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FISD Ousts Atkin, Installs Nasdaq’s Davin
The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has named Tom Davin, formerly of Nasdaq, as acting head, following the dismissal of long-time director Mike Atkin, who left last month after a bust-up with SIIA chief Ken Wasch. Davin left Nasdaq after his role was taken by an incoming…
Coexis Promotes Shah to CEO Reorganizes Board
Coexis has promoted Sunil Shah from chief operating officer to chief executive officer, taking the place of Terry Williams. Williams has become chairman as the company aims to establish a presence in the U.S. and expand into the Far East. The former chairman Barty Smith has stepped down to become a non-executive director. Congratulations to…
XcitekSolutionsPlus Adds Corporate Actions Manager Gray to Client Services Team
XcitekSolutionsPlus has added Adrian Gray as senior client administrator to the client services team in the London office. Gray joins from SmartStream Technologies, where he was senior business consultant for corporate actions, responsible for conducting business cases, building GAP analysis and managing client and data vendor relationships. Prior to this, he was global head of…
Valuelink Expands New Business Team with Fairbrother Hire
ClValuelink Information Services has expanded its new business team, hiring Karen Fairbrother as business development manager. Fairbrother will report to chief executive Stephen Choate and will work alongside Christina Horton, with particular responsibility for partnering and extending the company’s presence in continental Europe. Karen was previously in international sales roles at financial media companies including…
Clark, Rawal, Brett, Hoffman Join Telekurs Financial’s U.K. Team
Following some recent departures, Telekurs Financial has bolstered its U.K. team with a few hires. Sheena Clark is filling the gap left by Tim Fox in the data acquisition role reporting to Jon Wheeler. Clark has 15 years experience in the market data industry, including more recent roles at Mighter Gissing and PR Newswire. Long…
Selling in the ‘new normal’ By Bob Etherington. Managing Director, SpokenWord Ltd
Whenever you talk to those who sell products and services in the financial sector, the current strategy can often be summed up as ‘waiting for the good times to come back…one day’. The golden days of booming markets, global expansion and Greenspan’s famous ‘irrational exuberance’. All the things that were going to go on forever…
A-Team Survey Revealing Approaches To Data Management Made Freely Available
A-Team’s survey, commissioned by Reuters, which explored the approaches to reference data management of 100 reference data managers, has now been made available free of charge. We’d like to extend a big thanks to all the managers who spared their time to take part. To get your copy and understand how your peers handle the…
Accenture Set to Roll Out Managed Reference Data Platform
Accenture is preparing to begin live demonstrations of its Managed Reference Data Service, developed using Asset Control’s data management platform, which will provide outsourced reference data management services, next month. The unveiling of the system, elements of which were on show at last month’s Sibos event in Atlanta, follows hot on the heels of a…
Telekurs (U.K.) Reorganizes; Streamlines Product Line
Telekurs Financial’s U.K. operation is planning to rationalize its product line to 10 products in 2005. The company also unveiled its new organizational structure for next year and is gearing up to open a new sales office in Edinburgh in December. The rationalized product line will fall into reference data, corporate actions and pricing data…
Deutsche Börse Plans Propris Reference Data Product Launch
Deutsche Börse is gearing up to launch a new reference data product from its recently formed Back Office Services division. The new Propris – Process Proven Information Services – range of data services will provide reference data for financial events and new issues in the German, Luxembourg and the Eurobond market. On target for a…