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The Investment Fund Industry Should be Preparing for FATCA Already
Multifonds, a leader in flexible, multi-jurisdictional, single-platform fund administration software, says that while in some cases FATCA’s implications remain unclear, on other points asset managers, administrators and vendors can make progress now. The US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which will come into effect on January 1 2013, has far-reaching implications for the investment…
Oracle’s Kumar Talks up a Consolidated Approach to Finance and Risk Data, Exadata’s Capabilities
Oracle has long been championing the capabilities of its Exadata Database Machine, which forms the foundation of a number of its other offerings such as the Financial Services Data Warehouse that was launched in January this year. Senthil Kumar, group vice president and head of global business development for financial services at Oracle, speaks to Reference…
Asset Control’s New AC Plus Module is Aimed at Efficiency Gains and Increased Interactivity, Says Lynch
Last week EDM solution vendor Asset Control launched a new module for its AC Plus data management platform that is aimed at automating the securities set up process). Phil Lynch, president and CEO of the vendor, explains that by providing an automated process right from the outset to collect the required instrument data, firms can…
Financial Institutions Should Focus on Unstructured Financial Data in the Rush for Effective Risk Management, Warns ClusterSeven
Financial institutions will continue to report high profile instances of data mismanagement and fraud unless they take 100% control of the vulnerable financial data files that move and manipulate information between their business systems. These include files known as CSVs* (comma separated variable), plus spreadsheets and Microsoft Access Databases. Systemic failings in the way these…
EDI and SFB Release a New Options Data Service for North America
Exchange Data International (EDI), a well established provider of Securities Corporate Actions and Reference Data, today announced the launch of its option series data service in partnership with SFB Market Systems, Inc. (SFB) a trusted leader in securities reference data, analytics and related solutions. EDI and SFB combine their expertise to provide the derivative industry…
SuperDerivatives Appoints Head of Corporate Solutions
SuperDerivatives (SD), the benchmark for derivatives and leader in multi asset front office technology and valuation, has appointed Oren Cohanoff as Product Manager to lead the growth of the company’s corporate treasury system, CorporeX. Cohanoff joins SD from Teva, the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical corporation, where he was Deputy Treasurer and Global Head of Financial…
Dow Jones & Company Live with Global Data from SIX Telekurs
Global news and business information leader Dow Jones & Company has selected SIX Telekurs as a preferred provider of market data and other financial information. Dow Jones’ key financial publications and websites, including The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Barron’s, will carry market data delivered by SIX Telekurs. SIX Telekurs’ normalized streaming market data feeds…
Informatica’s Hsu Talks up Market Data and Standards Libraries Developments
EDM platform provider Informatica has extended its capital markets ambitions with added bells and whistles with the addition of new market data feed and data standards libraries, including Bloomberg and Depository and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) versions. Karen Hsu, director of product marketing for the vendor, explains to Reference Data Review how Informatica is also connecting with key…
ASX Upgrades Core Data Management Infrastructure with GoldenSource EDM
The ASX Group (ASX) has selected GoldenSource EDM to upgrade and replace its current corporate data management system known as CORE. The new platform will serve as the most comprehensive repository of historical data as well as the essential link for equity trading and settlement processes at ASX. With a centralized, trusted copy of company,…
Asset Control Launches Financial Data Collection Service to Optimize Sourcing Efficiency and Reduce Costs
Asset Control, provider of financial data management solutions and services, has enhanced its AC Plus data management platform by launching an on-demand instrument set-up module. The AC Plus Collection Service is a service-based solution that helps customers simplify and improve data accuracy in the complex new instrument set-up process. It also helps customers better align…