Data Management Insight Blogs The latest content from across the platform
Omgeo Names Randy Guy New Global Head of Technology
Omgeo today announced that Randy Guy has been named managing director of technology. In his new role, Guy will focus on developing and executing Omgeo’s technology strategy, while driving product innovation, promoting efficiencies, and continuing to enhance service reliability. Dave Cutright, Omgeo’s former managing director of technology, will continue to be an integral part of…
FinDataPortal Enhances its Services with the Feed Manager Capability
FinDataPortal, a financial data portal with a new approach to data provision, announced today the release of its Feed Manager feature, enabling subscribers to create their own customised feed. FinDataPortal (FDP) is a platform through which clients can access datasets from different financial data providers in a way that is tailored to their specific needs….
T2S Meeting Highlights Ongoing Corporate Actions and Shareholder Transparency Concerns
Last month’s Target2-Securities (T2S) meeting at the European Central Bank (ECB) highlighted the progress that has been made by the Corporate Actions Sub-group (CASG) and the Shareholders Transparency Sub-group in attempting to sort out the data standardisation challenges in their respective areas of connecting to the pan-European settlement system, which is due to be launched…
SEI Expands Middle Office Services with Enhanced Pricing and Valuation Capabilities
SEI today announced that it has extended its array of middle office services by enhancing its asset pricing and valuation validation solution for investment managers. The solution, which leverages the independent valuation and pricing models of industry leading third party pricing providers, is designed to provide managers with more accurate and independent pricing verification. The…
Industry Has Until 22 February to Respond to CFTC’s Legal Entity Identification Proposals for the Swaps Market
Following on from the series of roundtables last year conducted by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to examine the data standardisation challenges underlying the provisions contained within the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the regulator has published a set of proposals in the Federal Register regarding the identification of counterparties…
Information Builders and Unisys Help Financial Industry Meet New Compensation Time Rules
Information Builders today announced that it has launched a joint solution with the UK subsidiary of Unisys Corporation for the British financial services industry. The arrangement will enable financial institutions to collate data from multiple sources to provide a single view of each customer. This is in response to the latest Financial Services Authority (FSA)…
Broadridge Expands Multi-Channel Communications Offerings
Broadridge Financial Solutions continues to expand its multi-channel communications offerings by adding another distribution channel to its portfolio of communication solutions with the introduction of Pitney Bowes’ new Volly secure digital delivery service. Broadridge clients will be able to communicate with customers and shareholders using the latest digital technology, as Broadridge becomes the first to…
Senior Supervisors Group Report Highlights Need for Better Management of Risk Data
The aggregation of risk data remains a challenge within most financial institutions, according to a report released last month by the Senior Supervisors Group (SSG), which is comprised of 13 regulatory bodies from 10 countries. The report, Observations on Developments in Risk Appetite Frameworks and IT Infrastructure, indicates that although many firms have kicked off…
CESR Champions Underlying Reference Data Standardisation in its Latest OTC Platform Trading Advice for MiFID
In its latest technical advice to the European Commission as part of the ongoing MiFID review, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has reprised its data standardisation theme as the “preliminary step on the way to organised platform trading” of OTC derivatives. Progress within the front office is therefore predicated on getting the data foundations…
XSP Moves to the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street
XSP announced that the company has moved its New York office to the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street. The relocation is part of a 10 year lease and designed to accommodate XSP’s growing requirements. Brendan Farrell, CEO at XSP, said: “This is an exciting time for XSP as we head into 2011 – our…