Poor Data Quality and Lack of Risk Culture are Key Barriers to Risk Management, Says SAS and EIU
The main barriers to successful risk management are poor data quality, a lack of expertise and a lack of risk culture among the broader business, according to a recent industry survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of SAS. The survey, which was conducted during March 2009 and involved responses from 334...
Euroclear Finalises Acquisition of Xtrakter
Following the announcement of its acquisition of Xtrakter in November last year, Euroclear has finally closed the deal. The international central securities depository (ICSD) operator has purchased the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) subsidiary, which operates the Trax trade matching and reporting platform, with a view to creating synergies between Trax and its own OTC...
Hexaware Technologies Partners with Greenplum for Data Warehousing and Analytics Offering
Data management outsourcing vendor Hexaware Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with database software vendor Greenplum, under which the two will collaborate to produce a new data warehousing and large scale analytic processing solution. Greenplum will provide the database platform and Hexaware will focus on the migration, implementation, upgrades and maintenance services for the offering,...
Cadis Acquires Compliance Reporting Software Vendor C8 Software
EDM vendor Cadis has acquired management information and compliance reporting software provider C8 Software in a bid to combine the two vendors’ offerings and meet clients’ reporting and risk data requirements. Daniel Simpson, CEO of Cadis Software, explains that the new offering is aimed at cleaning up what he sees as often poor quality data...
Netik Restructures to Tailor Offerings to Three Specific Market Segments
Data management solution vendor Netik has restructured its business into three new divisions with a view to strengthening its offering in each of the three market sectors its solutions are being targeted at. The divisions comprise Investment Managers, Prime Brokers/Custodians and Fund Administrators, explains John Wise, CEO of the vendor. “We have put these divisions...
GoldenSource Opens Sales and Support Office in Hong Kong
EDM vendor GoldenSource has opened a new office in Hong Kong to provide the local market and customers with sales, pre-sales, support, professional services and development services. Mike Meriton, CEO of the vendor, hopes the new office will support its Asian expansion plans, along with its other offices in the region located in Mumbai and...
Siperian Talks up Third Quarter Results, Raises US$9m in Funding
Master data management (MDM) solution provider Siperian claims its third fiscal quarter has been one of its strongest, although the company has not yet released its figures for the period. The company, which offers its MDM solution to 15 industry verticals of which financial services is one, has also recently raised US$9 million in funding....
MFC Global Investment Management Selects Thomson Reuters’ Portia for Recordkeeping
The asset management arm of Canadian-based financial services group Manulife Financial, MFC Global Investment Management, has selected Thomson Reuters’ Portia for its investment recordkeeping requirements. The firm signed the multi-million dollar deal with a view to introducing a single book of record for the public asset component of its investment management business, says said Jacqui...
Enterprise-wide Approach to Data Management is Focus of Buy Side Middle Office, Says Beacon Consulting Group
Data management has increased in importance for the middle office of buy side firms, according to a recent survey by consultancy firm Beacon Consulting Group. The survey, which involved responses from 40 investment managers, focused on the challenges and opportunities facing buy side firms in the middle office. Keith Brown, president of Beacon Consulting Group,...
SS&C Technologies Acquires Evare to Increase its Data Management Offering
Software and outsourcing solution vendor SS&C Technologies has acquired the assets of Evare, a provider for financial data acquisition, transformation and delivery solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed but SS&C has indicated that it believes the acquisition will enhance its offering in the areas of reconciliations, post-trade communication, securities data and portfolio management....