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State of Wisconsin Investment Board Details its Implementation of Markit EDM
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) plans to make Markit’s enterprise data management (EDM) solution the centrepiece of its new MIDaS data architecture. The architecture requires Markit EDM to support data distribution, quality control and mastering, and is designed to improve processes including the delivery of external data to SWIB and the internal integration…
Datactics Adds Data Quality Manager to FlowDesigner Platform
Datactics has extended its FlowDesigner data quality and matching software with the addition of Data Quality Manager (DQM), a browser-based application that makes the software easier to use and control across a firm with multiple data sources and an existing master data management solution. DQM works with FlowDesigner to support rapid configuration and management of…
Australian Securities Exchange implements Velocimetrics to Monitor Trading Platform Performance
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has completed the implementation of Velocimetrics’ real-time performance monitoring and analysis software, giving it greater operational insight into the performance of its trading platform and the ability to respond quickly to any latency issues that could cause trading delays or compromise customer experience. The exchange selected the Velocimetrics software working…
iMeta Technologies Integrates Assassin Entity Data Management Platform with Avox Web Services
iMeta Technologies has integrated its Assassin entity data management platform with Avox’s recently released web services to deliver an automated solution for client onboarding and ongoing client data management. Avox introduced web services based on application programming interfaces (APIs) that are designed to provide fast electronic access to its legal entity data early this month….
Final Call for Input to ESMA Study on a Messaging Protocol for Reporting under MiFIR
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is canvassing market participants’ views on messaging protocols for transaction reporting under the Markets in Financial Investments Regulation (MiFIR) in a questionnaire with a response deadline of March 6, 2015. The questionnaire is part of a study on technical formats for MiFIR commissioned by ESMA and contracted to…
Opinion: How Machine Learning Solves Client Onboarding, by Adam Devine, WorkFusion
Brute force can’t solve onboarding. Machine learning can. Here’s how. Throwing headcount at the ubiquitous client onboarding problem hasn’t worked. It’s still a mess. Offshoring just sweeps the mess under the rug, and the expression, “misery loves company” is a good way of describing the impact of utility plays. Every onboarding solution on the market…
KAS Bank Implements AIM Software’s Data Management Application
AIM Software has secured a contract to modernise data management at Netherlands-based KAS Bank, a specialist in securities services, risk control and reporting services that administrates over €400 billion in assets on behalf of clients in the pensions and securities industry. The bank was looking for a solution that would allow it to migrate from…
CounterpartyLink Provides LEI Data Hierarchies that Should Meet the Needs of the Global LEI System
CounterpartyLink (CPL) is building out its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) data on a daily basis and adding hierarchy data to the identifiers. The hierarchy data will help financial firms meet the requirements of the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the LEI for hierarchical structures, and is already being used by firms seeking a clearer understanding…
Opinion: Push Me, Pull You
By Neill Vanlint, Global Head of Sales & Services, Goldensource Manual reminders. Consulting external websites. Receiving files overnight. Checking discrepancies. Manually keying in changes. Alerting compliance. Sounds like data management practices from about 20 years ago, right? Not so. While you wouldn’t dream of following this ‘pull’ process with security data, say to check for…
A-Team Webinar Discusses the Imperative of Change in Client Onboarding
Improved customer service, faster time to revenue, reduced technology costs and the ability to comply with current and future regulations are just some of the benefits of new data management approaches to client onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC), but they cannot be gained without achieving organisational change and senior management buy-in. A recent A-Team…