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Low Latency and Windows – Strange But True?
Reading through the latest from TS-Associates, it was interesting to learn that their Application Tap function now supports Windows, from the makers of Xbox. It got me thinking about how widespread the adoption of Windows is for low-latency applications, so I asked the company’s CEO Henry Young for his thoughts. “There is a surprising amount…
Citi’s Data Quality Expert Berlanger to Depart Next Week
After five years as director in charge of data quality at Citi, Geert Berlanger is heading for pastures new. Berlanger, who has been heavily engaged in the firm’s counterparty data management project over the last few years (it was kicked off by chief data officer John Bottega back in 2007), will be leaving the firm…
Loan Market Association Elects New Directors
The following new Directors were elected to the LMA Board at the AGM on 29 June, 2011: Jonathan Macdonald (Barclays Capital), Sean Malone(The Royal Bank of Scotland) and Greig Morrish (Invesco UK Limited). At the Board meeting immediately following the AGM, Ian Fitzgerald (Lloyds Banking Group) was elected Chairman of the Loan Market Association. Elected…
SEC Plans 7 July Roundtable on IFRS Preparedness and Regulatory Impacts
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has indicated that it will be holding a public roundtable next week to discuss the industry’s current state of preparedness for a move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The 7 July event will include three panel discussions on the subject of potential accounting system changes, as the US…
Market Data Peaks Smashes Through 5 Million!
Wow! My favourite website MarketDataPeaks.com hit 5.12 million messages/second – a new record – on June 30. In part, the new peak is because the service is now including NYSE’s OpenBook Ultra, which only recently got added with an update to the site. Also, the update fixed an issue with OPRA, which was being under…
Oracle’s Khanna Elaborates on its Joint Project Work with the Data and Risk Vendor Community
Oracle is working with a number of vendor clients, including data management solution vendors GoldenSource, Asset Control and Polarlake, on joint implementation projects to build out reference data management capabilities. Ambreesh Khanna, vice president of technology and systems at Oracle Financial Services’ Global Business Unit, explains to Reference Data Review that the main driver behind these…
One Client Has Moved from 24% to 100% Data Quality Compliance via Omgeo’s SI Compliance Scan, Says Meenaghan
Omgeo has this month launched new functionality for its settlement and account instruction (SSI) database that Bill Meenaghan, global product manager for the vendor’s Alert platform, claims has allowed one client to move from 24% to 100% data quality compliance within a matter of weeks. The SI Compliance Scan functionality is therefore aimed at helping…
Talend MDM Stretches Beyond 100 Million Master Record Milestone on Commodity Server
Talend, a global open source software leader, today announced that Talend MDM Enterprise Edition, the leading open source Master Data Management (MDM) solution, can now scale to master more than 100 million records on a single $1200 server, providing the ability to accommodate virtually any volume of master data. Released in 2010, Talend MDM is…
Bloomberg Symbology (BSYM) Enters Asian Markets
Ace Derivatives and Commodity Exchange, a Kotak Group anchored commodity exchange in India, has successfully completed integration of the Bloomberg Global Identifier (‘BBGID’). The Exchange supports Bloomberg’s Open Symbology (BSYM), and is the first exchange to adopt the BBGID in Asia. Dilip Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer of Ace Commodity Exchange said, “We see Bloomberg’s Open…
Inalytics to Provide Analytical Services to Russell Investments
Inalytics, the firm that identifies investment skill, today announced it has been hired by Russell Investments, a global investment services firm, to provide analytical services in support of Russell’s evaluation, due diligence and monitoring of managers within selected Russell multi-manager funds. Commenting on the appointment, Rick Di Mascio, Chief Executive and founder of Inalytics, said:…