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OTC derivative platforms need upgrade: report

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Institutions trading over the counter (OTC) derivatives must invest a significant amount in technology, infrastructure and human resources to support rising trading volumes, according to a new report. Neil Wright, State Street senior vice president ...

Northern Trust upgrades consultant service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... development follows the firm adding the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives trading service, allowing Australian clients to trade derivatives more efficiently. The messaging technology ...

SimCorp scoops Vendor of the Year award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... fund managers to add new instruments at any time, which can then be managed in the same way as standard exchange-traded and OTC products. The two finalists to the award were ITG, which also operates in Australia, for its single ticket clearing capability ...

Northern Trust adopts FpML

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... more efficiently after the firm added the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives trading service. The messaging technology automates the flow of information from an asset administrator, such ...

Omgeo expands derivatives tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... newly-acquired business, Allustra, enables clients to consolidate trade positions across various asset classes, including OTC derivatives. The technology also 'automates' the management of the collateral process to address associated counterparty risk. ...

SimCorp adds LexiFi modelling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... XpressInstruments structured products and exotic instruments can be managed in the system the same way as standard exchange traded and OTC products. The addition of the new module onto the SimCorp Dimension system means its uses its core database and ...

Local biotech shines through overseas listing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
ASX-listed biotechnology firm Starpharma may not have flagged much interest from local investors, but the company has attracted the attention of US funds. According to Jackie Fairley, chief executive of Starpharma, targeting US investors was a "natural ...

Alternatives rewrite custody

... months ago designed to look into three types of alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. "As our [superannuation] clients look to deliver solutions to their clients, and that has a lot to do with ...

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... also be a big factor in net returns because the unregulated nature of currency trading, which is performed over the counter (OTC), can lead to large discrepancies between 'best' and 'worst' executed trades.

Citigroup revamps hedge fund platform

... example, it will support practically all asset classes namely equities, derivatives, swaps, fixed income and over-the-counter (OTC) structured products. The launch of the new platform comes only three months after Morgan Stanley announced that it is ...