NEWS Enterprise Data Management Solutions for Financial Markets: Future-Proofing your Data Architecture In the first in a series of articles designed to help data professionals design and implement an Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solution, we explore the key drivers for EDM adoption and the outcomes that you should look for to judge the success of your project.… READ MORE Raising Funds for the Manhattan Squash Junior Scholarship Fund Xenomorph is very happy to report that Naj Alavi, President of Xenomorph Inc., is helping to raise funds for the Manhattan Squash Junior Scholarship Fund. Manhattan Squash’s mission is to open up access to Squash for all players. The Junior Scholarship Fund focuses on kids who otherwise would not be able to access world-class squash instruction.… READ MORE Data Management Solutions for Market Risk and Valuation Control In this blog post we look at some of the technical challenges that commonly affect data management for Market Risk and Valuation Control departments, and discuss how improving internal processes can deliver benefits for the business. Market Risk and Valuation Control Market risk is the risk that an organisation’s assets will shrink or their liabilities grow due to unforeseen changes in the markets in which they operate.… READ MORE Independent Price Verification: Data Management, Controls and Governance What is Independent Price Verification (IPV)? The principle behind Independent Price Verification is ensuring independence in the valuation process between risk taking and control units, establishing a set of controls to ensure front office marks are validated/verified independently. This means that prices used by Front Office systems, and hence the risk taking units, must be independently verified by the Risk Control Unit.… READ MORE Tigers U9s Friendly vs East End UTD SC With teams looking to get some much needed match play in – especially having been starved of action due to Lockdown – the U9 Tigers were invited to play a friendly against East End UTD SC. Mile End Leisure Centre kindly acted as the hosting venue.… READ MORE Ridgeway Tigers U9s vs Abbey Youth Panthers U9s Ridgeway Tigers U9s delivered a fantastic performance in the most recent away game against Abbey Youth Panthers U9s. The players needed to get used to playing against a very tall and dominant opposition player in the middle who unsurprisingly opened the scoring with a great header from a corner. … READ MORE Spreadsheets and Operational Risk In this blog we look at the main risks posed by using spreadsheets for derivative and fixed income valuation, and explain some of the regulators’ motivations in addressing this source of operational risk. Although spreadsheets are a tremendously powerful tool for the valuation of fixed income, complex derivative and over-the-counter (OTC) instruments due to their openness and flexibility, spreadsheets do not lend themselves easily to the challenge of conforming to regulatory requirements such as IFRS, BCBS 239, Dodd-Frank, and Solvency II.… READ MORE Ridgeway Tigers U9s vs UPR Red With the easing of Lockdown restrictions, Ridgeway Tigers U9s travelled to Upminster against UPR Red for a 12:30 kick off. The Upminster pitch was impressive and enabled the Tigers and UPR to have an exciting end-to-end game with Ridgeway having the better first half, scoring some great goals with well thought passes and impressive movement off the ball.… READ MORE SEC Fair Value Rules (Rule 2a-5) – Key Highlights The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) passed a new set of rules in December 2020, dubbed Rule 2a-5, that will require investment management firms to place greater controls around the way they determine fair value for assets that lack readily available market prices.… READ MORE Market Data Cost Reduction – How to Increase Efficiency and Make the Most of Your Budget An ongoing challenge for many financial markets organisations is how to increase efficiency and maximise cost savings across the business. Many firms are reviewing operations to identify market data cost reduction opportunities, as data costs typically account for a very large part of budgets.… READ MORE Page 1 of 38 1 2 3 › » CATEGORIES Blog Post Events Press Release ARCHIVES Select Month October 2021 September 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 October 2019 September 2019 March 2019 February 2019 November 2018 August 2018 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 December 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 January 2016 November 2015 October 2015 July 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 October 2011 September 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 March 2011 February 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 March 2010 February 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 ABOUT XENOMORPH Xenomorph provides trusted data management solutions to many of the world’s leading financial institutions. 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