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Omgeo’s Bouchea Discusses Legal Entity Identification and Regulatory Impacts on Data Management
In the second of our series of talking heads on the challenges surrounding entity data management in the current market, ahead of the end of month deadline for feedback to the Office of Financial Research on legal entity identification standards, we speak to Omgeo’s director of product management for its data related business solutions Mark…
DTCC and MarkitSERV Collaborate with AcadiaSoft to Automate Collateral Messaging and Reduce Risk in OTC Derivative Markets
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), MarkitSERV and AcadiaSoft today announced that they are working to deliver a joint solution for improving communication related to setting and maintaining the collateral required between counterparties to over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions. The solution is the first step taken by the three companies to develop a multi-functional collateral…
A Dose of Latency Nourishment
Plenty of food for thought this week for those of us who need to think deeply about latency. No, A-Team isn’t wrestling with how to squeeze out interparty latency, cut the tails of its jitter curves or ensure ROI on new high-speed venue connections (although we know many of you are). No, our current deep…
BT’s Pickles on Legal Entity Data Developments and the OFR’s Intentions
Ahead of the end of month deadline for responses to the Office of Financial Research’s legal entity identification consultation, Reference Data Review is speaking to a number of industry participants about their views on the entity data challenge in the current market. BT Global Services’ head of marketing for financial markets and wholesale banking Chris Pickles…
Data Storage Group Receives Patent For Innovative Data Deduplication Technology
Data Storage Group, an industry leader in data backup and disaster recovery software, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company US Patent 7,860,843 for the firm’s core data deduplication technology. DataStor’s unique and innovative software-based approach, known as Adaptive Content Factoring?, is a technological breakthrough offering significant advancements…
Modernise Data Protection Laws says Former UK Information Commissioner
Former UK Information Commissioner Richard Thomas CBE called today for a modernised European framework for data protection to address the realities of the digital world of the 21st Century. “The pace of technological change is increasing both benefits and threats,” said Thomas, now a strategy adviser at leading international law firm Hunton & Williams and…
SEI Focuses on Providing Valuations Transparency and Independence to the Buy Side, Says Oakes
Middle office outsourcing solution provider SEI has recently upgraded its pricing and valuation offering for the buy side by adding more third party data feeds and a new online Manager Dashboard tool . June Oakes, solutions director in SEI’s Investment Manager Services Division, explains to Reference Data Review that the upgrade is aimed at ensuring its…
Interactive Data Significantly Expands Global Content For Wealth Managers And Financial Advisors In Europe
Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that it has significantly expanded the depth and breadth of global content available to wealth managers and financial advisors via PrimeTerminal Professional, its customisable financial desktop solution. PrimeTerminal now offers access to a vast wealth of independent fixed income evaluated…
Macquarie Extends Usage of GoldenSource Securities and Products
In 2009, Macquarie Securities Group has selected GoldenSource, an enterprise data management provider for the securities and investment management industry, to streamline the end-to-end data quality process, for its equity and equity derivatives business. Macquarie is now rolling out the technology across its other enterprise business lines.
FinDataPortal Enhances its Services with the Feed Manager Capability
FinDataPortal, a financial data portal with a new approach to data provision, announced today the release of its Feed Manager feature, enabling subscribers to create their own customised feed. FinDataPortal (FDP) is a platform through which clients can access datasets from different financial data providers in a way that is tailored to their specific needs….