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Netik’s Flatley Highlights the Reference Data Impacts of a Boom in ETFs and Property Trading
The increased use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other similar synthetic instruments for the purpose of leverage or hedging has put stress on the reference data function, said Rob Flatley, CEO of EDM outsourcing solution vendor Netik, at FIMA last week. The buy side’s move to trade property is also causing challenges because most…
Improving Data Quality to Support Valuations is a Key Focus for Invesco Perpetual, Says Shrubsole
Invesco Perpetual is currently focusing on ensuring data quality standards are being met in order to support the buy side firm’s fair value processes, regulatory compliance and the risk and performance function, explained head of data management Ian Shrubsole. “We want to be able to rationalise and consolidate our operations, but we also need to…
ING Investment Management Has Banned the Term ‘Golden Copy’, Says Murphy
Proving that for some institutions the approach to data management is changing dramatically, Nick Murphy, data specialist for pricing and evaluations at ING Investment Management, told delegates to last week’s FIMA that his own firm has banned the term “golden copy” from use. The focus is on maintaining centralised and standardised data for instruments, but…
Strike While the Iron’s Hot for Data Management Buy in, Says RBS’ Waters
There really is no better time than now to build a business case for investment in data management, said Lorraine Waters, global head of reference data management at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), to delegated at last week’s FIMA conference in London. Highlighting the current strategic role of reference data within her own organisation and…
The Lowdown from FIMA 2010: Reference Data Review Reports from the Show Floor
This year’s FIMA saw panellists debate the importance of reference data management in an environment that is increasingly focused on data quality and timeliness as a result of intense regulatory and industry scrutiny of the financial sector. Reference Data Review interviewed a number of speakers on the show floor for their views on the developments….
Ref Data Needs to go “Back to Basics” to Consider End User Requirements, Says Deutsche Bank’s Sean Taylor
Last year, Deutsche Bank’s director of financial intermediaries Sean Taylor predicted that the “winds of change” were due to blow through the reference data industry and this year’s FIMA saw him elaborate on what has changed thus far as a result of a regulatory shakeup and the profound shift in the way firms view risk management….
Cadis’ Simpson Elaborates on Recent Wins and Partnership Plans
EDM vendor Cadis has bagged 14 clients so far this year and is potentially set to sign three or four more before 2010 is out, according to CEO Daniel Simpson. The vendor, which has been touting its new Solvency II focused solution since its launch at Sibos last month, has also recently signed a deal…
PolarLake Announce World’s First Semantic Web-based Reference Data Management Platform
PolarLake has announced the availability of the world’s first reference data management platform based on semantic web technologies. The platform enables the acquisition, management and distribution of vendor and internally sourced reference data. Already being used by a number of tier 1 financial services firms, the platform enables, data loading 11x faster, queries 17x faster…
Paladyne Releases Latest Version of its Reference Data Management Suite
Paladyne Systems, a provider of next generation investment management solutions, today announced the release of Paladyne Security Master 7.0 and Paladyne Price Master 7.0, the major components of Paladyne’s reference data management suite. This release introduces many new product features and extends many areas of existing functionality. Today, Paladyne’s reference data management products are used…
Thomson Reuters Poaches Credit Suisse’s Hinds as its New Global Head of EDM to Lend User Cred to its Enterprise Ambitions
In line with its recent spate of hiring and reshuffles as it continues to integrate its business units, data giant Thomson Reuters has hired ex-programme manager for reference data at Credit Suisse Sally Hinds as its new global head of enterprise data management (EDM). It has been a year of change for Hinds, who was…