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Ness Adds Corporate Actions Functionality to Financial Data Enterprise Solution
Ness Technologies has unveiled an enhanced version of its enterprise data management platform, Financial Data Enterprise (FDE), developed by Ness Innovative Business Services (Ness IBS). The new version, FDE 4.5, includes features such as processing of corporate actions, dynamic creation and set-up of instruments and asset classes, enhanced data quality management and streamlined workflows for…
Citisoft Says Data Management Key to Client Reporting
Investment management consulting firm Citisoft has published a white paper focusing on client reporting, and exploring the importance of data management in this context. One of its key findings is that the success of new or updated client reporting initiatives is closely related to the strength of investment managers’ data management systems. The Citisoft report…
Downstream Data Distribution a Rich Seam of Opportunity for Vendors, Aite Analyst Says
In its new report, Managing the Rapids of Downstream Data Connectivity, analyst Aite Group predicts spending on downstream connectivity around enterprise data management projects in Europe and the US will exceed $2.5 billion in 2008. The report also finds that EDM projects typically mature an average of three years before firms really start to tackle…
Broadridge and NewRiver Extend Agreement on Disclosure Doc E-Delivery
Broadridge Financial Solutions has extended its agreement with NewRiver to provide a database of disclosure documents to assist Broadridge in electronic delivery of regulatory documents to investors. For the past five years, Broadridge has worked with NewRiver and a select number of Broadridge clients for e-delivery of confirming and first-dollar prospectuses. NewRiver sources 23,000 disclosure…
A case of mistaken identity?
Another month, another MiFID-related reference data issue for practitioners to get their knickers in a twist about. As Reference Data Review went to press, several of our moles within the marketplace came to us to express their horror at the proposed Alternative Instrument Identifier (AII) for use in identifying derivatives in transaction reports. One source…
EDM Evolves to Cover Workflow Orchestration, Study Finds
Enterprise data management (EDM) is entering a new phase, progressing from a goal of collating, cleansing and storing data, and evolving into a broader strategy encompassing workflow orchestration and subsequent distribution to downstream applications. This is one of the key findings in a new white paper produced by A-Team Group and sponsored by Reuters. The…
Swift CEO Campos Favours ‘Cautious But Intelligent’ Ref Data Strategy
Reference data is a challenging business, and while it is part of Swift’s strategy, the co-operative is taking a “very cautious” but “intelligent” approach to the space. So says its chief executive officer Lázaro Campos in a wide-ranging and frank interview with Reference Data Review’s sister title A-Team IQ this month. As has been well-documented…
Complex Event Processing – It’s More Than Algo Trading
Part 4 of 4 [Don concludes this series by looking at CEP applications beyond the financial markets] A Few Examples Beyond Capital Markets Financial services is fundamentally about information. As a result, there is probably no end to the amount of use cases which will ultimately take advantage of CEP. At a minimum, wherever there…
Evaluations Expert Rieger Slips Through Interactive Data’s Fingers
Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations’ James “JR” Rieger will not, as first announced, be joining Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data as vice president of evaluated services. Interactive Data was forced to issue a statement contradicting its earlier announcement when Rieger informed them he was pursuing another opportunity.
Leaper, Erman Boost Eagle’s Sales, Professional Services Capabilities
Bank of New York Mellon-owned Eagle Investment Systems has appointed Robert Leaper and Robert Erman to its senior management team. Leaper, senior vice president of global sales, will be responsible for extending Eagle’s business globally around its investment accounting, data management and performance measurement solutions. As senior vice president of professional services for Eagle, Erman…