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n-Tier Blockchain-Based Reference Data Consensus Solution Aims to Drive Down Errors and Costs
As reference data volumes continue to soar, bringing with them huge data cleansing, validation and management costs, financial institutions are beginning to consider collaborative solutions that can improve data accuracy while reducing cost. n-Tier, a New York headquartered company that helps firms ensure accuracy and completeness of reference data, has joined the party with a…
Xenomorph Opens Boston Office
Xenomorph has extended its reach in the US with an office in Boston. Founded in London 25 years ago, the company opened its first office in the US in New York City in 2005. The company’s presence in Boston builds on a number of client engagements. Naj Alavi, president, Xenomorph Software, Inc, is leading the…
Data Takes Centre Stage
By Matt Smith, CEO of SteelEye. When it comes to the future of data management, one of the biggest challenges facing all firms is managing increasing data volumes from an ever-expanding range of sources. Looking at financial markets, we foresee 2021 as the year when firms focus on efficient and accurate data management as a…
Alveo Adds Postgres to Roadmap Combining Open Source Components with Core Data Management Solutions
Alveo, formerly Asset Control, continues to build its commitment to open source solutions with the addition of support for the Postgres open source relational database within its Prime, formerly AC Plus, financial data aggregation and mastering product. Postgres provides an optional replacement for Oracle database technology used by Alveo and its clients, and can reduce…
SmartStream Adds API Suite to Reference Data Utility
SmartStream Technologies has made its first move since rebranding at the end of last year and bringing its Reference Data Utility (RDU) into the mainstream of its product line-up, with the addition of an API suite for the RDU. The APIs are designed to provide faster access to accurate data, operational efficiency, greater agility, and…
Recorded Webinar: Data management for analytics and market surveillance
The financial services industry is starting to harness the potential of Big Data analytics to gain insights that can yield competitive advantage. At the same time, market surveillance has emerged as a major requirement for trading firms across the board as regulations like MiFID II and Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) push both buy- and sell-side…
Finastra Moves Fusion Invest to the Cloud
Joining the drive to help asset managers digitally transform their operations, Finastra has moved its investment management solution Fusion Invest to the cloud. The cloud version of the solution is intended to bypass the shortfalls of on-premise software, giving asset managers agility to scale and access innovative products and services from Finastra and its partners…
FactSet Addition of Data-Mapping to Snowflake Links Third-Party, Factset and Proprietary Data in Seconds
FactSet is meeting increasing market demand for rapid content integration, access and control by integrating its data-mapping solution, FactSet Concordance Service, into Snowflake’s cloud data platform. The integration allows investment professionals to quickly link third-party, FactSet, and proprietary content together in the Snowflake platform. The data-mapping solution is scalable and can be used by joint…
SmartStream Prioritises Microservices, Cloud Native Apps and Open Options Following Lockdown Rethink
SmartStream Technologies headed into 2021 with a new corporate brand identity designed to reflect its innovative approach to advancing technological capabilities and meeting evolving customer and industry needs – and it hasn’t strayed from the brief with plans to build a microservices platform, extend its use of open software, and increase commitment to deploying AI…
HUB Cloud Platform Aims to Transform Asset Management Operating Model
The HUB technology company set up by PIMCO, Man Group, IHS Markit, State Street, Microsoft and McKinsey & Company promises a utility style cloud-based platform designed to transform asset managers’ middle and back office operating processes, and accelerate them towards a digital operating model. This should reduce cost and mitigate risks, and leave asset managers…