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Patni Computer Systems Unveils Reference Data Management Solution for Financial Services Firms
Patni Computer Systems, a global IT and BPO services provider, today introduced PatniRADAR, a multi-step Reference and Data Rationalisation (RADAR) program that will help financial services companies mitigate their risk and rationalise the cost of managing their reference data. PatniRADAR is a fixed-price, fixed-deliverable solution, with a short-duration engagement, aimed at achieving significant and quick…
Great Eastern Life Selects Eagle’s Enterprise Data Management Platform
Eagle Investment Systems, a provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced that Great Eastern Life, Singapore’s leading life insurance group, has selected Eagle’s enterprise data management solution to consolidate and aggregate its investment data to help streamline its operations and respond to regulatory requirements. Data management remains a priority…
Baader Bank Rationalises Data Needs with Cadis Platform
Baader Bank, Germany’s leading specialist in securities trading, has consolidated its data needs via the Cadis EDM platform. Cadis, the global EDM specialist, has connected all of Baader Bank’s data providers into a central security master, increasing transparency and traceability. The decision to partner with Cadis on this and future data management plans comes after…
RBS’ Davies Highlights the Need for Reliable Reference Data to Support the Risk Function
Following on from its implementation of EDM vendor SmartCo’s DataHub platform earlier this year to support the reference data requirements of its Global Banking and Markets division, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is continuing to build up its data management capabilities with a view to better supporting its risk management function. Speaking at last week’s…
A-Team Group Continues Expansion with New Hire
London, Dec. 15, 2010 — A-Team Group, specialists in news, research and events for financial IT executives, is pleased to announce that Filsan Ali has joined A-Team Group as Business Development Manager, responsible for Reference Data Review and Risk Technology sales activities, including the A-Team Insight online news service, A-Team’s new Valuations Benchmarking Survey and…
Leading Canadian Asset Management Firm Selects Equipos for Client Reporting Automation
Equipos, a global client communications software provider, today announced that one of Canada’s largest asset managers has appointed Equipos to deploy a fully integrated and automated client reporting system throughout the company’s institutional operation by September 2011. Under terms of the agreement Equipos will automate the acquisition of client portfolio data from the client’s core…
UK FSA Highlights Asset Managers’ Counterparty Risk Shortcomings and Valuations Independence
As a follow up to its 2009 Financial Risk Outlook (FRO), the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a review of the derivative risk management practices in place across the investment management industry, which highlights the buy side’s valuations and risk management practices and related shortcomings. The study, which is based on data from…
European Council Proposals for Derivatives Repositories Include Potential Fines for Ref Data Failures
The data standardisation issues underlying the decision to push all standardised OTC derivatives to be centrally cleared and to establish new trade repositories have been well exposed during regulatory discussions over the course of this year. In light of this, the European Council’s recent regulatory proposals on the subject include direct reference to potential fines…
The IMF Stress Testing Paper and Tangible Proof
A lot of rhetoric has been bandied about of late with regards to the paramount importance of data quality to the risk management function. While these discussions are important in raising data quality’s profile and keeping the issue on the agenda, they don’t provide tangible information on the impact that poor data quality actually has…
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Appoints Jon Willis as Head of EMEA Transfer Agency Services
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has appointed Jon Willis as head of EMEA Transfer Agency Services, with responsibility for the company’s UK and offshore transfer agent activities. Willis will report to Paul Bodart, head of global operations for EMEA. He joins BNY Mellon from International Financial Data Services (IFDS), State Street and DST System’s joint venture…