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EDM Council Readies Industry Benchmarking Survey, Continues Semantics Repository Development
The EDM Council has been working in partnership with IT consultancy firm Headstrong to put together a global data management benchmarking survey, aimed at providing comparable metrics on the data management projects going on across the industry. The survey involved 65 firms and will be discussed at an upcoming launch event in New York in…
SEC Issues Report Cautioning Credit Rating Agencies
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today issued a report cautioning credit rating agencies about deceptive ratings conduct and the importance of sufficient internal controls over the policies, procedures, and methodologies the firms use to determine credit ratings. The SEC’s Report of Investigation stems from an Enforcement Division inquiry into whether Moody’s Investors Service, Inc…
Netik Promotes Lott to Head of Product Management
Netik, a global provider of financial data management and reporting services and products, announced today the promotion of Brian Lott to the role of head of product management. He will sit on Netik’s executive management team reporting directly to Rob Flatley, CEO and president of Netik. Lott will assume responsibility for all strategic product direction…
Information Mosaic’s Bermingham on Swift’s 2015 Strategy, Standards and a Utility Future
Reference Data Review catches up with Gerard Bermingham, vice president of business strategy for the Americas at vendor Information Mosaic, about his views on Swift’s new 2015 strategy and how the industry network operator should figure in the standards development process and the reference data industry of the future. How well do you think the goals…
Avox’s Price Talks up Wiki-data Progress, Market Opportunities in the Ref Data Space
The development of Avox’s online look-up tool for entity data, which it dubbed Wiki-data, is one of the major developments for the vendor over the last year, according to CEO Ken Price. He first elaborated on the idea in detail at last year’s FIMA in London and indicates that the tool has come on leaps…
Broadridge Supports International Expansion with New Appointments
Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced new appointments and a relocation in line with both its growing international strategy and its increased presence in the Asia Pacific region. Julie Kerr has joined Broadridge in the role of senior sales executive, responsible for sales in Hong Kong and Singapore. Shehas over 19 years’ experience in sales and…
Stefan Mäder Appointed CFO of SIX Group
The SIX Group Board of Directors has appointed Stefan Mäder as chief financial officer (CFO) and head of the Finance & Risk Division. In this function, he will also be a member of the group executive board. The board of directors is convinced that Mäder’s broad experience and sound specialist knowledge will help him to…
Information Mosaic is Planning Launch of New Asset Surveillance Solution Later This Year, Says Singh
Post-trade solution vendor Information Mosaic is planning to launch a new asset surveillance solution later this year, in addition to promoting its upgraded client front end for its flagship corporate actions solution. Manmohan Singh, head of product leadership at the vendor and country head of its Indian operations, who joined the vendor back in October…
US SEC Passes Proxy Voting Reforms, New Data Requirements on Their Way in 60 Days
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has passed a reform this week that issues additional rights to “long term” shareholders, who own or have owned continually for three years and have at least 3% of the company’s voting stock, to be able to nominate candidates to the boards of the companies they own. As…
DTCC and Chilean Depository Sign Agreement to Collaborate
The Depósito Central de Valores (DCV) of Chile and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) of the US announced today they have signed an agreement that recognises and strengthens their relationship and will serve as a basis for future collaboration. The objective of this cooperative undertaking, which will leverage the technology and expertise of…