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FactSet Research Systems Witnesses Revenue Uptick of 0.5% for Second Quarter
After a difficult first quarter of fiscal 2010, data and analytics vendor FactSet Research Systems seems to be experiencing a return to form with an overall revenue increase of 0.5% for the second quarter on previous year’s figures. Phil Hadley, chairman and CEO of the vendor, indicates that he believes the investment in its business…
IOSCO Elaborates on Data Template for Hedge Funds Risk Monitoring Purposes
Last month, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Technical Committee published the details of the new agreed template for the global collection of hedge fund data in order to better manage systemic risk. These new data requirements are aimed at bringing a new level of transparency to the traditionally opaque sector but will, in…
GoldenSource Releases Market Data Solution for End-to-end Data Transparency
The ability of risk managers to adapt to changing regulatory environments and achieve more up to date and accessible views of immediate risk positions, has long been held back by the siloed treatment of market and reference data. Today at FIMA NY, GoldenSource announced the release of the GoldenSource Market Data Solution (GSMDS) allowing chief…
PolarLake Announces Reference Data Policy Engine Based on Semantics Technology
PolarLake today announced the availability of the PolarLake Reference Data Policy Engine within the PolarLake Reference Data Distribution (RDD) product. The policy engine uses semantics technologies embedded within a business application to enable business operations and technical staff to define reference data usage control policies. This includes: Data access control policies based on user and…
Maples Finance Adopts Paladyne’s Industry-Standard Technology Platform
Paladyne Systems, a solutions provider to the global hedge fund industry, today announced that Maples Finance, an independent global fund services provider with US$30 billion in assets under administration, has successfully implemented the Paladyne product suite as its middle and back office solution. Maples Finance licensed Paladyne’s Application Service Provider (ASP) platform, a comprehensive software,…
Deceval Appointed as NNA for Colombia for ISIN and CFI Codes
The Colombian central securities depository (CSD) Deposito Centralizado de Valores de Colombia (Deceval) has been appointed as the national numbering agency for the country, according to a recent letter from the CSD’s CEO Jorge Hernan Jaramillo Ossa. Deceval will therefore be responsible for allocating six character Classification of Financial Instrument (CFI) codes and 12 character…
CEBS Produces Advisory Paper on Liquidity Cost Benefit Allocation to Support New Risk Requirements
In order to assist the European financial services community in its attempts to improve liquidity risk management, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published a new consultation paper on how to go about producing an effective allocation mechanism for liquidity costs, benefits and risks, CP36. The recommendations are aimed at providing firms with…
Voras Capital Management Selects Sophis Value as Technology Backbone for Newly Launched Hedge Fund
Sophis, a provider of cross asset, front to back portfolio and risk management solutions, today announced that Voras Capital Management, a recently launched global hedge fund, has licensed Sophis Value for front to back office portfolio and risk management for its global trading operations. The system will support its planned strategy of investing in a…
Industry is Experiencing Second Wave of Outsourcing, Says Netik’s Close
The regulatory scrutiny of data quality is driving firms to join in with the second wave of outsourcing that is sweeping the market, according to Colin Close, CEO of hosted data management solution vendor Netik. Close reckons that firms should not wait for standards to be set, either by the regulator or bodies such as…
DST Global Solutions’ Harries Discusses His New Risk Management and OTC Derivatives Focused Role
Following the appointment of Geoff Harries as the new global head of asset servicing for its Investment Management Solutions (IMS) business earlier this month, DST Global Solutions is hoping that the ex-Fiserv exec will bring his experience to bear on his new OTC derivatives and risk management focused role. Harries speaks to Reference Data Review 20 days…