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DST Global Solutions Appoints Vice President of Sales and Marketing
DST Global Solutions, a leading provider of technology solutions to the financial services industry, has appointed Rick McCarthy as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Americas. McCarthy’s primary role will be to lead new business development activities for the company’s investment management solutions, Askari, HiPerformance and HiNet, as well as AWD, its business process management…
Morgan Stanley Selects GlobeOp to Provide Managed Account Services
Morgan Stanley has selected GlobeOp Financial Services to provide independent middle and back office services, and detailed daily data and reporting for its managed account platform ALPHAS. “Managed accounts require significant infrastructure to meet fund manager and investor demands for operational transparency and independently reconciled data,” said Ron Tannenbaum, managing director, GlobeOp. “We welcome the…
Broadridge Announces Shareholder Forum in Canada
Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced the Canadian rollout of Shareholder Forum, a hosted online venue where validated shareholders can submit questions, vote their shares, respond to surveys and interact directly with their corporate issuers year-round. Corporate shareholders are increasingly relying on online tools to obtain information, voice their opinions, communicate and vote. The Broadridge Shareholder…
ECB’s Trichet and González-Páramo Indicate it is Working on Data Foundations for the ESRB
One of the main requirements for conducting accurate and efficient macro-prudential oversight, as included in the remit of the incoming European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), is to have a solid data foundation on which to base judgements with regards to systemic risk analysis (as noted by Reference Data Review last month). No surprise then, that…
Eagle Expands EMEA Team
Eagle Investment Systems, a provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced that it has hired a new regional sales director to address the business development needs of existing clients and prospects in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Atul Mehta brings extensive knowledge and experience selling back office systems…
FactSet Focuses on Entity Data Related Product Launch Before the End of the Year
Following the signing of a joint venture with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in February to add its entity data to the UnaVista platform, data vendor FactSet has been focused on adding another string to its entity data bow by building a single name exposure offering, which it plans to launch before the end of…
Information Mosaic Expands US Operations to Support Growth
Information Mosaic, the global provider of post-trade automation solutions, has announced the significant expansion of its US operations to support existing market demand for the automation of post-trade operations. As part of the expansion, the company has made two senior hires in the New York office. The addition of Douglas Jeffrey as president, Americas and…
Four Weeks and Counting…
Four weeks and counting until the juggernaut that is Sibos rolls into Amsterdam and already I’m struggling to fit all the meetings into the week and make sure I can attend the sessions relevant to my particular data focused corner of the market. As I noted back in May when the conference programme was first…
Microgen Appoints Managing Director to Lead Financial Systems Division
Microgen Financial Systems Division today announced that it has appointed Simon Baines as managing director. The division operates across the wealth management, banking and asset management sectors and Baines will be responsible for identifying and capitalising on growth opportunities, enhancing existing client relationships and the strategic development of the division. Baines joins Microgen Financial Systems…
QBE European Operations Selects DataFlux to Improve the Value of its Corporate Information
DataFlux, a provider of data management solutions, today announced that QBE, a business insurance specialist with operations in 18 European markets, has selected DataFlux technology to help it improve the quality of data within its European data warehouse and to enhance its data migration process for systems consolidation. QBE will use DataFlux technology to standardise,…