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Symbiont Sets Out Plans for its Smart Securities Technology
Symbiont is planning to issue its first private equity shares as smart securities on the bitcoin blockchain next month with a view to demonstrating its capabilities to financial institutions interested in programmable securities that are stored on a cryptographic distributed ledger called a blockchain. Beyond the demonstration, the company aims to offer a service based…
A-Team Webinar Discusses Adoption of the Utility Model for Reference Data Management
The concept of a utility model for reference data management is beginning to turn into a reality, but views diverge on exactly how a utility should be built and the business benefits it can deliver. A recent A-Team Group webinar discussed adoption of the utility model, considering not only early solutions in the market, but…
Markit Plans to Build Corporate Actions Capability On Back of Information Mosaic Acquisition
Markit is back on the acquisition trail with this week’s announcement that it has agreed to acquire Information Mosaic, a provider of corporate actions and post-trade securities processing software – but Information Mosaic may not be Markit’s only acquisition interest as we have heard it is considering buying another well known data management company. Financial…
SimCorp and Thomson Reuters Enhance Users’ Access to Pricing, Reference Content?
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, and Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the installation of a dedicated adapter enabling portfolio managers to access DataScope Select pricing and reference data through the SimCorp Dimension software platform….
Recorded Webinar: Screening for Sanctions, Watch Lists and PEPs
How do you effectively screen for sanctions, watch lists and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)? Getting it right is essential for complying with regulations like AML, KYC and FATCA, reducing the risk of incurring heavy fines, and keeping your firm’s reputation intact. But what are the options, considerations and solutions available for effective data sourcing and…
WorkFusion Hires Former Markit Exec Gautam Moorjani
WorkFusion, a specialist in machine learning and process automation, has hired Gautam Moorjani, former global head of reference data at Markit, as senior vice president of financial information. Moorjani joined WorkFusion in April after a stint of more than six years as a managing director with various roles at Markit. Moorjani joined Markit in 2008…
Mizuho International Goes Live with Second Phase of GoldenSource EDM Project
Mizuho International has gone live with the second phase of a project based on GoldenSource enterprise data management (EDM) solutions. The London-based securities and investment banking arm of Mizuho Securities, part of the Mizuho Financial Group, implemented GoldenSource’s entity master application, Customers & Counterparties, in January and recently went live with the company’s security master…
Do You Know How Regulation Is Impacting Structured Notes?
Deconstructing Structured Notes Valuation, Risk Management & Compliance Best Practices Sweeping new global financial regulations are changing the way financial firms perform valuations. Regulations call for robust and transparent asset and liability assessments, and for detailed insight into the real value and risk exposures in portfolios. In this report, Jayme Fagas, global head of valuations…
Solvency II Data Management Handbook
Want to get a handle on Solvency II and what it means for data management? Need to make sure you have all the bases covered for the looming January 2016 deadline? Our Solvency II Data Management Handbook is now available for free download to help you. This Handbook is the ultimate guide to all things…
Danske Capital Implements AIM Software’s GAIN Applications
Danske Capital, the asset and fund management business of Danske Bank Group, is planning to implement AIM Software’s Gain enterprise data management applications to improve data quality in support of its ‘fit for purpose’ strategy. The company was looking for a solution that would discover and resolve data issues resulting from fragmented and incomplete data…