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FactSet Names New Director of Portfolio Risk Research
FactSet Research Systems, a provider of financial information to the global investment community, today announced the appointment of Steve Greiner as director of portfolio risk research. In this role, Greiner will focus on the strategy and development of FactSet’s multi-asset class risk offerings. “We’re pleased to welcome someone with Steve’s experience and research skills to…
Exchange Data International Opens New York Office Reflecting Business Expansion and Appoints Hyland
Exchange Data International Limited (EDI), a specialist provider of global reference and corporate actions data, has opened a new office in New York to service its existing and growing North American clients. EDI at the same time has appointed Michael Hyland, an industry veteran, to advise on strategic matters especially with regard to fixed income…
Philadelphia Fed’s Nakamura Proposes Instrument Database, But What About the Office of Financial Research?
Proof yet again that the US regulatory community might not be aware of the implications of the Office of Financial Research reform proposals comes in the form of recent comments made by Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank economist Leonard Nakamura. Nakamura made proposals last week that an all encompassing instrument database be established to help regulators…
CMA Finally Fills CEO Role with Appointment of Ex-Icap MD Kohler
Following the announcement of the departure of outgoing CEO Laurent Paulhac in September last year, credit derivatives data provider Credit Market Analysis (CMA) has spent the last nine months looking for a suitable replacement. This week, the vendor announced it has finally found such an individual in the form of ex-Icap managing director Antoine Kohler….
Broadridge Acquires City Networks, a Provider of Reconciliation and Process Automation Solutions
Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced that it has completed the acquisition of City Networks, a software and services provider of reconciliation, multi-asset process automation and operational risk management solutions to the global financial services industry. The acquisition further accelerates Broadridge’s international strategic growth, extending its growing range of solutions and competencies to its existing bank-broker…
Cadis Clients Push Reuters Real-time Data Through EDM Platform
Cadis, a global EDM specialist, has clients pushing fully audited real-time data through its platform. With real-time feeds such as Reuters RMDS already successfully integrated into its EDM suite, Cadis clients are among the few to successfully validate, cleanse and audit their real-time data. “Most firms still push multiple raw real-time data feeds straight into…
XBRL Tagging of Corporate Actions Could Save the Industry US$400m per Year, According to DTCC, Swift and XBRL US Case Study
As promised by David Hands, director of asset services product management at DTCC Solutions, back in April, the group working on the XBRL and ISO mapping initiative has finally published its case study to illustrate why firms should adopt XBRL tagging for corporate actions. And that reason comes in the form of an estimated saving…
Wall Street Reform Bill Debate to Cover Office of Financial Research
Up until now, the proposals for the creation of a reference data utility in the form of the Office of Financial Research have largely passed under the radar during the regulatory reform debates in the US. However, data issues are set to be a key topic of discussion this week with the Office of Financial…
The Market Data Cloud @ SIFMA
Like many of you, I’ll be at SIFMA next week. I have a full schedule of meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, but on Thursday I am at the A-Team booth (#2101) in the Grand Ballroom all morning – from 9am to Noon. So come by and say hello. Also, on Wednesday, I am taking part…
Appetite for Outsourcing has Risen to Due to Concern About Regulation and Reputational Risk, Says MoneyMate’s Brennan
Despite the fear of outsourcing that has dominated the financial services community over the last few years, firms are now increasingly open to discussions about the subject, according to recent research by buy side focused, data quality management solution vendor MoneyMate. The majority of the 40 US and UK-based investment managers involved in the vendor’s…