Enterprise Data Management Council Established
A new Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council has been established by over 20 representatives from corporate and investment banks, asset management companies, and competing industry vendors. The development has been led by GoldenSource, SunGard and IBM. The aim is to use the council as a forum to discuss the best practices for standardising and integrating...
Reuters Grows Third-Party Alliance Program with New Deals
Reuters has secured another four partnerships with software providers in its drive to “set up as many strategic alliances as possible”. And with 25% of their revenues – and growing – for the DataScope reference data service coming from the program, it’s little wonder that it is becoming an increasingly important strategy for the company....
Osney Event: Buy-Side Discuss Reference Data Resource, ROI
The resources of the buy-side often can’t compare with those of the sell-side when it comes to reference data management and measuring the cost impact of bad data in order to justify data management projects. This was one of the messages from a recent Technology Solutions for Asset Management (TSAM) conference organized by Osney Media....
Outsourcing Becoming Viable Option, New A-Team Survey Says
Effective reference data management is a tough challenge for most financial institutions, but is outsourcing it to an experienced partner a viable option? It appears it is indeed an option that many reference data managers – 95% of those surveyed by Reference Data Review – would consider, signalling a fundamental shift in the attitude towards...
Banc of America Securities Endorses Outsourcing With SunGard Reference Data Management Deal
Banc of America Securities is putting its money where its mouth is by signing up as the first client for SunGard’s Managed Data Service, and effectively endorsing the outsourcing model for reference data management. BAS had previously indicated its support for outsourcing services by becoming a charter member of SunGard’s data management advisory panel (Reference...
FT Interactive Data Results Show Continued Growth
FT Interactive Data’s parent Interactive Data Corp. has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31. Its revenues grew 8.5 percent over last year’s quarter to $86 million. Its North American revenues grew 8.5 percent due to continued demand for evaluated and descriptive services. Europe showed improved performance with revenues growing by 8.7 percent.
SunGard Adds ETF Data to Fame
SunGard has added U.S. and international exchange traded funds (ETF) data from the DTCC to its Fame Time Series Database. The data is collected each night as sponsors of ETFs report net asset value and component information to the DTCC’s subsidiary, National Securities Clearing Corp. (NSCC). Fame collects and enhances this data to be maintained...
Netik Upgrades InterView Information Portal
Netik has upgraded its InterView Information Portal with the release of the Performance Explorer. The new module enables uses to ‘slice and dice’ performance information via a browser for higher levels of analysis.
Fininfo Distribution Deal Extends ICB Into Europe
French information provider Fininfo is distributing the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) database via its Finalim back office datafeed and FinWin front-office data terminal products. The deal will expand the reach of the ICB classification system, launched in January of this year by Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE Group, into Fininfo’s European client base.
Client Deal Triggers Reuters Partnership with GoldenSource
Triggered by a client project at a major U.S. investment bank, Reuters has entered into partnership with GoldenSource to make its DataScope reference and historical data services available via GoldenSource’s enterprise data management platform. The initial implementation will offer access to Reuters’ equities, fixed income, static and price data as well as RIC code identifiers....