using the proceeds of a leveraged buyout.Sophis founder and CEO Herve Vinciguerra...
Convergence is a clear goal for many in the industry, but uniform implementation is proving tricky, finds the latest survey from OpRisk & Compliance and Ernst & Young
Credit Suisse has launched its algorithmic trading business, Advanced Execution Services (AES) in seven new markets: Canada’s Venture Exchange, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico and...
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MBTJ buys Calypso solution
Master Trust Bank of Japan has signed up for back-office derivatives software from Calypso, a trading software provider. The bank’s decision to use the program reflects pension funds’ increased interest in derivatives products such as interest rate...
Principia hires JPMorgan senior
Principia, the structured finance technology provider, has hired Mark Khan as executive vice-president of sales. He joins from JPMorgan subsidiary Systems and Services Technologies, where he was responsible for product and client services. He will be...
The risk information challenge: Bringing technology to bear
A roundtable discussion hosted by OpRisk&Compliance and sponsored by BearingPoint explored the difficulties around obtaining robust risk information and disseminating intelligence back into the organisation. Moderated by Ellen Davis
Quantifi launches version 8.7
Quantifi, the analytics and risk management technology company, has launched Quantifi version 8.7, a pricing and risk assessment tool for credit derivatives. The new version uses base correlation on single names to provide bespoke pricing.This name-by-name...
Reuters launches on-demand risk tool for hedge funds
Reuters has released a tool that enables hedge funds to calculate portfolio risk measured across asset classes in real time. Reuters says the web-based product, JRisk On Demand, is specifically tailored to suit the needs of hedge funds which are engaging...
Codefarm hires software developer
Structured credit technology firm Codefarm has hired Edward Hagerty as head of product development. His priority will be to accelerate the development of product features requested by clients, said the firm. Hagerty joins from Fortent, where he was head...
MSCI Barra launches hedge fund model
MSCI Barra, a New York-based indexing and analytics firm, has launched the Barra Hedge Fund Model, which quantifies a hedge fund's market risk and the risks associated with a fund's strategy and style. "There are a number of ways to measure hedge fund...
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