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GoldenSource Partners Options to Extend Reach of OnDemand Managed Service
GoldenSource has extended its relationship with managed service and IT infrastructure provider Options to ensure it can meet growing global demand for the managed service version of its enterprise data management (EDM) solution. The company already uses Options’ Momentum managed application and hosting solution to support GoldenSource OnDemand, but has reinforced its partnership to deliver…
Markit Migrates EDM Users to Amazon Web Services Cloud
The migration of Markit’s enterprise data management (EDM) solution to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud has attracted six clients since it went live last April. The clients are split between North America and Europe and range from asset managers to third-party application providers using the company’s platform. Markit has been offering managed services using…
MiFID II: Putting the Clock Back
The type of trader you are will determine how you set your watch. That is the upshot of ‘RTS 25: Draft regulatory technical standards on clock synchronization’ published by the European Securities and Markets Commission in late September under the revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). “MiFID II moved away from…
SNL Financial Takes Upper Hand in Merger with S&P Capital IQ
The outcome of McGraw Hill Financial’s acquisition of SNL Financial in September 2015 and its merger with S&P Capital IQ is beginning to take shape in the form of an enlarged data, research and analytics company with a cumbersome name – S&P Capital IQ + SNL Financial – and a leadership line-up that suggests S&P…
Fenergo Teams Up with Markit and kyc.com to Improve Client Lifecycle Management
Fenergo has formed a strategic relationship with Markit that will allow banks using its client lifecycle management software to automate consumption of Know Your Customer (KYC) and counterparty data from Markit and kyc.com, a joint venture between Markit and Genpact. The automation is based on Data Integration Manager, an adjunct to Fenergo’s client lifecycle management…
Five Markets and Technology Predictions for 2016
By Jock Percy, CEO at Perseus Overall, 2015 was a fascinating year for the financial markets and, by extension, for financial technology solutions providers. At a macroeconomic level, the slowdown of growth in China squeezed commodity dependent markets, including commodity powerhouses such as Brazil, Australia and South Africa. Meanwhile, the Greek debt crisis unleashed a…
Creating Back Office 2.0 – Reinventing Trade Processing on the Block Chain
By Pete Harris, Principal, Lighthouse Partners Financial markets firms seem to be forever complaining about an increasingly competitive marketplace that is driving down revenues and increased compliance and operational procedures that are pushing up costs. No surprise then that many are looking at a technology called block chain in order to simplify their post-trade infrastructures…
Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: Talking Intelligently at ITS on February 4
With just under a month to go, we’re putting the finishing touches to the agenda for our Intelligent Trading Summit in London on February 4. I’ve waxed lyrical about the topics we’ll be discussing on our series of panels (see agenda here for a recap). But I’m also excited about the presentations we’ve lined up…
Street Contxt Plans February Launch on Back of $8M in Series A Funding Round
By Zoe Schiff Toronto-based Street Contxt, which delivers highly targeted real-time information designed to enhance communication between capital markets professionals, is gearing up for launch next month, hot on the heels of its US$8 million series A funding round secured in December. The latest funding round – supported by the likes of Formation 8 and…
Regulation Review – AIFMD
As January 1st 2016 approaches and regulations such as BCBS 239 and Solvency II come into force, bringing with them considerable data management demands, other more seasoned regulations, among them the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) that took effect in 2013, continue to pose data management challenges. AIFMD was introduced by the European Union…