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DIFC Bags SmartStream Technology For Hosted Data, Processing Offering
The acquisition of UK mid and back office systems vendor SmartStream for £200 million by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DFIC) – owner of the Dubai Stock Exchange – made headlines for a number of reasons. Not the least of these was the fact that the acquisition came just a month after SmartStream was forced…
Markit Names Sally Clarke Global Head of Marketing
Markit, provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, has appointed Sally Clarke as global head of marketing. Prior to joining Markit, Clarke worked at SunGard for seven years in various marketing roles.
GoldenSource Appoints Hugh Stewart VP of Sales, EMEA and Asia
EDM solutions provider GoldenSource has hired Hugh Stewart as vice president of sales of EMEA and Asia, reporting to Neil Vanlint, senior vice president, client operations, EMEA and Asia. Most recently, Stewart served as founder and director of Oroboros, an investment and commercial banking consultancy and advisory company focused on risk management, derivatives and commercial…
Citadel Gets New CEO, Peter Little
As reported in Reference Data Review‘s sister title A-Team IQ this quarter, buy side focused EDM vendor Citadel has a new investor and CEO – Peter Little. Little’s arrival follows the departure of former managing director Jean Williams, after a disagreement between her and the other Citadel directors about the future direction of the company. Little…
LakeFront Data Ventures Adds Associates, Touts Service-Oriented Data Management Approach
The progress of LakeFront Data Ventures (LDV), the specialist data management consultancy led by former SunGard EDM man Dale Richards, appears to be gathering pace. Richards reports that the company has “been engaged by a number of players across the whole ecosystem” – including a major Wall Street bank, a large Canadian pension fund, a major…
Politics and Data Ownership Major Issues in Implementing EDM, Sibos Delegates Told
The panel session on enterprise data management at Swift’s Sibos conference in Boston earlier this month was a little light on detail to satisfy the true EDM enthusiast, but as a reference data 101 it was nonetheless a lively and interactive debate, ably facilitated by the EDM Council’s Mike Atkin. A series of audience digivotes…
Odyssey Gears Up to Make Bigger Splash in EDM Marketplace
Wealth and asset management systems specialist Odyssey is stepping up its focus on the enterprise data management systems marketplace, having recognised that the EDM capabilities it has created to support the implementation of its core applications are of value as a standalone solution. When Odyssey, which was founded in Luxembourg in 1995 and has its…
CUSIP Master File Database Available Online
The CUSIP Service Bureau (CSB) Master File database is now available through Standard & Poor’s SecurityMaster Services, a new web-based delivery platform designed to provide clients with near real-time access to a variety of securities data. With Standard & Poor’s SecurityMaster Services platform, clients will be able to access data directly from the CSB database…
JPMorgan to Roll Out New Corporate Actions Reporting
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services has completed a pilot of Announcement Capture, a new service which captures global corporate actions announcements from multiple sources and generates a “golden record” for client reporting purposes. Announcement Capture is part of JPMorgan’s global STP programme to standardise, consolidate and deliver timely, comprehensive and accurate corporate actions announcement information to…
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Improves Corporate Actions Risk Management Service
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has enhanced its Corporate Actions Online Services offering with the launch of a new global web-based notification and response system. The upgrade – available via BNY Mellon Asset Servicing’s web-based information delivery and transaction platform – is designed to give clients greater flexibility for managing corporate events, such as tender offers, conversions, mergers,…