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A Reference Data Review Reader Speaks Out About ECB’s Utility Proposals
The latter part of the FIMA 2009 conference in London this week was dominated by discussions among the delegation about reference data standardisation and the European Central Bank’s (ECB) proposals regarding a data utility. A number of Reference Data Review readers talked to us about their perspectives on how the utility idea could be harnessed…
Kingland Systems Integrates IBM Software to Enhance Master Data Management Solutions for Financial Institutions
Kingland Systems, a provider of financial services software and data solutions, today announced it will embed IBM’s InfoSphere Master Data Management Server and other IBM software into its 360 Data line of enterprise data management solutions for the financial services industry through an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with IBM. This agreement marks an expansion…
S&P’s FIRMS Launches New Global Data Feed Aimed at Addressing the Risk and Valuation Challenge
Following the launch of a raft of new services earlier this year, Standard & Poor’s Fixed Income Risk Management Services (FIRMS) has added another to its portfolio in the form of a new enterprise level data feed solution. The Global Data Solutions offering purports to provide users with a range of data and analytics to…
EC Launches Competition Probe into Thomson Reuters RIC Codes
The European Commission has opened its formal anti-trust proceedings against Thomson Reuters concerning a potential infringement of the EC Treaty’s rules on abuse of a dominant market position by virtue of its Reuters Instrument Code (RIC) symbology. The Commission says it will investigate Thomson Reuters’ practices in the area of real-time market datafeeds, and in…
Tradeweb Expands Market Data Availability Through Thomson Reuters
Tradeweb, a leading global provider of online markets for institutional investors and dealers, and Thomson Reuters today announced that their market data has been incorporated into the Thomson Reuters Datascope Real-Time (RDRT) feed offering. Tradeweb data continues to be available via Reuters 3000 Xtra desktop. Thomson Reuters customers are now able to subscribe to Tradeweb…
XSP Continues To Hire Staff in Direct Response to Increased Corporate Actions Automation Demand and Record-Breaking Number of Global Implementations
XSP, the leading global provider of Corporate Actions software, announced today that it has added staff to its Client Support and Technology teams, in response to the growing demand for proven Corporate Actions automation solutions in the global marketplace. Based out of its Birmingham, AL headquarters, the new team members include Taylor Garner, Ryan Plumlee…
BarCap and Citi Veteran Sutton Takes Over Data Management Role at Royal Bank of Canada
FIMA regular and data management veteran, Julia Sutton has completed four weeks in her role at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), where she is now director in charge of reference data for EMEA and Asia Pacific. Speaking at FIMA 2009’s focus day, she explained that she is using her experienced garnered at Barclays Capital…
Alps Improves Client Reporting and Delivers Enhanced Online Service to Customers with Netik Information Portal
Netik, the global financial data management and reporting vendor, is pleased to announce that Alps Fund Services, a provider of asset servicing to the investment management industry, has successfully implemented Netik Information Portal to address their internal and external reporting needs. Since going live with Netik Information Portal, Alps has seen a reduction in the…
PolarLake Signs Unnamed Asset Management Firm Deal
PolarLake today announced it has signed a deal with one of the world’s leading asset management firms to use the PolarLake Reference Data Distribution (RDD) product as part of its strategic enterprise data management (EDM) programme. PolarLake will enable the firm, headquartered in the US with global operations, to distribute instrument, issuer, pricing, ratings, terms…
Thomson Reuters Reports Decrease for Quarter But Strong Performance in Enterprise Division
As predicted by A-Team Group in August, the tough market conditions have caused a dip in Thomson Reuters’ third quarter results. However, the vendor’s Enterprise division has performed well overall in comparison to last year’s figures, which is indicative of the focus on data and risk management solutions in the market. In August, CEO Tom…