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Princeton Financial Systems Offers Clients Unparalleled Speed of Integration with New MIG21 7.0
Princeton Financial Systems (PFS), the market leader in investment compliance today announced the launch of MIG21 7.0, the latest version of PFS’ award winning investment compliance solution. MIG21 7.0 will reach an unparalleled speed of integration without compromising quality. New technology and substantial functional refinements enable MIG21 7.0 to deliver superior configuration management and will…
Defining the Data Agenda
Data management is certainly a hot topic of late but how is the industry to have a structured and meaningful discussion about it when there are so many issues to be covered? As I have noticed when chairing discussions on reference data topics at past events, it is very easy to get sidetracked by particular…
Bloomberg’s Zammitt Provides More Details on Derivatives Valuations Launch
Following the launch of its derivatives valuations service last week, Jean-Paul Zammitt, global head of core product development for Bloomberg Financial Products and Services, explains to Reference Data Review that the vendor has been working with a group of beta customers for the last three months to fine tune the new offering. Bloomberg was prompted to…
HedgeServ Expands its OTC Derivative Pricing Capabilities with SuperDerivatives Market Data
HedgeServ, a fund administrator that provides solutions to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, today announced it has expanded its ability to offer real-time valuation of illiquid and complex over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives using market data from SuperDerivatives (SD). “By incorporating SD into our core technology platform, we have enhanced our ability to provide on-demand…
IASB Update on Fair Value Indicates Clarity on Data Requirements is Incoming
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has provided an update on its project to develop common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which indicates that much more clarity on how this data should be disclosed is soon to be available. However, the discussions on the subject are currently far…
Societe Generale Securities Services Appoints Renault as Country Manager for Luxembourg
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has appointed Olivier Renault as country manager for SGSS in Luxembourg, replacing Michel Becker. Renault will report to SGSS executive management and becomes a member of the executive committee of Societe Generale Bank and Trust (SGBT), in charge of Securities Services. SGSS in Luxembourg offers its clients international custody, fund…
SIX Telekurs Bolsters its Evaluated Pricing Service
Following the acquisition of the evaluated pricing business of CSV Incorporated in April, SIX Telekurs is continuing to develop this strategic part of its business by forming a focused business unit and adding several senior staff resources, including some new hires. “Evaluated Pricing is a strategic focus for SIX Telekurs, and we are deeply committed…
Eagle Focuses on Hybrid Approach to Data Management and Downstream Integration
BNY Mellon owned Eagle Investment Systems’ big news at this year’s Sifma was the launch of its new data integration services, which effectively packages together its standard and reusable interfaces into a service layer that sits on top of its hosted Eagle Access data solution. John Lehner, who took over as CEO of the vendor…
JWG’s Customer Data Group Adds More Items to Regulatory Watch List, Joins Forces with ISO to Lobby CESR
The list of regulations that may potentially impact the customer data management space has increased further still this week to 24, according to CEO of think tank JWG PJ Di Giammarino. The recent package of reforms proposed by the European Commission, including proposals relating to deposit guarantees, investor compensation and insurance guarantee schemes, says Di…
SEC Upgrades Interactive Data Rendering Engine
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has this week completed an upgrade of its interactive data rendering engine, the software in the Edgar system which turns interactive data files into a human readable document. The XBRL-based reporting and disclosure system now features more accurate rendering of key data items such as currency symbols and…