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WM Datenservice Introduces Feed Access to Reference Data
German data agency WM Datenservice has over the last quarter introduced a data feed service to offer clients a greater degree of flexibility in accessing WM’s reference data and improved timeliness to near-real-time data delivery. The new Financial Object Feed (FOF) is in part a response to the growing trend within the German market of…
Sydbank Buys SmartStream Corporate Actions Software
Denmark’s fourth largest bank Sydbank has licensed SmartStream Technologies corporate actions processing software TLMR to automate its corporate actions processing. The solution will be implemented by Sydbank’s outsourced IT services provider Bankdata by mid-2005. TLMR automates front-to-back processing of mandatory and voluntary events, providing data capture from multiple sources, cleansing, processing and accounting services. Egon…
…As Industry Protagonists Debate Issues
Industry participants last month debated issues surrounding standardization of corporate actions data at an STP event in London. The debate focused on how to get issuers to adopt the ISO 15022 standard format for corporate actions messages. Among the participants were representatives of Swift, the London Stock Exchange and RDUG.
RDUG Plans Corporate Actions Standards…
The corporate actions working group of the Reference Data User Group (RDUG) is planning to outline a set of standards for issuers of corporate actions events. The group is planning a year-end release of a white paper focusing on interpretation risk, where parties are forced to interpret the details of an event for processing, and…
Coexis Promotes Shah to CEO Reorganizes Board
Coexis has promoted Sunil Shah from chief operating officer to chief executive officer, taking the place of Terry Williams. Williams has become chairman as the company aims to establish a presence in the U.S. and expand into the Far East. The former chairman Barty Smith has stepped down to become a non-executive director. Congratulations to…
OPERS Shortlists Eagle and DST For Data Management System Purchase
The Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (Opers) has narrowed down the list of vendors it is considering to provide a centralized data management and portfolio accounting solution. Eagle Investment Systems and DST International are said to have made the shortlist. Opers, which has $60 billion in assets under management, currently maintains multiple securities master files…
XcitekSolutionsPlus Adds Corporate Actions Manager Gray to Client Services Team
XcitekSolutionsPlus has added Adrian Gray as senior client administrator to the client services team in the London office. Gray joins from SmartStream Technologies, where he was senior business consultant for corporate actions, responsible for conducting business cases, building GAP analysis and managing client and data vendor relationships. Prior to this, he was global head of…
FTI’s StreetEnterprise Disappears In GoldenSource Rebranding
Financial Technologies International (FTI) last month rebranded its entire product suite from StreetEnterprise to GoldenSource in an aim to emphasize its data management capabilities. According to FTI, this is in recognition of the fact that firms are facing significant regulatory and compliance challenges, as well as considering opportunities to drive new revenue streams with new…
Valuelink Expands New Business Team with Fairbrother Hire
ClValuelink Information Services has expanded its new business team, hiring Karen Fairbrother as business development manager. Fairbrother will report to chief executive Stephen Choate and will work alongside Christina Horton, with particular responsibility for partnering and extending the company’s presence in continental Europe. Karen was previously in international sales roles at financial media companies including…
Cusips Adopted as Numbering Scheme In New Syndicated Loan Service
The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) has teamed up with Standard & Poor’s to launch a new service that provides Cusip and Cusip-based ISIN numbers along with core descriptive data for syndicated loan deals and facilities. Currently the syndicated loan market uses different IDs to represent in the same credit in proprietary systems used…