Now is the Time for Reference Data Collaboration, TowerGroup Says. But is it Really?
When it comes to reference data, TowerGroup has something of a reputation for spotting a trend just as it is about to become a major industry focus. Statistics from the analyst’s first major report on the subject in 2001 and its updated iteration in 2005 are still liberally cited by industry commentators in print and...
Keep Your Data Vendors Close and Your Users Closer, Deutsche Bank EDM Head Says
Success in enterprise data management (EDM) programmes is dependent on education – of internal users, of data vendors and of the EDM team itself. So said Jim McCarthy, EDM programme manager at Deutsche Bank, speaking at FIMA 2007 in London earlier this month. “It’s a constant for us to ensure we can describe our data,...
Citi’s Bottega Pitches Office of Data Management as Solution to EDM Organisational Challenge
Enterprise data management (EDM) is “real and here”, but is there enough understanding of how to organise EDM programmes within firms to ensure they can be successful at it? This was the key question raised by John Bottega, chief data officer at Citi Markets & Banking, during his now regular keynote slot at FIMA, which...
CB.Net Adds SCT Data to BankSearchPlus
The European Payments Council (EPC) SEPA Credit Transfer Adherence Register of Participants is now available in CB.Net’s BankSearchPlus and in The S€PA Directory service it launched in partnership with LogicaCMG. CB.Net was chosen by the EPC to provide and manage the centralised repository for the EPC SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) and SEPA Direct Debit (SDD)...
DIFC Bags SmartStream Technology For Hosted Data, Processing Offering
The acquisition of UK mid and back office systems vendor SmartStream for £200 million by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DFIC) – owner of the Dubai Stock Exchange – made headlines for a number of reasons. Not the least of these was the fact that the acquisition came just a month after SmartStream was forced...
Citadel Signs Principal Global to Data Management Platform
Principal Global Investors has selected CADIS from Citadel Associates as its global data management platform. Principal Global Investors manages $244.9 billion in assets primarily for retirement plans and other institutional clients and is a member of the Principal Financial Group. With CADIS, Citadel’s component-based platform for the management of corporate data – version 5 of...
LakeFront Data Ventures Adds Associates, Touts Service-Oriented Data Management Approach
The progress of LakeFront Data Ventures (LDV), the specialist data management consultancy led by former SunGard EDM man Dale Richards, appears to be gathering pace. Richards reports that the company has “been engaged by a number of players across the whole ecosystem” – including a major Wall Street bank, a large Canadian pension fund, a major...
Politics and Data Ownership Major Issues in Implementing EDM, Sibos Delegates Told
The panel session on enterprise data management at Swift’s Sibos conference in Boston earlier this month was a little light on detail to satisfy the true EDM enthusiast, but as a reference data 101 it was nonetheless a lively and interactive debate, ably facilitated by the EDM Council’s Mike Atkin. A series of audience digivotes...
Odyssey Gears Up to Make Bigger Splash in EDM Marketplace
Wealth and asset management systems specialist Odyssey is stepping up its focus on the enterprise data management systems marketplace, having recognised that the EDM capabilities it has created to support the implementation of its core applications are of value as a standalone solution. When Odyssey, which was founded in Luxembourg in 1995 and has its...
CUSIP Master File Database Available Online
The CUSIP Service Bureau (CSB) Master File database is now available through Standard & Poor’s SecurityMaster Services, a new web-based delivery platform designed to provide clients with near real-time access to a variety of securities data. With Standard & Poor’s SecurityMaster Services platform, clients will be able to access data directly from the CSB database...