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NYSE Technologies Promises Consolidated Tape for European Equity Markets
NYSE Technologies’ plans to develop a consolidated tape for European equity markets should come to fruition in the third quarter of 2011, when the company will deliver a service aimed at providing broad access to post-trade market data at a lower cost than today. The tape is a response to the current MiFID debate on…
Goldman’s Perry Highlights Instrument Data Challenges of the OTC Derivatives Reforms Within Dodd Frank
The reform of the OTC derivatives markets as part of the US Dodd Frank Act will likely cause a whole heap of instrument identification challenges, according to Jim Perry, vice president of product data quality at Goldman Sachs. Speaking at last week’s FIMA conference in London, Perry indicated that the central clearing of these products…
A Data Manager’s Christmas List
Not only is Reference Data Review providing you with your usual Christmas stocking full of news and analysis this year, we’ve also taken on the delivery of wish lists to Santa’s grotto in Lapland (or thereabouts). One of our brave readers has written in with his list of requests for the man in red, should…
The Lowdown from FIMA 2010: Reference Data Review Reports from the Show Floor
This year’s FIMA saw panellists debate the importance of reference data management in an environment that is increasingly focused on data quality and timeliness as a result of intense regulatory and industry scrutiny of the financial sector. Reference Data Review interviewed a number of speakers on the show floor for their views on the developments….
Markit Document Exchange’s Davenport Departs for Pastures Unknown
Following three years at the helm of Markit Document Exchange, Penny Davenport has opted to head for pastures new. As managing director and head of Markit’s documentation library since its launch back in 2008, Davenport has helped the document platform to gain critical mass and extend its reach to other areas such as reference data…
Xtrakter’s New Reference Data Capabilities Attract First Client
Xtrakter, a provider of capital markets data, trade matching and regulatory reporting, welcomes TFG Fund Services as the first client to access Xtrakter’s recently launched reference data product, known as XREF. Xtrakter, part of the Euroclear group since 2009, now offers a rich and detailed source of static data on over 300,000 different fixed income…
ISITC US Confirms ISO 20022 Feedback and Corporate Actions Messaging High on the Agenda for 2011
The US arm of the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication (ISITC) has decided upon a list of standardisation related items for its agenda in 2011, including responding to a list of feedback requests by ISO for various message types. Reflective of its work in the standards arena as part of the investment roadmap,…
AIM Global Reference Data and Risk Management Survey 2010: Efficient Management of Corporate Actions is Gaining Importance
AIM Software, a provider of centralised reference data management software to the financial industry, has announced the results of its Global Reference Data and Risk Management Survey conducted for the seventh consecutive year. The study was designed to inquire into the driving forces, challenges and planned investments for reference data automation. This year’s survey was…
Paul Capital Selects SunGard’s Investran Data Exchange for Investor Reporting
Paul Capital, a global private equity firm, has selected SunGard’s Investran Data Exchange solution to manage the firm’s investor reporting processes. Investran Data Exchange is a web-based, multi-directional portal that provides document management, reporting and workflow solutions to assist alternative investment firms in their fundraising, investor relations, portfolio monitoring and M&A processes. Investran Data Exchange…
Manual Processes Persist in Data Management for Nearly Half of Aim Software’s Survey Respondents
Nearly half (at 48%) of the respondents to Aim Software’s seventh annual reference data survey still use terminals for data look-up and manual processing, in spite of the leaps and bounds made in the development of sophisticated data management technology over the last few years. The survey, which was co-sponsored by SIX Telekurs, conducted between…