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Life’s not fair…
Well it had to happen eventually: the whinging by some of the financial institutions making significant write-downs that it’s the accounting standards that are to blame, not any shortcoming on their part in allowing themselves to become dangerously over-exposed to instruments they didn’t properly understand. Accusations that “fair value” accounting standards are making the credit…
Buy Side EDM Demand Holding Up, New-Look Cadis Software Claims
The evolution of the buy side EDM specialist formerly known as Citadel Associates that was set in train by the departure of managing director Jean Williams and the company’s acquisition by a group of seasoned financial technology investors mid-last year has culminated in its renaming as Cadis Software. As the vendor assumes the name of…
Capgemini Majors on Flexibility for Reference Data Outsourcing
Capgemini’s recently announced reference data management (RDM) services, which include business process outsourcing (BPO), are differentiated from competitive offerings by their flexibility, the consulting, technology and outsourcing provider claims. Capgemini will not be saying to clients, “here’s a solution – take it or leave it”, according to Saleel Nair, its global leader of reference data…
ValueLink Hires Mike Rhoden for BizDev
ValueLink Information Services, provider of managed data solutions, has appointed Mike Rhoden business development manager, reporting to head of business development Ashley Smith. Rhoden brings industry experience gained at Trading Screen and Moneyline Telerate.
Xtrakter Names Jinks Director, Commercial Operations
Xtrakter, part of the ICMA group of companies, has appointed Richard Jinks to the position of director of commercial operations. Xtrakter is planning a range of new data services based on its recently completed new data warehouse. Jinks previously held senior positions at Misys, Omgeo, Checkfree and BT Global Financial Services, where he was involved…
LakeFront Data Ventures (LDV) Adds Richard Bennett as LakeFrontData Associate
Richard Bennett has joined the LakeFrontData Partner Program as a LakeFrontData Ventures (LDV) associate partner. Bennett, most recently, was working with Standard & Poor’s, assisting the data vendor with its global equity index platform environment. In his new role Bennett will be concentrating his efforts on expanding and supporting the LDV enterprise data consulting business.
Capco’s Dizdarevic Left “Partner Without Portfolio” By Sale of CRDS to Netik
Predrag Dizdarevic, previously partner and president of Capco Reference Data Services, has been left as “partner without portfolio” following Capco’s sale of its managed reference data services arm to Netik. He is now styling himself “independent consultant”.
Petercam Live with Sterci’s KEYdata for Centralising Data Management
STP software vendor Sterci says Benelux-based private banking and asset management institution Petercam has been using its KEYdata solution for reference data management since January 2008. KEYdata is being used by the Petercam Group for centralising reference data on market instruments. The data received from various sources is controlled, validated and sometimes aggregated before being…
CME Acquires Credit Data Specialist CMA
The acquisition of credit derivatives data specialist Credit Market Analysis (CMA) by derivatives exchange CME Group is positioned as enabling CME to grow its activities in the OTC credit derivatives market, and as generating opportunities to combine the CMA data services with CME’s trade execution and clearing capabilities to create new offerings for the marketplace…
XSP Appoints Charles Watkins Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
XSP, provider of corporate actions software, has appointed Charles Watkins managing director and chief financial officer. Prior to joining XSP, Watkins owned and operated Sylacauga Health & Rehab Services, a nursing home and assisted living facility.