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Thomson Reuters’ Redwood Steps Down; What’s Next?

The resignation this week of Mark Redwood, head of Thomson Reuters Markets’ Sales & Trading unit, confirms Step 2 of the three-step CEO succession scenario we outlined back in March. But it appears that despite two of our three predictions coming to pass, Thomson Reuters will look outside the firm when it moves to name…

DTCC Acquires Avox Limited

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that it has acquired the outstanding shares of Avox Limited, a reference data business located in the UK. Avox Limited’s primary business is cleansing and maintaining high quality reference information on legal entities and counterparties needed by financial services to support a variety of operational, risk…

DTCC Announces Intention to Establish European-based Derivatives Trade Reporting Repository

The subject of a European-based trade repository for the credit default swap market has long been a bone of contention between regulators and industry participants in the derivatives market, but it seems that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is hoping to solve the issue by setting up a new subsidiary on European shores…

Entity and Counterparty Data in the Spotlight

Members of the JWG Customer Data Management Group speak to Reference Data Review about the upcoming hot topics in the area of entity and counterparty data. Challenging the Customer Data Conundrum PJ Di Giammarino, CEO of JWG A key theme within the well versed G20 93 point plan set out in spring 2009 was the call to…

DTCC’s Avox Acquisition Boosts its Overall Utility Approach to the Market

Given its ambitions to become an all round data utility provider for the financial services markets, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) acquisition of UK-based counterparty and entity data vendor Avox this week comes as no surprise. DTCC has been gradually positioning itself as a utility provider, rather than your common or garden vendor,…

Interactive Data’s OTC Derivatives Valuations Service Now Used By Wide Range Of Financial Institutions

Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that its valuations service for complex OTC derivatives and structured products, offered in conjunction with Prism Valuation, is now being used by more than 25 major international financial institutions. A wide range of institutional clients around the globe, including custodians,…

Thomson Reuters is Joining its Enterprise Platform up with its Data Content, Rationalising Reference Data onto DataScope

Following the launch of its Enterprise platform earlier this year, data giant Thomson Reuters is now focusing its energies on joining the platform up with its various data content sets. The vendor is also working on developing its flagship DataScope solution as the overall platform for its various data offerings on both the Thomson and…

Aviva Investors Completes Cadis Implementation in 12 Weeks

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business operated by affiliates of Aviva plc, has completed implementation of the Cadis EDM platform in North America in 12 weeks. The success of the North American project means Aviva Investors will begin plans to roll out the enterprise data management platform to its offices globally. Cadis was selected…

Interactive Data Sponsors First In-Depth Training Course For FISD Professional Certification

Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that it will be sponsoring the first comprehensive training course for candidates preparing for the FISD Professional Certification. The three-day course, which aims to consolidate the knowledge base of the participants, will be held at Interactive Data’s offices in London…

SunGard Enhances IntelliMatch Solution Suite

SunGard has enhanced its IntelliMatch solution suite to help tier one financial institutions streamline their enterprise-wide processes for reconciliation, exception management, financial governance and archiving. The enhancements include new intelligent workspaces, a new financial governance component and performance improvements. This latest release will help financial institutions increase operational efficiency, reduce risk and improve scalability and…