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Netik Launches New Version of GSM Aimed at Solving ‘Control’ Issues for Managed Services

Following its purchase of the Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS) business in February 2008, data management and reporting solution vendor Netik has taken the last 18 months to bed down the Global Securities Master (GSM) solution into its overall managed services portfolio. This work has resulted in the release of version 2.0 of the Netik...

Aim Software Establishes Regional Office for Benelux in Luxembourg

Aim Software, a European provider of reference data management solutions to the financial industry, today announced that it has opened a subsidiary in Luxembourg to better serve the Benelux market and provide its existing and future customer base with an extended local service. The office opening in Luxembourg together with the strengthening of the activities...

Asset Control Wins ITG as Client, Launches New Compliance Focused Solution

EDM solution vendor Asset Control has bagged Investment Technology Group (ITG) as a new client and launched a new solution aimed at providing more transparency and control around reference data, with a view to improving firms’ compliance and audit functions. Rick Enfield, product business owner of the AC Plus solution, and Jean Williams, product business...

Aim Software, SIX Telekurs and Rolotec Partner for Reference Data Integration Solution

Swiss software vendor Rolotec has signed a partnership agreement with data management solution vendor Aim Software and data provider SIX Telekurs under which the vendors will work together on a reference data integration solution. Rolotec has traditionally been focused on the world of real-time data integration but has been driven to look at reference data...

Regulation and Risk Management Both Helping and Hindering the Data Management Cause, Say RDR Readers

Although many vendors are claiming that the global regulatory overhaul and a renewed focus on risk management practices within financial institutions have lent weight to the data management cause, it seems that they have also proved to be a hindrance. According to the latest Reference Data Review reader poll, half of respondents feel the developments...

Large Investment Bank Opts for PolarLake’s Reference Data Distribution Solution

Following the launch of its Reference Data Distribution (RDD) solution in July last year, PolarLake has signed its second big customer in the form of an unnamed global tier one investment bank. The bank is rolling out the solution as part of its revamp of its global reference data programme, which is focused on the...

ProCapital Selects Xenomorph TimeScape for Reference and Market Data Management

ProCapital Securities Services, the French securities services company, has selected Xenomorph TimeScape for their centralised reference and market data management requirements. The project has already commenced and the solution will be in full production usage by December 2009. TimeScape will replace an internal solution and will be used to provide an enhanced single source of...

ITG Selects Asset Control’s AC Plus Data Management Platform to Support Asset Growth Initiatives

Specialized agency brokerage and financial technology firm Investment Technology Group has selected Asset Control’s AC Plus data management platform to provide ITG with global, multi-asset instrument data in support of the firm’s growth initiatives. AC Plus will provide ITG with a centralized, scalable reference data and pricing architecture that meets ITG’s time-to-market requirements and supports...

Asset Control’s AC Invest Introduces Financial Institutions to a New Role-Based Data Management Paradigm

Asset Control, the world-wide leader in financial data management solutions, is launching AC Invest, a new web-based data management platform that enables financial institutions to quickly and cost-effectively address their increasingly complex data management requirements. AC Invests’ powerful logic engine combined with its intuitive interface give users control of all stages of the data management...

GoldenSource Releases New Version of EDM Suite with Upgraded Pricing Capabilities

EDM vendor GoldenSource has upgraded its flagship solution by building in new features to help its clients deal with tougher risk management requirements and regulatory developments around the pricing of financial instruments. To this end, version 8.2 of its EDM suite includes workflow and validation tools aimed at increasing flexibility and transparency across all pricing...