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OTC Derivatives Push Data Management Up the Priority List for Buy Side Firms, says A-Team and GoldenSource
A large proportion of buy side firms are being compelled to re-evaluate their data management systems as a result of their use of complex instruments, according to A-Team Group and GoldenSource’s recent derivatives webinar, Derivatives: The Eye of the Data Storm. Automation is no longer a choice; it is a necessity, explained Maryann Houglet, senior…
Eagle Launches Version 9.0 with Improved Workflow And Data Management
Eagle Investment Systems has released a new version of its software aimed at improving workflow and usability in its data management offering. Eagle Version 9.0 includes a redesigned rules editor and features such as the ability to handle multi-leg swaps for derivatives, a pricing option for direct access to pricing information and the ability to…
EDM Council Releases Details of Semantic Repository Project
The EDM Council has released a report concerning its plans for a new online semantic repository, which will identify all data attribute terms and definitions used by financial institutions for business processing, investment decisions, scenario modelling, risk management and portfolio valuation. The initial draft of the repository is due to be released at the end…
LakeFront Data Ventures and ReferenceDataFactory merge to form LakeFrontData
Data management consultancy LakeFront Data Ventures (LDV) and data integration vendor ReferenceDataFactory (RDF) have merged to form EDM specialist firm LakeFrontData. LDV founder and former SunGard EDM man Dale Richards has become president and CEO of the new company and fellow colleagues and ex-SunGard veterans Marc Odho and Rob Ord have been appointed head of…
Eagle Premieres Version 9.0 with Improved Workflow and Data Management
Eagle Investment Systems is planning a new release of its software aimed at improving workflow and usability in its data management offering. Eagle Version 9.0, details of which were presented at its annual client conference in Florida this week, will be available later this month. John Lehner, president of Eagle, explains: “Many of the new…
Liverpool Victoria Asset Management (LVAM) Selects Cadis Software
Liverpool Victoria Asset Management (LVAM) has signed a deal to implement Cadis Software’s EDM Suite. Due to go live in less than three months, Cadis will serve as the backbone of LVAM’s new technology infrastructure and play an instrumental role in the company’s growth strategy, according to the vendor. This client win is the latest…
Eagle and Thomson Reuters Connect Data Management Systems
Eagle Investment Systems and Thomson Reuters have created a standard interface between Eagle’s data management solution and Thomson Reuters DataScope Select. The new standard interface allows clients to import DataScope Select security data into Eagle’s data management platform; both equity and fixed income securities are supported. “Eagle remains focused on delivering standardized interfaces to many…
Brewin Dolphin Opts for Zoomix Accelerator for Instrument, Client Data Management
UK private client investment manager Brewin Dolphin has implemented Zoomix’s Accelerator enterprise data management platform to automate the matching, standardization and classification of hundreds of thousands of customer and financial data records. Accelerator is a so-called ‘self-learning’ data management platform that analyzes the relationships and meanings relevant to any data domain by observing decisions made…
F&C Becomes Latest To Join In Live Implementation of Cadis EDM Suite
Cadis Software’s flurry of client announcements continued this month with the news that F&C Investments had completed its implementation of the Cadis EDM Suite in support of its Charles River Development trading platform. The F&C news follows hot on the heels of last month’s announcement that Principal Global Investors had installed Cadis EDM to create…
FactSet Acquires a Copy of Thomson Fundamentals Database
Thomsom Reuters is to sell a copy of the Thomson Fundamental database to FactSet Research Systems, provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global investment community. The deal will include copies of the database, source data, collection software, documentation and collection training materials, as well as the potential for FactSet to acquire…