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US Government Sends Final OTC Derivatives Regulations Proposals to Congress
Following the publication of its white paper on an overhaul of the OTC derivatives regulatory regime last month, the US government has finally sent its proposals to Congress, which will vote on them once it returns from its August recess. The proposals include requirements for the more vanilla end of the spectrum of these instruments…
Datanomic Adds Two Key Appointments to Senior Management Team
Compliance screening and data management specialists, Datanomic, today announced two new key additions to its senior management team as it prepares for further global expansion. Peter Jost joins Datanomic as director of operations, and Neil Matthews has been promoted to director of pre-sales. The appointments will play an important role in managing and executing the…
DataFlux and Comsys Form Alliance to Provide Enterprise Data Management Solutions
DataFlux, a provider of data quality and data integration solutions, and Comsys IT Partners have announced an alliance to provide DataFlux technologies to Comsys clients. With DataFlux technology, Comsys will have expanded capabilities to provide creative tactical and strategic solutions in data quality, data integration and master data management (MDM). Vince Verna, vice president of…
LBBW Chooses Xenomorph for Data Management in Risk Control
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has selected Xenomorph’s TimeScape data management system for use within its group risk control department. TimeScape was chosen to meet LBBW’s need for greater data transparency, higher data quality and faster access to ever-increasing volumes of market data. “We had a requirement for a data management system that would give us much…
Asset Control’s New AC Plus Desktop Tool Aimed at Helping Business Users Get to Grips with Data, Says Enfield
In keeping with its current focus on the valuations space (as discussed in last month’s issue of Reference Data Review), enterprise data management (EDM) vendor Asset Control has released an upgrade for its AC Plus Desktop solution aimed at providing more transparency around pricing data. Rick Enfield, product business owner of the AC Plus solution,…
DST Global Solutions Appoints Sarwal as Chief Exec of its Investment Management Solutions
DST Global Solutions has appointed Arun Sarwal as Chief Executive of its Investment Management Solutions business. Sarwal, who has been advising the company on its strategy since September 2008, will head a business division comprising around 800 employees across some 16 locations with responsibility for solutions strategy, application development and delivery, client support and consulting…
EDM Council Publishes Lengthy Update on Semantics Repository
The EDM Council has this week published a full update on its Semantic Repository project, following the completion of its initial development work on static data. The industry group has been working to make the repository more user friendly, says Mike Atkin, managing director of the EDM Council. The industry body is asking for members…
CME Group Appoints Ex-LCH.Clearnet’s Lamb to Head European CCP
As LCH.Clearnet transfers its credit default swap (CDS) clearing counterparty (CCP) ambitions from BClear to Paris-based Clearnet, arch rival CME Group has hired its ex-CEO Andrew Lamb to lead its own European CCP venture. Lamb assumes the role of CEO for CME Clearing Europe, subject, of course, to its approval by Financial Services Authority to…
XtremeData Leapfrogs Competitors with a New Breed of Appliances for Database Analytics
XtremeData, an innovator providing solutions to large data analytics and complex computing problems, today announced the general availability of dbX™. The dbX family represents the next generation in database appliances designed specifically for the unconstrained analysis and exploration of large data sets. The product is a fully-integrated platform and features patented SQL in Silicon™ hardware…
EDM Council Continues Campaign for Regulatory Recognition of Data’s Importance
The EDM Council has been a veritable hive of activity this year with its active campaign to get the regulatory community engaged in the issues surrounding data management. To this end, Mike Atkin, managing director of the industry body, has been on countless visits to US, UK and European legislators to ensure that data standardisation…