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SIX Telekurs Completes New Round of Expansion of its Global Real-Time Market Data Services
SIX Telekurs has added 35 sources of real-time market data from global exchanges, institutional contributors and financial news providers since the beginning of 2011. This expansion of services brings better access to market information in the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Northern Europe. The additional real-time sources, which include upgraded services…
BlueBay Asset Management Goes Live with Vermilion KIID Solution
BlueBay Asset Management Ltd (‘BlueBay’), a market leading asset management company, went live with Vermilion Software’s outsourced Key Investor Information Document (‘KIID’) reporting service, VRS KIID, in July 2011. This followed an extensive selection process, including the review of the other KIID reporting offerings in the market place. BlueBay selected Vermilion in April of this…
Cloud Industry Forum Joins Third Party Assurance Initiative
The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) today announced it has partnered with the Third Party Assurance Centre (TPAC), a business assurance initiative, formed to help minimise outsourcing risks. Other industry bodies partnering with TPAC include the Information Security Forum, Cloud Security Alliance, Common Assurance Maturity Model, and the Payment Card Industry board of advisers. A recent…
BDO M&A Survey 2011 – Strong M&A Demand Hampered By “Valuation Gap”
BDO, the accountancy and business advisory firm, today released its annual M&A Survey, polling the views of CEOs and Financial Directors of mid-market companies1. Key findings included: 55% of companies that sought to make a transaction in the last 12 months failed to do so. On average one transaction has been completed for every eight…
EDI Open a New Branch in Montreal and Appoints David Mallette
Exchange Data International (EDI) the specialist provider of global Reference and Corporate Actions Data has opened a new branch in Montreal to service its existing and growing Canadian clientele. At the same time, EDI has appointed David Mallette to advise on the Canadian Equity and Fixed Income market. Prior to his appointment at EDI, David…
Asset Control Enhances Data Coverage and Flexibility with Thomson Reuters Content
Asset Control, provider of financial data management solutions and services, has expanded the data coverage of its AC Plus data management solution with the addition of request-based content from Thomson Reuters DataScope Select, the strategic data delivery platform for non-streaming, cross-asset, global content. By accessing Thomson Reuters static content through AC Plus, customers will be…
Murphy Departs ING for Product Owner Role at Asset Control in the Netherlands
Nick Murphy, who up until recently was a data specialist for pricing and evaluations at ING Investment Management in the Netherlands, has departed the investment management firm to join EDM vendor Asset Control as a product owner in its Dutch office. Murphy, who was with ING for a total of seven years, last year, spoke…
DataFlux Gains Solvency II Momentum with New European Insurance Customers
DataFlux, a leading provider of data management solutions, today announced that nine European insurance firms have selected its technology over the past few quarters to underpin their Solvency II data management initiatives. The DataFlux Solvency II data governance framework is being used by firms to take practical steps to adhere to a wide range of…
Andrew’s Blog – Get Involved in A-Team’s DMRAV Event – London October 17
While London’s weather may not make for exciting summer activities, we’re getting mildly animated at the prospect of pulling together the programme for our Data Management for Risk, Analytics & Valuations conference in London on October 17. Ages away? Hardly. Get the bank holiday weekend out of the way and it’s just a month to…
Shakeup Continues at S&P, as President Sharma Indicates Citi’s Peterson Will Take Over Next Month
Standard & Poor’s president Deven Sharma, who has recently overseen the internal restructuring of the credit agency and data vendor into two separate businesses, has indicated that next month he will be handing over his responsibilities to Douglas Peterson, who is currently chief operating officer of Citibank. Sharma will stay on in an advisory capacity…