RDUG’s Kirby Stresses Role of Corporate Actions Processing
Anthony Kirby, secretary and founder of the Reference Data User Group (RDUG) used last month’s Finexpo 2004 conference in London to outline new initiatives in the corporate actions area. Kirby said the industry group was looking at corporate actions as a possible area for new activity. In a wide-ranging presentation to industry participants at the...
Telekurs, Vermeg Establish CA Partnership
Telekurs Financial has created a partnership with Vermeg to integrate Telekurs’ Valordata Feed (VDF) with Vermeg’s Megacor CA automation platform. The addition of VDF’s will give a boost to Megacor, the first corporate actions solution to be accredited by Swift with its new Corporate Actions SwiftReady Label.
Daiwa Securities America, Invesco License Xcitek’s XSP
Daiwa Securities America is to automate its corporate actions processing using Xcitek’s XSP platform and the company’s corporate actions data. The platform will work alongside SunGard’s Phase 3 back-office system, and is aimed at reducing operational risk and increasing efficiency in corporate actions handling. The system is expected to be live by April. Meanwhile, Invesco...
Exchange Data Adopts ISO 15022 for Corporate Actions
London-based reference data provider Exchange Data International has completed the first phase of integrating the ISO 15022 messaging protocol with its corporate actions data services. The company expects to start offering clients test data by the end of the first quarter, with the first phase covering cash dividends, stock dividends, dividend options and dividend reinvestment...
Xcitek Reshuffles, Seeing Demand For Corporate Actions Solutions
Xcitek, a provider of corporate actions data and management software, is reshuffling its sales, client services and marketing groups, and has plans to hire several new sales and sales support staff. The corporate realignment is cited as a response to growing demand for the company’s XSP corporate actions systems and services. According to Brendan Farrell,...
Xcitek’s Winning Spell Continues with U.S. Bancorp Deal
Continuing its run of contract wins, Xcitek has sealed an agreement with U.S. Bancorp, which will use the XcitekSolutionsPlus (XSP) corporate actions processing platform. The multi-year agreement also covers U.S. Bancorp’s use of eTRAN, Xcitek’s web-based module for automated notifications, and access to Xcitek’s corporate actions data. U.S. Bancorp, parent of U.S. Bank, is the...
European Central Securities Depositories Association Group to Study Corporate Actions
The European Central Securities Depositories Association has established a working group to look at how to meet clearing and settlement recommendations issued by the Giovannini Group, including one regarding corporate actions. The group – headed by Michael Kempe, a manager at U.K. depository Crest – expects to report on its findings in the fourth quarter...
Checkfree Acquires Heliograph, Boosting Corporate Actions Capability
Checkfree Corp., a financial data management company based in Atlanta, has acquired Heliograph, a London-based financial messaging and corporate actions processing company. Checkfree will pay $18.3 million for all Heliograph shares outstanding. Heliograph, which has annual revenues of around $8 million, will be merged into Checkfree’s Financial and Compliance Solutions (CFCS) unit, part of its...
Telekurs Unveils New Corporate Actions Delivery Platform
Telekurs used the Swift SIBOS event in Singapore last month to debut its new ISO 15022-format MT564 corporate actions delivery platform. The new platform, developed in conjunction with Swift, will carry the same range of structure, coded basic data and corporate actions already available via the Telekurs Valordata Feed (VDF). Pilot operations using the new...
XcitekSolutionsPlus Scores XSP Wins At UMB, Oppenheimer
XcitekSolutionsPlus has announced two deals this month involving its corporate actions automation platform. UMB Bank, based in Kansas, has licensed the software company’s web-based eTran module, while Oppenheimer & Co. has agreed to license its XSP software. The deals follow hot on the heels of a win at Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) in late October....