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Reference Data Review in Action At WFIC Conference Sessions
See Reference Data Review and the editors at this year’s World Financial Information Conference (WFIC) organized by the FISD in Rome. A-Team’s very own editor Angela Wilbraham will be moderating two panels on Wednesday 12 October, so mark your calendars. The first – The EDM Council: Senior level executives join the reference data fray, at…
Mahoney Changes to Consulting Role for Cicada; Tse, Trostinsky Join
More changes at Cicada. Carole Mahoney, former vice president of European sales at Cicada, has left and taken on an external sales consulting role, working with both Cicada and CounterpartyLink. In this new position, Carole will focus on market intelligence and lead generation activities. Michael Tse has joined Cicada as sales liaison executive, providing pre-sales…
IDC Shuffles Senior Management
Interactive Data Corp., parent company of FT Interactive Data, has implemented a new corporate structure. John L. King has been elevated from chief operating officer of FT Interactive to occupy the same role across all IDC’s businesses, reporting to Stuart Clark, IDC’s president and chief executive officer. FT Interactive Data’s data delivery products president Raymond…
Checkfree Appoints Hoffman, Thomas, Belluche to Senior Roles
Checkfree has appointed three new senior-level executives. Preston Hoffman, a long-time employee, heads up the global team as senior vice president and managing director for the securities channel, reporting to Checkfree software executive vice president and general manager Randy McCoy. Paul Thomas, from Surecomp and previously ADP Wilco, joins Checkfree as vice president and sales…
Swift’s Data Distribution Initiative Gains Impetus As FTID Commits to Adding Reference Data
Swift’s ongoing upgrade of its Swiftnet data distribution initiative, from an exploratory toe in the water to a major strategic activity is beginning to reap rewards. Just days ahead of Swift’s Sibos event in Copenhagen September 5-9, FT Interactive Data has gone live with its ISO 15022-based corporate actions data via Swiftnet and has committed…
London Stock Exchange Enters Counterparty Service Pilot Tests
The London Stock Exchange is entering pilot testing of a new counterparty data matching and cleansing service, in a bid to further expand its reference data services. Though the Exchange has not yet officially announced the development as it aims to validate the space and its product first, Reference Data Review understands that it demonstrated…
Welcome to the World of Swift Where Data is Becoming Essential
Welcome to our special Sibos edition. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when possibly all the world’s operational managers flock to whichever exotic location Swift has chosen. This year happens to be back in Copenhagen. We’re pleased with the choice as we quite fancy a break to the European city known for the Little…
CheckFree Interfaces eVent to Telekurs’ VDF…
CheckFree Software has developed an interface to Telekurs Financial’s Valordata Feed (VDF) in ISO 15022 format for its eVent corporate actions application. The interface will plug Telekurs’ ISO 15022 corporate actions data into its workflow technology to help end-to-end automation and straight through processing. Says Beat Koch, chief executive officer of Telekurs (U.K.), “Several clients…
… While Telekurs Outsources Data Input to Capgemini in India
Meanwhile Telekurs Financial has opted to outsource the management of a data input center in India for financial information to Capgemini Schweiz. The three-year deal does not appear to impact any existing data centers, but is aimed at “Giving us flexibility in manpower increases together with very good cost efficiency,” said Eugen Niesper, chief executive…
Xcitek Wins European Client In Mizuho International
London-based Mizuho International has gone live with Xcitek’s XSP software for corporate actions processing, following a detailed evaluations process of a number of systems providers. Said John Sweeney, executive director of Securities Services at Mizuho International, “XSP gives us end-to-end automation in our asset servicing area and enables us to offer a strong and competitive…