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Raft International Names Millar to Head U.K. Operations
Raft International, a supplier of risk management software, has appointed David Millar as managing director of its U.K. operations. Millar was most recently an independent consultant, but earlier worked for Logica and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. At Raft International, Millar’s focus will be on operational and credit risk products.
London Stock Exchange Goes Live with Sedol Master File Service
The London Stock Exchange’s widely anticipated Sedol Master File (SMF) service went live on March 15 in the hopes of exploiting what it sees as an opportunity to supply more detailed identity information particularly in the area of cross-border trading. After the first week of operation, around 50% of the LSE’s users had accessed the…
… As Foster Joins as Vice President of Sales
At the same time, IDS announced Barrett Foster has been appointed as vice president of sales. Foster has spent time at Brown Brothers Harriman, NBD First Chicago, Credit Lyonnais and Thomson Financial’s Investext Group.
Integrated Decision Systems Taps Christiansen for Relationship Management …
Integrated Decision Systems has hired Stephen Christiansen as senior director, relationship management. Christiansen joins the U.S. provider of portfolio management systems following stints in client-facing roles at ADP, Reuters and Quotron Systems. Don Totter, who joined as CEO recently, also spent time at ADP.
Financial Data Management Event Offers Practical Insight
Osney Media’s Financial Data Management conference in London next month promises to yield some insight into issues surrounding management of information within the financial services marketplace. Osney Media believes the key data management question for financial institutions has shifted in the past 12 months from “Should a data management project be implemented?” to “How will…
Soliton Revamps Management in Bid to Leverage Data Platform
Reference data management platform provider Soliton has revamped its senior management team in a bid to exploit growing industry interest in consistent, timely and accurate reference data. Soliton’s TimeSquare offering is designed to automate the acquisition and management of reference data and allows institutions to create a single, sustainable security master database. The reorganization involves…
RDUG’s Kirby Stresses Role of Corporate Actions Processing
Anthony Kirby, secretary and founder of the Reference Data User Group (RDUG) used last month’s Finexpo 2004 conference in London to outline new initiatives in the corporate actions area. Kirby said the industry group was looking at corporate actions as a possible area for new activity. In a wide-ranging presentation to industry participants at the…
Telekurs, Vermeg Establish CA Partnership
Telekurs Financial has created a partnership with Vermeg to integrate Telekurs’ Valordata Feed (VDF) with Vermeg’s Megacor CA automation platform. The addition of VDF’s will give a boost to Megacor, the first corporate actions solution to be accredited by Swift with its new Corporate Actions SwiftReady Label.
Daiwa Securities America, Invesco License Xcitek’s XSP
Daiwa Securities America is to automate its corporate actions processing using Xcitek’s XSP platform and the company’s corporate actions data. The platform will work alongside SunGard’s Phase 3 back-office system, and is aimed at reducing operational risk and increasing efficiency in corporate actions handling. The system is expected to be live by April. Meanwhile, Invesco…
Exchange Data Adopts ISO 15022 for Corporate Actions
London-based reference data provider Exchange Data International has completed the first phase of integrating the ISO 15022 messaging protocol with its corporate actions data services. The company expects to start offering clients test data by the end of the first quarter, with the first phase covering cash dividends, stock dividends, dividend options and dividend reinvestment…