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XSP Launches ASP Global Corporate Actions Solution in AsiaPac

XSP, a vendor of corporate actions software, announced today that it has launched an application service provider (ASP) offering of its flagship XSP v5 corporate actions solution on the Decillion Group platform. Decillion Group, a banking software solutions provider and operator of the largest Swift Service Bureau in the AsiaPac region, formed a partnership with…

Only 26% of 450 Respondents to Oracle’s European Survey Confident in Data Management Systems’ Ability to Support Risk Function

Reference Data Review has noted on a number of occasions that data quality and data management issues lie at the heart of the risk management and compliance challenge and recent research by IT system vendor Oracle is a case in point, which indicates that only 26% of the 450 European respondents to the survey were confident…

Next Year’s European Data Privacy Reforms Could Potentially Have a Significant Impact on Data Storage and Access

The UK government has this month issued a call for evidence on the current European data protection legislative framework, ahead of European-wide negotiations on an update of the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC due at the start of next year. Reforms could potentially have a significant impact on the data storage and access requirements for…

SWIFT to Acquire Ambit Messaging Hub Assets from SunGard in a Move that Strengthens the Relationship Between Both Entities

SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) and SunGard announced the planned acquisition by SWIFT of the assets of SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub (AMH) solution for high-volume financial messaging. The transaction, which is subject to a number of closing conditions that are expected to be fulfilled by the end of the quarter, strengthens the relationship…

Delta RDF Implementation on Track to Deliver Data Vendor Feed Plug and Play Functionality, Says Algorithmics’ Orde

Risk management solution vendor Algorithmics’ decision to roll out First Derivatives’ Delta Reference Data Factory as its new core reference data engine was driven by a desire to reduce new client implementation times and to allow for a more plug and play approach to changing existing customers’ data feeds, according to Roger Orde, senior director of…

Asset Control to Provide Centralised Data Management for The Capital Group

Asset Control recently entered into an agreement with the Capital Group Companies, an investment management organisation, to provide financial data management solutions through Asset Control’s AC Plus. The Capital Group will use AC Plus as part of its plan to upgrade middle and back office technologies to increase operational efficiencies and business flexibility. AC Plus…

Interactive Data’s Net Income for the Second Quarter Drops 31.4%, But Reference Data Segment Remains Strong

The acquisition of Interactive Data by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus is imminent, but it seems the private equity firms may have a job on their hands to rationalise costs and pull the data vendor back into the black. Following a disappointing first quarter, with a net income decrease of 7.6% from the previous year’s…

Regulations Pushing Basic Reference Data Management Issues up the Agenda for Asset Managers, Says MoneyMate’s Brennan

The increased media attention being given to regulation and the punitive action taken by regulators as a result of data errors has flagged the issue of data management for the buy side at large, from hedge fund managers to traditional institutional investment firms, according to MoneyMate’s chief technology officer Ronan Brennan. During a recent webinar,…

Performa Deploys Eagle’s Investment Management Suite

Eagle Investment Systems, a provider of financial services technology and a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, today announced PRP Performa is live in production with the Eagle suite, which includes data management, investment accounting and performance measurement solutions. STP Investment Services, provider of mid- and back office investment services including technology consulting, assisted with the implementation….

First Derivatives Focusing on High Performance Functionality for Data Solutions, Says North American Head Richards

Since its acquisition of Reference Data Factory (RDF) back in October last year, First Derivatives has been working on integrating the reference data solutions into its overall portfolio for a more holistic approach to the market, explains Dale Richards, who was recently appointed as president of the vendor’s US operations. The next port of call…