Numerix Blog

Sapient Partnership Offers Advanced Analytics for Trading and Risk Management

This morning, we announced a new partnership with Sapient Global Markets, part of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) and a leading provider of services to financial and commodity market participants—from advisory consulting, through systems implementation and outsourcing. As partners, our companies will work together to provide advanced integrated pricing and risk analytics for derivatives and structured products across a broad range of asset classes.

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Expanding Our Global Partnership with Misys

We recently announced that we have expanded our partnership and distribution agreement with Misys, a leading provider of application software and services. Now a Platinum Numerix Partner, Misys has expanded its integration of Numerix CrossAsset analytics within its Summit and Opics Plus platforms, providing customers with greater flexibility in designing, valuing and risk-managing a wider range of OTC derivatives and structured products. Clients will also be able to purchase Numerix solutions directly from Misys, making it easier to manage vendor relationships.

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Thomson Reuters Expands Use of Numerix Analytics

Thomson Reuters recently announced that it will be expanding access to Numerix pricing and risk analytics within its Kondor+ Suite and TopOffice solutions.

Kondor+ users have already been able value exotic instruments using Numerix models and deal-structuring logic embedded into the Kondor Structured Products module, giving clients total control over the valuation process. With this new agreement, users will now have better access to the Numerix CrossAsset library, enhancing coverage and pricing capabilities for vanillas.

Numerix capabilities are also being integrated into TopOffice, Thomson Reuters' real-time risk, P&L and liquidity management solution. This will give TopOffice users greater flexibility and risk reporting capabilities across all instrument types.

“Our relationship with Numerix helps Thomson Reuters provide our users with a powerful combination of accuracy and flexibility. We are extending our relationship with Numerix across our risk management product range to help our customers achieve the highest possible return on their investment.”

— Boris Lipiainen, Global Head of Product and Development, Risk Management, Thomson Reuters

Northern Trust Expands Valuation Capabilities for OTC Derivatives

Northern Trust announced today that it has enhanced its platform for processing over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to provide daily independent pricing for structured products and other bespoke instruments. The expanded capabilities, including transparency reporting for OTC instrument types, were developed through a strategic alliance with Numerix. 

"The derivatives industry, regulators, investors and our clients globally are demanding increasing independence and transparency for OTC derivative valuations," said Peter Cherecwich, COO for Corporate & Institutional Services at Northern Trust. "Derivatives perform critical functions for investment managers and institutional investors, and our global alliance with Numerix brings a range of valuation capabilities and depth of knowledge to help our clients exercise greater control over valuation of these assets while meeting the standard for transparency demanded by sophisticated investors." 

New NRI Valuation Services to Utilize Numerix Portfolio

Nomura Research Institute (NRI) recently enhanced its valuation service for the Asian market using Numerix Portfolio as the cornerstone. This represents a welcome long-term partnership with one of the leading financial institutions in the region.

As Japan’s largest business and IT consulting firm, NRI will now be able to enhance their knowledge solutions for asset managers to include monthly pricing and risk calculations for interest-rate and cross-currency structured notes. Numerix Portfolio was perfect for the job based on its advanced models and high-performance computations. 

Read the full press release here.

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