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FTI’s StreetEnterprise Disappears In GoldenSource Rebranding
Financial Technologies International (FTI) last month rebranded its entire product suite from StreetEnterprise to GoldenSource in an aim to emphasize its data management capabilities. According to FTI, this is in recognition of the fact that firms are facing significant regulatory and compliance challenges, as well as considering opportunities to drive new revenue streams with new…
Cusips Adopted as Numbering Scheme In New Syndicated Loan Service
The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) has teamed up with Standard & Poor’s to launch a new service that provides Cusip and Cusip-based ISIN numbers along with core descriptive data for syndicated loan deals and facilities. Currently the syndicated loan market uses different IDs to represent in the same credit in proprietary systems used…
Due Diligence Repository to Provide KYC Data for Compliance
A new Due Diligence Repository has been created to provide banks with ‘know your client’ data needed to carry out compliance checks. The service has been developed by Bankersalmanac.com and in association with the Wolfsburg Group – a group of twelve global banks working towards standards for various regulatory requirements. It aims to provide a…
XSP Signs Up First European Hedge Fund Polygon; Licenses to BB&T
XcitekSolutionsPlus has signed up its first hedge fund client in Europe as Polygon Investment Partners licenses the XSP software system for corporate actions processing. The global hedge fund advisor will interface XSP’s service across its London and New York offices through its already-installed FundManager portfolio management system from Beauchamp Financial Technology. Says Manuel Guerrero, head…
CB.Net Enters Raft of Partnerships With Omicronn, ACE, Azdex, iMeta
CB.Net has entered partnerships with a number of software providers in the past month including Omicronn, ACE Software Solutions, Azdex and iMeta Technologies. Omicronn will be integrating CB.Net’s international payments directory service BankSearchPlus into its Trax STP Enrichment Software for use within its corporate and banking clients. ACE Software Solutions will be integrating the data…
Soliton Signs Joho Capital; Expands Telekurs Fixed Income Interface
We’re certainly hearing more and more about outsourcing utilities for managing reference data coming onto the market. Just a quick flick through this issue will show SunGard planning their new Fame-based rMDS, and Accenture set to launch their MRDS service based on Asset Control’s platform. Capco also recently outlined its MDS plans following the acquisition…
Deutsche Bank Evaluating Data Management Platforms for Risk Processes, Decision Q1, 2005
Deutsche Bank is currently evaluating a number of reference data management solutions to source, cleanse, manage and distribute data for use primarily within its risk management functions. The vendors have responded to a Request for Information (RFI) and a decision is expected to be made in the first quarter of 2005. Deutsche Bank did not…
Telekurs Hires Gräsner For Germany Sales & Marketing
Telekurs Financial has hired Frank Gräsner as head of sales and marketing for its Germany-based operation. Gräsner previously worked at firms including DWZ/Deutsche Borse, Dresdner Bank and GIS.
Volante Names Payne to Lead New England Sales
Volante Technologies has hired Doug A. Payne to lead the expansion of its New England sales. Prior to joining Volante, Payne was vice president, investment manager solutions, for State Street Corp., and has held positions at NewsEdge and Thomson Oasys.
DSTi Boosts Asian Sales Team
DST International (DSTi) has made additions to its Asian sales team. Ian Baldwyn joins DSTi as general manager for South Asia, based in Singapore. Baldwyn was previously at Bloomberg and before that at Odyssey Asset Management Systems. Additionally, Fran Thompson has been named business development manager for Asia. Thompson joins DSTi from Thomson Asia, where…