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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:…
Broadridge Strengthens Team as Market Demand to Streamline Processing Operations Increases
Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced the appointment of two new executives to expand and grow its business in line with industry demand. As financial services firms are increasingly looking for solutions which can streamline processing operations and offer faster routes to market, Broadridge has hired Simon Bennett as Managing Director, Sales, for Broadridge City Networks…
MSCI Expands Family of ESG Indices
MSCI, a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today the launch of 25 new MSCI ESG Indices, including: · MSCI Global ex Controversial Weapons Indices Nine new MSCI ESG Indices have been developed for use by institutional investors, including pension funds, and Universal Owners who wish to avoid investments in cluster bombs,…
Princeton Financial Systems Announces Christian Kuechler as Managing Director
Princeton Financial Systems announced that Christian Küchler has taken over the role of the Managing Director. Christian Küchler, who has been working with the company for eleven years, will now have responsibility for Professional Services, Sales and Marketing activities within Princeton Financial Systems GmbH. He will work together with Linda Kane who is Managing Director…
J.P. Morgan Appointed to Provide Fund Administration Services for Tristan Capital Partners
J.P. Morgan today announced it has been appointed by Tristan Capital Partners, the real estate investment management firm, to provide fund administration and reporting services. J.P. Morgan’s Worldwide Securities Services business will also provide property level data aggregation and reporting. Tristan Capital manages three real estate investment funds with total assets under management of &euro2.8…
UK FSA Highlights “Serious Weaknesses” Within Firms’ AML and Customer Data Management Practices
As part of its crackdown on the industry’s systems and controls around anti-money laundering (AML) data, especially for politically exposed persons (PEPs), which it stepped up last year, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has released the findings of a survey of these practices across the industry that highlights “serious weaknesses” in “many” firms. The…