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Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: Valuations and Electronic OTC Markets

While all eyes seem to be on the LEI and its tortuous birth, many of our clients and contacts are preparing – perhaps more quietly – for perhaps the other great challenge or opportunity of 2013: valuations. Before I set off for New York a couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to catch up…

Capco Proposes the Creation of a Data Culture to Advance Data Management

Financial firms are falling short on data management issues such as calculating the true cost of data, identifying the operational cost savings of improved data management and embracing social media data, but according to research by consultancy Capco, these issues can be resolved with a cross-organisational and practical approach to data management and the development…

Opera Targets MBS Market; Leverages Vektor Big Data Framework

Opera Solutions has introduced Mobiuss Front Office and Mobiuss Portfolio for assessing and managing mortgage-related risks and market opportunities in the commercial real estate, residential whole loans and mortgage backed securities marketplaces. The SaaS-delivered offerings leverage Opera’s Vektor big data analytics and signal processing platform. Vektor integrates new data connector, accumulator, and transformer components in…

Euroclear Bank and SmartStream Plan Central Data Utility for Reference Data

Euroclear Bank’s partnership with SmartStream, announced early this week, will deliver a centralised reference data utility service designed to deliver high-quality data from a neutral source, reduce mismatches in reference data, cut back-office costs and provide an intra-day view of markets. The first service dedicated to Eurobond data will be available towards the end of…

Bankenes Sikringsfond Implements Xenomorph TimeScape to Improve Risk Analytics

Bankenes Sikringsfond, the Norwegian banks’ guarantee fund, is implementing Xenomorph’s TimeScape solution to create a central analytics and data management platform that can support a dynamic risk approach to the market. The fund started looking for a solution about six months ago. It wanted to link multiple data sources and perform proprietary analysis for distribution…

Current Solutions Lacking, Despite Foundational Nature of Reference Data

Reference data management (RDM) is a foundational element of financial enterprises, yet the collection of solutions used to manage reference data in most firms is not satisfactory, according to a report published this week. The report – Reference Data Management: Unlocking Operational Efficiencies, published by Tabb Group in conjunction with data integration specialist Informatica –…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: The Humpty Dumpty Factor

Humpty Dumpty famously said: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” I think he was on to something. As I move within reference data circles – recently in London, Zurich, Frankfurt and New York – I find that the term reference data can be applied…

Managing Big Data Woes: A How-to Guide for Hedge Funds

By Mark Kenney, Abacus Groupwww.abacusgroupllc.com The explosion of data over the last several years, coupled with dynamic compliance requirements, has put excessive stress on many firms’ storage capabilities. With the need to juggle multiple strategies, multiple funds and multiple prime brokers, it’s not uncommon for today’s hedge funds to deal with many terabytes of data….

EDM Council Plans to Show Semantic Solution for LEI at Next Week’s FSB Meeting

The Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council will throw its weight behind a semantic solution for the proposed global legal entity identifier (LEI) system at next week’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) meeting of the LEI Private Sector Preparatory Group (PSPG) in Basel. Managing director of the EDM Council, Michael Atkin, who is also a member of…

Tick42 Offers Open Source Bridge from OpenMAMA to Bloomberg Open API

Tick42, the May 2012 rebrand of Dealing Object Technology, has made its first foray into open-source software with the release of a bridge from the NYSE Technologies originated OpenMAMA middleware agnostic messaging application programming interface (API) to the Bloomberg Open API. The bridge enables OpenMAMA users to bring Bloomberg data directly into their applications without…