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Virginie’s Blog – Does CGS and EC’s Agreement Cut the Mustard?
After last week’s heated industry discussions on the subject of data vendor licenses and IP rights (see commentary on which here), the announcement this week that the final Is have been dotted and Ts crossed on the agreement between Cusip Global Services (CGS) and the European Commission may come as something of a disappointment for...
DST Global Solutions Strengthens Senior Management Team
DST Global Solutions, a market-leading provider of software technology and services to the investment management industry, today announced the appointment of Julian Webb, as Global Head of Data Management and Analytics. In his new role, Julian will provide strategic direction and leadership for DST Global Solutions’ Data Management and Analytics business, with a key focus...
Credit Suisse Appoints David Murray as Senior Advisor, Australia
Credit Suisse today announced that David Murray, Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, is joining the global financial services company as a Senior Advisor based in Australia. In his new role, Mr. Murray will provide Credit Suisse’s corporate, institutional and private clients in Australia and...
RBC Dexia Appoints New Director in Switzerland
RBC Dexia Investor Services has appointed Pierre Aicardi as a new Director of Business Development in Switzerland, starting December, 2011. Mr. Aicardi will be responsible for establishing new business relationships with asset managers and financial institutions based in Switzerland. He will report to Marco Siero, Managing Director of RBC Dexia in Switzerland. “Pierre’s appointment is...
M&G Investments Selects MoneyMate’s DataManager
MoneyMate, a leading provider of investment data management solutions to the global asset management industry, today announced that it has been selected by M&G Investments to implement DataManager to ensure the accurate, efficient and controlled delivery of M&G’s fund product data to internal departments, external agencies and external clients. DataManager will host M&G’s range of...
Morningstar Launches Morningstar Analyst Rating for Funds, New Global Scale for Qualitative Ratings
Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research, today launched the Morningstar Analyst Rating for funds, the company’s new global scale for qualitative fund ratings. The Morningstar Analyst Rating is a designation assigned by Morningstar fund research analysts around the world and derived from the company’s five pillar analytical framework that considers the following key...
Azul Zings Java for Low Latency
Azul Systems has released version 5.0 of its Zing realtime Java Virtual Machine for Linux, eliminating the need for a hypervisor layer, and thus making it more attractive to developers of low-latency trading applications. In earlier versions, the required hypervisor virtualisation added unwelcome latency. Zing is 100% Java-standard JVM, which is based on Oracle’s HotSpot...
CGS Reach Agreement with European Commission
CUSIP Global Services (CGS), a leading provider of securities identifiers and other solutions that enable efficient trading, clearing and settlement in capital markets throughout the world, today announced it has reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to create and distribute a new data feed of US ISINs tailored specifically to the needs of...
National Australia Group’s Campbell Discusses its Recent Master Data Management Project
National Australia Group (NAG) was engaged in a total of 22 data related projects last year, according to the group’s information architect Martin Campbell. Speaking at this month’s FIMA conference in London, Campbell discussed the decision to implement a new master data management system in partnership with software and consulting firm IPL in order to...
Edward Jones Chooses Broadridge Canada’s New Issue Fulfillment Solution
Broadridge Financial Solutions, today announced that Edward Jones has chosen Broadridge Canada’s New Issue Fulfillment solution for the communication and delivery of transaction confirmations and required compliance documents for new issue equity and fixed income products in Canada. The solution incorporates print on demand technology with inventory management and provides concise audit reporting. As a...