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Data is More Important Than Ever Before But Cultural Barriers Remain, Says Evaxyx
The issue of data management is so important in the current market that it has been raised as a priority at the board level, according to a recent report conducted by Amber Group and commissioned by data integration consulting firm Evaxyx. The focus on improving risk analysis and reporting systems has meant that data management…
Trillium Software Adds More Bells and Whistles to Flagship Solution, Including New Dashboard
Trillium Software has released a new version of its enterprise data quality solution, Trillium Software System, which it says is aimed at accelerating the design, development and deployment of real-time data quality programmes across an organisation. The development of version 12 of the solution was prompted by client requirements for faster and more accurate data…
A rose by any other name…
Budget cutting has hit the data vendor community, hard, and nowhere more so than the enterprise data management (EDM) end of the spectrum. Given the limited appetite for all encompassing projects to restructure a firm’s entire approach to its reference data and the cost, time and complexity involved in such an endeavour, it is unsurprising…
Unnamed European Bank Selects PolarLake for Data Integration Project
The capital markets division of an unnamed European bank has selected reference data distribution solution vendor PolarLake to lead its data integration project. According to John Randles, CEO of the vendor, the project will involve the integration of multiple data streams and data types including trade, position, pricing and reference data into a group-wide financial…
Thunderhead Updates Customer Communications Platform with Two New Modules
Document management system vendor Thunderhead has released an updated version of its customer communications platform, Thunderhead Now. Version 5.0 of the solution features two new modules: Contribute Now for the updating of content by non-technical users; and Analyse Now, which includes a set of new analytical tools. Glen Manchester, CEO of the vendor, explains that…
Datanomic Integrates dn:Director with Oracle’s Siebel CRM Solution
Following the release of a new version of its flagship solution, dn:Director, in February, Datanomic has added yet another arrow to its quiver via the integration of its solution with Oracle’s Siebel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution. The move is part of the Oracle Integration Initiative and is aimed at allowing Oracle Siebel customers to…
Nomura Asset Management Rolls Out First Phase of Eagle Data Management Project
Japan’s largest asset manager, Nomura Asset Management, has completed the first phase of the upgrade of its global investment platform with the rollout of Eagle Investment Systems’ data management solution. The first step of this multi-phase upgrade involved the deployment of the solution from the Bank of New York Mellon subsidiary, Eagle, with a view…
Poor Data Quality and Lack of Risk Culture are Key Barriers to Risk Management, Says SAS and EIU
The main barriers to successful risk management are poor data quality, a lack of expertise and a lack of risk culture among the broader business, according to a recent industry survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of SAS. The survey, which was conducted during March 2009 and involved responses from 334…
EDM is Still Relevant But DDM is Rising in Importance, Say RDR Readers
Enterprise data management (EDM) is still a relevant concept to the financial market, according to Reference Data Review’s April reader poll. However, distributed data management (DDM) is rising in importance, likely as a result of the downward pressure on costs caused by the tough economic climate and the growth of electronic trading. According to 56%…
Euroclear Finalises Acquisition of Xtrakter
Following the announcement of its acquisition of Xtrakter in November last year, Euroclear has finally closed the deal. The international central securities depository (ICSD) operator has purchased the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) subsidiary, which operates the Trax trade matching and reporting platform, with a view to creating synergies between Trax and its own OTC…