FISD Launches Financial Information Associate Certification
The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the launch of its new “Financial Information Associate” certification – the very first offering of its kind in this industry sector and the first to come out of the FISD Professional Certification program. As of May 2010, early adopters from...
Aim Software and SIX Telekurs Launch 7th Edition of the Aim Global Reference Data and Risk Management Survey
Aim Software today announced the launch of its 7th international reference data and risk management survey which is designed to provide insights into the challenges, trends and planned investments for reference data automation and risk management in the financial industry. This year’s survey is sponsored by SIX Telekurs. In the dramatically changing world of finance,...
Volante Announces Support for Swift SR 2010 and EBAM
Powering finance with data management innovations, Volante Technologies, today announced the availability of updates to the Volante product suite with support for the latest Swift Standards Release 2010 as well as EBAM (Electronic Bank Account Management). Available as plug-ins to Volante integration tools, these include fully functional versions of the newest ISO 15022 and ISO...
Enhanced Standards Development Process Brings Higher Quality Standards to Market Twice as Fast
In the second half of 2009, SWIFT Standards completed a thorough review and redesign of its development process for new financial messages. The results of this significant overhaul, closely aligned with the ISO 20022 process, include a faster time to market by more than 60%, and higher quality standards due to rigorous pilot group testing...
UK Organisations Take Naive Approach to Data Centre Management, Nlyte Software Research Reveals
Nlyte Software, a provider of data centre performance management solutions, today released the results of its recent research that surveyed 200 UK CIOs on the importance of better managing and optimising the data centre infrastructure. The research, conducted by Vanson Bourne, shows a clear disconnect between reality and hype when it comes to implementing the...
SIX Telekurs’ 2009 Results Confirm Reference Data Biz Remains Bright Spot
Following on from the relatively robust performance of rival Thomson Reuters’ Enterprise division and Interactive Data’s overall performance last year, SIX Telekurs has added to the optimism in the reference data market with the announcement of a 2009 revenue increase of 1.8% on previous year’s figures for the reference data and valuations part of its...
Financial Institutions Call for Collaborative Action with Regulatory Support to Develop Missing Reference Data
The aforementioned two-day conference on reference data management for the banking industry has revealed major gaps in the industry’s ability to meet the tsunami of regulatory requirements. Officials from the European Central Bank, Committee of European Securities Regulators, JWG, the regulatory think-tank, and over 20 bankers discussed today’s reference data challenges and explored the industry’s...
For Users of Swift Alliance Integrator, Volante Adds Value With Validation and Translation Services
Powering finance with data management innovations, Volante today announced new add ons to Swift’s Alliance Integrator to ease Swift deployment and ensure correct message formatting. The Volante Swift Validation and Translation Services leverage Volante’s proven and comprehensive support of Swift messaging dictionaries and functions to reduce the effort involved in connecting to the Swift network,...
SunGard’s Brokerage and Clearance Solutions Primed for Options Symbology Initiative
SunGard has completed the required remediation and industry testing preparation of its brokerage and clearance solutions for the Option Symbology Initiative (OSI). OSI will help correct the limitations of an outdated symbology and overhaul the existing method of identifying exchange-listed options contracts to improve processing efficiencies and provide the ability to identify a broader range...
Volante Earns 2009 Swift Label For SwiftReady Messaging Data Services
Volante Designer for Swift has once again received early certification for the 2009 gold label in SwiftReady Messaging Data Services (MDS). “As always, Volante Designer stands out as a comprehensive messaging data solution for handling Swift messages of all types,” says Eric Meirlaen, business analyst at Swift. “Its metadata-based architecture enables customers to benefit from...