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Are Barcodes Really the Answer to the Industry’s Ref Data Woes?
Given the repeated calls for the financial services industry to learn from other industries with regards to data management techniques, it was really only a matter of time before the idea of barcodes was mooted as a potential solution to entity and instrument identification. But is this a realistic idea or just another to add…
Netik InterView Implemented at Aberdeen Asset Management
Netik, the global financial data management and reporting vendor, is pleased to announce that Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen) has successfully implemented Netik InterView and Netik Information Portal to deliver a global enterprise wide view for reporting on their outsourced accounting and internal data. The Netik InterView solution consolidates global data – transactions and valuations –…
SimCorp’s Schröter Elaborates on Decision to Partner with Aim Software for Data Heavy Lifting
SimCorp’s recently announced decision to partner with data management solution provider Aim Software was based on the desire to better support its clients’ requirements around golden copy record production, explains Marc Schröter, SimCorp’s senior vice president and head of strategic research. Up until now, the vendor has left its clients to deal with the process of…
DST Global Solutions Appoints New Business Development Manager
DST Global Solutions, a provider of technology solutions to the financial services industry, has appointed David Tryon as new business development manager. David’s primary remit is to drive new sales of AWD, the company’s business process management (BPM) solution. He is also responsible for growth of the Business Process Solutions (BPS) division of the company….
IBM and Norkom Technologies Sign Agreement with VTB
Bank VTB has signed an agreement with IBM to provide the bank with an integrated anti-money laundering system, based on a solution from Norkom Technologies. The new system will help the bank better manage risks associated with suspicious transactions. The project will be developed and implemented by IBM Global Business Services and Norkom Technologies. As…
DVS Publisher Suite Boosts Support for the Key Investor Information
DVS Publisher Suite, Princeton Financial Systems’ investment reporting solution, boosts support for Key Investor Information documents (KII), also called Key Investor Disclosures (KID). These standardised information sheets will replace the current Simplified Fund Prospectus in line with the implementation of the UCITS IV guidelines (UCITS: Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities). KII’s standardised content…
CFTC’s Gensler Highlights Some of the Incoming Data Requirements for Swaps Repositories
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is working towards defining rules for the data that must be submitted to the new swaps data repositories, which are due to be established as part of the Dodd-Frank Act. Speaking at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) regional conference last week, CFTC chairman Garry Gensler explained that…
Interactive Data Names Alex Goor Chief Information Officer
Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that Alex Goor has been appointed chief information officer, effective immediately. Mr. Goor, 38, is responsible for development and operations across Interactive Data globally. He is based in New York and reports to Mason Slaine, Interactive Data’s chairman, president…
Data Management is in its Awkward Teenage Years, Says EDM Council’s Atkin
Data management has progressed beyond its infancy and is now well into its awkward teenage years, where the industry is standing at the point of delivery, moving from planning to execution, according to Mike Atkin, managing director of data management industry group the EDM Council. As part of its recent industry benchmarking exercise, which involved…
Pricing Partners Releases the Miri Benhamou Gobet Model
Pricing Partners announced today that it has released the Miri Benhamou Gobet model in its analytics suite, entitled Price-it. The Miri Benhamou Gobet model as explained in seminal publications is a combination of local volatility and jump model. Thanks to its local volatility feature, it can capture and calibrate very effectively smile volatility surface. But…