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ITRS Delivers Murex Monitoring Interface Via Excelian Tie-Up

ITRS has partnered with integrator Excelian to add Murex to the list of trading and risk applications handled by its Geneos performance monitoring system. The arrangement will give mutual clients access to real-time metrics on system performance for Murex solutions. ITRS already delivers predictive, real-time monitoring and management capabilities for over 100 third-party trading and…

EDMworks Debates the Data Management Demands of Regulatory and Business Change

As numerous regulations come into force this year and financial firms pursue product innovation, client retention and cost reduction, the pressure is on to deliver data management programmes that can absorb change and meet both regulatory and business requirements. The EDMworks Data Practitioner Network gathered recently to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by regulatory…

MathWorks Extends Matlab Capability through Integration with Numerix

MathWorks and Numerix have integrated the Numerix Cross-Asset Integration Layer with MathWorks’ Matlab numerical computation environment to allow Matlab users to access Numerix calculations in the creation of applications for pre-trade pricing, modelling and analysis of complex financial instruments. The integration was completed last year and incorporates Numerix CrossAsset Integration Layer templates in the Matlab…

GoldenSource Names New CEO as it Moves into EDM as a Service

In a move to position itself for the next generation of enterprise data management (EDM) as a service, GoldenSource has named former Pivot chief John H Eley as CEO. Eley replaces Mike Meriton, who has led GoldenSource since January 2002 and remains at the firm as vice chairman with a remit to capitalise on growth…

Dow Jones CEO Lex Fenwick Replaced by Interim CEO William Lewis

In a shock move this week, News Corp has replaced Dow Jones CEO Lex Fenwick with William Lewis, News Corp’s chief creative officer who will serve as interim CEO at Down Jones until a permanent CEO is appointed. The change of CEO coincides with a review by News Corp of Dow Jones’ institutional strategy. Fenwick…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: Getting Real About The Utility Model

There’s been a lot of air – some of it hot – expressed around the concept of a shared utility for reference data management. On my travels around the City, and on Wall Street, I get the sense of a polarisation of views, between the perhaps naively optimistic and the deeply cynical. What’s a utility…

Swift Replaces SwiftRef Event Data with SmartStream Global Holiday Calendar

Swift has added SmartStream Technologies’ Global Holiday Calendar to its SwiftRef reference data utility, replacing calendar data from Copp Clark and delivering global events data in real time. SwiftRef was introduced a couple of years ago and has since been developed with the addition of more data and more frequent updates. Patrik Neutjens, head of…

Eze Software Prepares a Data Management Solution for AIFMD Reporting

Eze Software Group is bringing its experience of data management for Form PF, a Dodd Frank reporting requirement, to reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). It is also encouraging funds within the scope of the directive to meet this week’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) deadline to file a Variant of Permission (VOP)…

Swift Extends Messaging Services to Support Derivatives Trade Reporting under EMIR

Swift has extended its messaging solutions to support derivatives trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) that comes into play on February 12. The organisation is offering two solutions, one based on Swift FIN confirmation traffic and the other on Swift FileAct. Recognising the potential for Swift members to reuse their investments in the…

Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: No Sleep Till Bedtime!

Earlier this week, I blogged on our Reference Data Review channel complaining about the lack of easement into 2014. And so has the rush of last week extended into this as we corral the marketplace for the latest ideas and opinions for our upcoming conferences, which kick off in London on March 4 with our…