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UnaVista Expands Volante Use With FIX and XML Messaging Support
After successful deployment of Volante Designer with SWIFT messaging support, the London Stock Exchange’s UnaVista has added FIX and XML support, Volante Technologies announced today. The implementation will facilitate expansion of the UnaVista matching, reconciliation and data integration engine into new business areas, including linking UnaVista to the Exchange’s FIX gateway, and supporting the implementation…
EDM Council Marks Milestones in Membership and Data Management Maturity
The Enterprise Data Management Council, a not-for-profit business forum created by the financial industry to address the issues and challenges associated with managing data content as a business and operational priority, today announced that it had reached a membership milestone of 50 member companies with the addition of nine new members in 2010. The rapid…
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform Embraces Real-Time and Non-Real-Time Data
Thomson Reuters has unveiled a ‘joined up’ approach to enterprise data management, creating a platform framework that embraces both real-time and non-real-time data. The so-called Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform draws on the long-serving front-office Reuters Market Data System (RMDS) that supports real time data, the existing securities master product, Reuters Reference Data System (RRDS), and…
Cadis Heads to Australia with BTIM Signing
Top Australian fund manager BT Investment Management (BTIM) has selected Cadis to build its centralised data management platform. Phil Stockwell, chief operating officer, BTIM said, “This is the first step to building a long term enterprise data management capability, enabling business growth, improving operational efficiency and providing quality data to support our investment teams.” The…
Netik Adds Another Ex-Deutsche Bank Exec Manaktala to Lead Expansion of Bangalore Operations
Following the exit of former CEO John Wise, former president Colin Close and long serving exec Keith Hale earlier this year, data management outsourcing solution vendor Netik had some serious management shoes to fill and, to this end, has added another ex-Deutsche Bank exec to its ranks in the form of Ishan Manaktala. Manaktala joins…
UK FSA’s Risk Head Dewar Sends Out Second Warning on Client Assets; Three Strikes and You’re Out…
As part of its tougher stance towards the market and in a follow up to a related “Dear CEO” letter sent out in January, the UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) managing director of risk Sally Dewar has sent out another letter warning firms to respond to its request for information on their management of client…
SGSS’s Rose Elaborates on Challenge of Determining Fair Valuations
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) currently uses 13 data feed providers in order to price an average of 17,000 bonds on a daily basis, according to Olivier Rose, head of international projects data management for the firm. Although 80% of these valuations pose no problems for the securities services provider, 20% fall under the auspices…
Interactive Data Delivers Faster Corporate Actions
Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced new enhancements to its global Corporate Actions Service. Interactive Data has introduced new technology and internal workflow to deliver comprehensive global corporate actions and related information throughout the day that can help firms with their trading strategies and more effectively…
Middle Office Cinderella Finally Getting its Day in the Spotlight Due to New Transparency Requirements, Says Op Risk Panel
The new transparency requirements that are being mooted as part of the MiFID review process by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) have resulted in a surge of interest and investment in the middle office, according to panellists discussing operational risk at last week’s Xtrakter user conference. Godfried De Vidts, director of European Affairs…
Information Mosaic First to Achieve SwiftReady 2010 Certification for Corporate Actions and Securities Settlement
Information Mosaic, the global provider of post-trade automation solutions, is the first organisation to be awarded SwiftReady 2010 Certification for corporate actions and securities settlement. With the industry fast-moving towards ISO 20022 standards, Information Mosaic has already met the requirements of this year’s SwiftReady certification programme well ahead of the November 2010 deadline. “Information Mosaic’s…