ReferenceDataFactory Adds Support for SIX Telekurs’ Valordata Feed
ReferenceDataFactory (RDF) has added support for SIX Telekurs’ flagship securities reference data service, Valordata Feed (VDF), with the launch of its RDF Adaptive Client Technology for the data feed. Gerry Marsh, managing director of RDF, explains that the addition of the security master reference data, corporate actions and valuation pricing data feed is part of...
DTCC GCA Launches New Web Browser Service for Real-Time Corporate Actions Data
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Corporate Actions (GCA) business unit has launched a new web browser service that offers real-time access to its global, validated corporate action database. Brett Lancaster, DTCC vice president of GCA, explains that the service is aimed at providing a low cost entry point to often expensive corporate...
Back Office Silos Remain for Japanese Financial Institutions, Says Celent and SmartStream
The back and middle offices of Japanese financial institutions remain very siloed and there has been little progress towards automating areas such as corporate actions, according to a recent report by analyst firm Celent. The report, “Post-Trade Processing in Japan: Back and Middle Office STP at Brokerages, Banks and Asset Managers”, which was commissioned by...
XSP Promotes Bush to Senior Director of Product Innovation and Major Accounts
Corporate actions software provider XSP has promoted its current senior director of channel sales support and product management, Jennifer Bush, to the newly created role of senior director of product innovation and major accounts. In her new role, she will be focused on defining product roadmap development and will report directly to CEO Brendan Farrell....
Broadridge Signs up with Information Mosaic for Corporate Actions and Extends Agreement with NewRiver for Summary Prospectus Solution
Outsourcing solution vendor Broadridge seems to be undergoing something of a strategic overhaul this month, with the announcement of two new key partnerships in the data management space. The vendor, which had a tough start to the year with net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 down by 1%, has signed two new...
Bank Sarasin Upgrades to Aim’s Gain Platform with Gain|Avaloq Adapter
Swiss headquartered Bank Sarasin has upgraded its implementation of Aim Software’s data management solution to the Gain Data Management platform combined with an adapter for the Avaloq Banking System. The bank, which has been using Aim Software’s Gain DataDesktop since 2002, hopes the new central data management platform and added functionality will provide enhanced automation...
Interactive Data Partners with Korea’s Koscom for Pricing and Reference Data
Interactive Data’s Pricing and Reference Data business has signed an agreement with Koscom, under which the Korean IT solution provider will provide the data vendor’s international pricing and reference data to the Korean investment community. The data covered by the agreement includes international end of day pricing and corporate actions data. Koscom was established in...
Standard Chartered Picks GoldenSource for Corporate Actions Golden Copy Creation
Standard Chartered Bank has chosen GoldenSource Securities & Products to automate the creation of its golden copy corporate actions notifications. The Asian bank began looking for a corporate actions validation solution in early 2008 and began talking to the vendor about the implementation before year end, explains Gert Raeves, senior vice president of strategic business...
Cadis Integrates London Stock Exchange’s Datalect into its EDM Suite
EDM vendor Cadis has integrated the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) Datalect product suite into its EDM Suite, including the exchange operator’s Sedol Masterfile service. According to the vendor, the data has been integrated via a new Cadis adaptor, which it claims will enable clients to maximise the value of the data that the LSE provides...
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company Sticks with XSP for Corporate Actions
Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, a subsidiary of Wisconsin-based bank Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, has signed a multi-year renewal agreement for XSP’s v5 corporate actions solution. According to Wayne Klomstad, senior vice president of Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company, it decided to extend its agreement with the vendor to cover the eTRAN module because of...