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HighMark Capital Selects Cadis To Support New OMS Platform

San Francisco-based HighMark Capital Management has implemented Citadel’s Cadis Data Management Platform (DMP) to support its new order management system (OMS) implementation. Citadel’s selection by HighMark Capital, which serves as investment advisor for HighMark Funds, is the second buy-side win announcement for the data management software firm this year. Scotland-based investment management firm Aegon Asset…

BBH Infomediary Adds Data Manager With Access to ID Code

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) has released Data Manager, a web-based module for Infomediary, its integrated communications outsourcing solution, which allows global asset managers to outsource their straight-through-processing (STP) and messaging infrastructure. The new module gives Infomediary clients enhanced functionality to directly customize, view and control their time-sensitive data in real time through a…

EDM Council’s Atkin Seeks To Elevate Industry Discussions

Freshly installed as managing director of the Enterprise Data Management Council, former FISD chief Mike Atkin says he’s embarked on a programme to raise the level of discussion of enterprise data issues within the industry, kicking off with council meetings in New York and, this month, London. Atkin reckons the industry is at the stage…

Ness Technologies Promotes FDE Platform At New York’s FIMA Data Management Event

Ness Technologies took the opportunity of this month’s Financial Information Management (FIMA) conference to promote its Financial Data Enterprise (FDE) reference data management platform. The platform was developed by Ness Innovative Business Services (Ness IBS), previously known as Innova Solutions, a provider of integration services for investment managers, broker/dealers and third-party administrators. FDE provides a…

GoldenSource Scores Another Client Win With Securities, Positions Deal at OpHedge

Reference data platform provider GoldenSource Corp. has picked up another client, following a string of implementations and new contracts over the past several months. The new addition is fund operations and administration service provider OpHedge Investment Services, which has licensed the GoldenSource Securities & Products and GoldenSource Positions modules. OpHedge hopes the GoldenSource platform will…

Richards Steps Down as Enterprise Data Leader at SunGard

Dale Richards, former president of Fame Information Services and leader of the global enterprise data initiative at SunGard, is to leave the company, following the integration of Fame and the launch of the enterprise initiative. He describes his departure as amicable and planned.

Mellon Names Eagle’s Feibel to Lead MAS Business; Kikta Takes On Client Service

Two Mellon veterans have been appointed to manage the Mellon Analytical Solutions (MAS) performance measurement business. Bruce Feibel, previously head of the Eagle Pace and Eagle Performance businesses of Mellon unit Eagle Investment Systems, has been named global director of MAS and Eagle Performance products, and will be responsible for MAS product management and software…

A-Team Group Adds Key Team Member

Andrew and Angela are delighted to announce the arrival of Nathan, 6lb 6oz, on March 11. Mum and baby are doing fine. After missing his first deadline by almost two weeks, Nate should be ready for active reporting duty in about 20 years. As Reference Data Review went to press, Nate was making great use…

Temenos Appoints Popple, Christodoulou for European Operations

Steve Popple, previously sales director at reference data management platform supplier GoldenSource (formerly Financial Technologies International), has joined Swiss core banking systems vendor Temenos as director of business development, Central and Eastern Europe. Popple, an industry veteran of 23 years, will report to Noah Krahenmann, and will be based in the U.K. Another new arrival…

Capco Expands its Managed Services Capability in Europe

Capco, has announced two senior appointments in its managed services business. Neil Innes, who most recently spent seven years at Deutsche Bank, joins as a product manager within Capco Reference Data Services, based in London. Eric Bohner, meanwhile, a founding partner of Capco, has been named head of managed services sales for Europe.