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SunGard Availability Services Launches Replication as a Service
SunGard Availability Services, a provider of information availability and business continuity services, today launches Replication as a Service (RaaS), a cost efficient, on-demand way to replicate vital data contained within an organisation’s diverse storage devices. SunGard’s RaaS replicates data in a secure private cloud environment, which is linked into SunGard’s recovery network. SunGard estimates that…
A Blip is Back on the Radar
Earlier this year I noted that all had gone quiet on the Western Front with regards to the securities industry’s grand plans for an “investment roadmap” for standards. Although Swift and other industry bodies had been talking about interoperability, not much had been said in reference directly to the roadmap. Not so this week, however,…
A Rethink, Redesign and Retool is Needed for Systemic Risk Monitoring, Contends JWG’s Di Giammarino
In order to be able to properly monitor systemic risk, the industry first needs to understand the gaps in the current data framework and then rethink, redesign and retool the method of controlling “the system”, according to PJ Di Giammarino, CEO of JWG. Speaking at the FS Club event on systemic risk last week, Di…
SmartCo Announces Formal Partnership with FINGANCE GmbH
SmartCo is pleased to announce its formal partnership with FINGANCE GmbH, as an exclusive partner to sell and implement the SmartCo DataHub solution in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. SmartCo is a global leader in the reference and market data management software solutions industry, bringing innovative solutions to the buy side, sell side and securities services….
Cadis Hosts SIX Telekurs Data
Cadis, the global EDM specialist, today announced the availability of a Cadis hosted version of SIX Telekurs’ main product, the Valordata Feed (VDF). The Cadis SaaS version will enable SIX Telekurs clients to consume all VDF data in any file format, at any latency within hours. Daniel Simpson, CEO of Cadis said: “Our hosted version…
B-next Launches MACOC:AML and MACOC:Fraud
B-next, a provider of market conformity software solutions to financial institutions, announces the release of MACOC:AML and MACOC:Fraud. B-next has partnered with Cellent Finance Solutions, a leading vendor in enterprise-wide analysis of risks and hazards, integrating its AML and fraud solution into its MACOC platform and can also connect to b-next’s MACOC:Cockpit. This MACOC:Suite offers…
CFTC Roundtable on Swaps Data Repositories Recommends Entity Identifiers Should be Kept Simple
As noted by Reference Data Review earlier this year, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining the data standardisation challenges underlying the provisions contained within the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the introduction of new swaps data repositories. To this end, last month saw the CFTC conduct a public roundtable…
John Peck Joins Numerix as Head of Sales for EMEA Region
Numerix, the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, is pleased to introduce John Peck as its new Head of Sales for the EMEA region. Peck will be based in Numerix’s London office and comes to Numerix from Quantifi, where he was responsible for establishing and running Quantifi’s operations in EMEA….
Opinion: New Wall Street Film Shows That Technology Never Sleeps
By Dr Giles Nelson, Deputy CTO, Progress Software The latest Wall Street movie – ‘Money Never Sleeps’ – opens with Gordon Gekko, the man who so famously stated “Greed is good” in the first film, being released from jail. It’s a comical scene, contrasting the technology of the ’80s to the tech of today as…
Bloomberg Bows to Pressure to Maintain Support for BUID Indefinitely
The migration plans of data giant Bloomberg to gradually move users from its BUID identifier to its new Bloomberg Global ID (BBGID), which is at the heart of its open symbology initiative, have hit a roadblock. Users have exerted pressure on the vendor to step back from the initial migration timeline and to maintain support…