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Sponsor's article > SunGard Enhances Basel II Offering with Acquisition of WhiteLight
SunGard Trading and Risk Systems, an operating group of SunGard (NYSE: SDS), and SymphonyRPM today announced that SunGard has acquired the WhiteLight Basel II solution and as a result, WhiteLight's SymphonyRPM development team.
CBOT lowers fees for European traders
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), in an early effort to head off competition from Eurex, is to offer cheaper electronic access for European traders, the exchange announced.
Taiwan launches government bond futures market
Taiwan has launched its government bond futures (GBF) market with the listing of 10-year government bond futures on the Taiwan Futures Exchange (Taifex) and the opening of the Bond Lending Centre of GreTai Securities Market, a non-profit organisation.
Brokers look toshow their worth
Brokers are increasingly looking to provide energy price data. The choice may be wider, but are energy firms getting the credible data and analysis they need for intelligent price forecasts? Joe Marsh reports
The future of freight
The Baltic Exchange has recently shelved plans to offer freight derivatives,yet rising freight rates should aid the development of the embryonic forwardfreight agreement market. By Paul Lyon
Modernisingprice reporting
Recent investigations have seriously affected the voluntary reporting of energy price data. Now, the market is ready to move on. Edison Electric Institute’s Richard McMahon gives his organisation’s views on the future operation of indexes
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Reporting: a better performance measure
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. RiskMetrics' John Matwey says more and more investors will therefore inevitably demand third-party reporting of risk positions taken by hedge funds.
Merrill Lynch selects SAS for OpRisk management and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
Merrill Lynch, a leading financial management and advisory company, has selected software from SAS, a North Carolina-based software analytics company, to help manage its operational risk and continue compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the new Basel…
ABN Amro wins CLS mandate in India
ABN Amro has won the contract to provide continuous linked settlement (CLS) services to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL).
Eurex cuts costs in bid to stimulate Finnish options trading
Frankfurt-based futures and options exchange Eurex intends to reduce transaction fees on Finnish equity options in a bid to boost trading volumes. Working with Finnish Exchange Hex Integrated Markets, the average trading cost would be reduced by more…
Korea’s exchanges to merge into single entity
The Korea Stock Exchange (KSE), the Korea Futures Exchange (Kofex) and Kosdaq are expected to merge to establish a single entity if a bill that is currently in congress is passed.
Exane and BNP Paribas to join forces
European equity derivatives broker Exane is to join BNP Paribas to jointly market share-based products.
Mind the gap
UK mortgage lenders are grappling with Basel II. But there are still concerns about a credit risk management gap between the large and small lenders.