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Levy Replaces Birch at UBS; Birch Moves to Schroders
Stuart Levy has become head of UK data management at UBS based in London. He replaces Steven Birch who has moved to become head of data management at Schroder Global Asset Management, also in London.
…While Rumours Persist of Reuters’ Purchase of Ecowin
Rumours have been circulating that Reuters is in negotiations to acquire Swedish data vendor Ecowin, with whom it recently entered a third-party distribution deal to integrate DataScope data into the Ecowin database (Reference Data Review, June 2005). Reuters is already a distributor of Ecowin’s economic data, and fees between the two vendors are essentially netted…
IBM Loses Glasser from Data Management Team
In a surprise departure, Dessa Glasser has left her role as director within IBM’s Global Services division, where she was a key player in its reference data strategy. It is not clear where she has moved to or who will replace her.
Accenture Partners with Nikko Systems Solutions in Japan
Accenture has signed a five-year deal to work with local firm Nikko Systems Solutions to establish joint sales and support teams to market and implement capital markets solutions based on the two companies’ service offerings within the Japanese market. A key aspect of the service will be the promotion of Accenture’s Managed Reference Data Services…
Pecs Cytron Leaves DST International
Pamela Pecs Cytron has left her role as executive vice president at DST International, a role she joined just last year. Prior to DST International, Pecs Cytron was at SunGard’s Front Capital Systems as managing director of the Americas, and senior vice president, sales and general manager, North America for Netik.
FT Interactive Data Adds MTS Bond Pricing Data to FTS
FT Interactive Data Europe is now providing intraday and end-of-day pricing from the European government bond MTS markets. MTS data covers euro-denominated government, agency and covered bond prices in real-time or delayed services for portfolio valuation purposes. It is being made available via FT Interactive Data’s FTS online portfolio administration tool. It will be priced…
Lind Leaves Industry Analyst Role for Vendor Side
Tim Lind has left The TowerGroup to join enterprise data management company GoldenSource. In his new role, Lind is senior vice president for product strategy, responsible for strategic planning, market research, competitive intelligence and product positioning. He will report to executive vice president Mark Zill, and will operate from both New York and Boston. Lind…
AIM Secures Clariden Bank For Ref Data Interfaces…
AIM Software has secured another client in Clariden Bank for its reference data management platform Gain DataDesktop. At Clariden, the software is being used to integrate financial data from Telekurs Financial’s Valor Datafeed (VDF) and Bloomberg’s Data License into the banking application Avaloq. Michael Hochstrasser, vice president at Clariden Bank says, “By consolidating the data…
Xcitek Hires Sheppard as COO
Xcitek has appointed Neil Sheppard as chief operating officer with responsibility for managing the company’s corporate actions software XSP in Europe, in support of the European growth strategy. Prior to joining Xcitek, Sheppard has held a variety of project management, product and business development roles in corporate actions at Magenta One, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Dresdner…
…While AIM Forms Alliance with DTS Latin
Meanwhile, AIM Software has also entered a strategic partnership with DTS Latin, enabling it to enter South and Central America with its reference data management software Gain DataDesktop, as well as its Gain Risk Management software. DTS Latin operates in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.