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Schroders’ Walsh and MoneyMate’s Brennan Discuss Collaboration for Data Quality Improvement

Since its decision to sign up for the MoneyMate investment data management solution in October last year, Schroders has been working closely with the vendor to control the aggregation and cleansing of their product information for presentation on websites. Gerard Walsh, head of change management for the web and customer relationship management (CRM) at Schroders,…

EDM Market Experiencing a Strong Start to the Year, Says Asset Control’s Enfield

Since the launch of its AC Invest solution in October last year, the enterprise data management (EDM) solution vendor has witnessed an uptick in client interest in its new compliance focused offering, according to Rick Enfield, product business owner of the vendor’s AC Plus solution. The shift from approaching data management as a technology problem…

SIX Telekurs’ 2009 Results Confirm Reference Data Biz Remains Bright Spot

Following on from the relatively robust performance of rival Thomson Reuters’ Enterprise division and Interactive Data’s overall performance last year, SIX Telekurs has added to the optimism in the reference data market with the announcement of a 2009 revenue increase of 1.8% on previous year’s figures for the reference data and valuations part of its…

Downstream Users Need to be Made Aware of Upcoming Data Management Changes, Warns Deutsche Bank’s Walker

Getting buy in from senior management and understanding from those at the grassroots level with regards to tackling data management challenges has become much easier as a result of the current industry focus on data, said Shannon Walker, IT architect at Deutsche Bank, to delegates to yesterday’s TSAM event in London. However, she warned that…

Tullett Prebon’s Humphrey Discusses Details Behind OTC Val Acquisition

Last week, interdealer brokerage firm Tullett Prebon announced it had entered into an acquisition agreement for an undisclosed amount with derivatives valuation services provider OTC Valuations (commonly known as OTC Val). Paul Humphrey, CEO of Tullett Prebon’s Electronic Broking and Information division, explains to Reference Data Review that the acquisition is all part of the firm’s…

Paying Lip Service to Data Quality is on its Way Out, Says Deutsche Bank’s Fletcher

The days of paying mere lip service to the goal of improving data quality and living with “spaghetti-like” data infrastructures are soon to be gone, said Deutsche Bank’s head of reference data services, Neil Fletcher, to those in attendance at last week’s Thomson Reuters event. His own firm is much more aware of the importance…

Applications of Reference Data to the Middle Office

Increasing volumes and the complexity of reference data in the post-crisis environment have left the middle office struggling to meet the requirements of the current market order. Middle office functions must therefore be robust enough to be able to deal with the spectre of globalisation, an increase in the use of esoteric security types and…

Tullett Prebon Expands into Valuations Services with Acquisition of OTC Valuations Ltd

Tullett Prebon plc, an inter-dealer broker, today announces the acquisition of OTC Valuations Ltd, a provider of independent derivatives valuation services. In an environment of increasing compliance and corporate governance requirements, OTC Valuations delivers a highly valuable service to clients, providing accurate, complete, timely, and independent pricing of derivatives portfolios. OTC Valuations, with its significant…

ISDA Indicates Commitment to OTC Derivatives Repositories and Greater Data Standardisation

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has this week pledged its support for the establishment of global central repositories for OTC derivatives data and its commitment to the provision of relevant transaction data to supervisory authorities. The promises were made in a letter that has been sent to the heads of the primary supervisory…

Thomson Reuters’ Robson Highlights Rise of CDO and Regulatory Focus on Data

Data’s position as a critically important subject in the financial markets has finally been recognised by both the regulatory community and the industry at large, said Jon Robson, president of Thomson Reuters’ Enterprise division, to attendees to the vendor’s data roundtable event in London earlier this week. “The financial markets are all about content and…