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Reference Data’s Role in the Centralization of Operations
It’s always fun to hear TowerGroup’s Tim Lind expound on any aspect of the securities operations business. Tim has an uncanny knack for making what’s mundane to many, well, fun. This month’s performance – for it was one – was courtesy of SunGard EPI, the unit of the financial software monolith that deals with transactions…
London Stock Exchange Goes Live with Sedol Master File Service
The London Stock Exchange’s widely anticipated Sedol Master File (SMF) service went live on March 15 in the hopes of exploiting what it sees as an opportunity to supply more detailed identity information particularly in the area of cross-border trading. After the first week of operation, around 50% of the LSE’s users had accessed the…
Eagle Underpins Core Businesses With Reference Data Plan
Eagle Investment Systems’ ReferenceManager platform is expected to play a strategic role in the company’s plans for 2004. In an interview with Reference Data Review, David Palten, president and chief executive officer, outlined the importance of the reference data management platform’s function in bringing together Eagle’s various application products, including those in the accounting, portfolio…
S&P, Telekurs, D&B Launch Security to Entity CrossWalk
This month saw the launch of Security to Entity CrossWalk, a cross-referencing system described by its sponsors as the ‘glue’ that links the ISIDPlus international securities identification directory co-produced by Standard & Poor’s and Telekurs Financial, and the WorldBase entity and corporate hierarchy database operated by Dun & Bradstreet. The new service is aimed at…
RDUG’s Kirby Stresses Role of Corporate Actions Processing
Anthony Kirby, secretary and founder of the Reference Data User Group (RDUG) used last month’s Finexpo 2004 conference in London to outline new initiatives in the corporate actions area. Kirby said the industry group was looking at corporate actions as a possible area for new activity. In a wide-ranging presentation to industry participants at the…
Telekurs, Vermeg Establish CA Partnership
Telekurs Financial has created a partnership with Vermeg to integrate Telekurs’ Valordata Feed (VDF) with Vermeg’s Megacor CA automation platform. The addition of VDF’s will give a boost to Megacor, the first corporate actions solution to be accredited by Swift with its new Corporate Actions SwiftReady Label.
Daiwa Securities America, Invesco License Xcitek’s XSP
Daiwa Securities America is to automate its corporate actions processing using Xcitek’s XSP platform and the company’s corporate actions data. The platform will work alongside SunGard’s Phase 3 back-office system, and is aimed at reducing operational risk and increasing efficiency in corporate actions handling. The system is expected to be live by April. Meanwhile, Invesco…
Exchange Data Adopts ISO 15022 for Corporate Actions
London-based reference data provider Exchange Data International has completed the first phase of integrating the ISO 15022 messaging protocol with its corporate actions data services. The company expects to start offering clients test data by the end of the first quarter, with the first phase covering cash dividends, stock dividends, dividend options and dividend reinvestment…
London Stock Exchange Sets March Date for Sedol Masterfile Launch
The London Stock Exchange has revised the launch date for its new Sedol Masterfile service. The service, which aims to establish itself as a global securities identification system, will now be introduced on March 8, when distribution of alphanumeric Sedol codes will begin. Access to the web-site will be allocated beginning March 15. The exchange…
ANNA Service Bureau Links ISINs to MICs
In an apparent bid to stave off potential competition from the London Stock Exchange’s pending Sedol Masterfile service, the ANNA Service Bureau this month announced it would provide financial instrument listing information related to a security’s official place of listing (OPOL). The link between the ISO’s ISIN identifier and the MIC market identifier is designed…