Technology
Thomson ties up with SwapsWire for rates trades
New Jersey-based Thomson TradeWeb has signed an agreement with UK electronic confirmation service SwapsWire that it hopes will speed up deal processing and cut risk for its customers.
Moody’s KMV launches Chinese RiskAnalyst
Moody’s KMV, a provider of credit risk measurement solutions, has launched a Chinese version of RiskAnalyst, a platform that allows institutions to make lending decisions using internal ratings and analysis of financial statement data based on local…
Euronext goes live on single feed
Pan-European exchange Euronext is shutting down LMF 2, its derivatives data feed for the Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris markets, after completing the consolidation of all of its feeds onto one platform.
Bloomberg and six banks in IR trading joint venture
Six international banks and financial information provider Bloomberg have launched a joint venture company to operate an online interest rate derivative trading platform.
CalPERS picks AlphaEngine for currency group
CalPERS, the largest pension fund in the US, has picked Mcube's AlphaEngine software to support its currency investment team.
Mizuho signs up with Kamakura for default and correlations data
Mizuho Financial Group has signed up to Kamakura’s risk information services, the Honolulu-based software company has confirmed, as the Japanese financial behemoth seeks to strengthen its lending activities following years of write-offs.
Algorithmics and Citigroup in credit risk partnership
Algorithmics, a Toronto-based specialist in enterprise risk management, has entered into a strategic alliance with global banking giant Citigroup to deliver a global suite of credit risk models. The models will provide credit risk and default analytics…
Dealers boost online emerging market forex options services
Bank of America and Citigroup are among the latest in a series of banks building up online capabilities for emerging market currency options, as the market for the products continues to expand.