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STP and Operational Efficiency are Main Drivers for Investment in Reference Data, Say RDR Readers
According to a poll of Reference Data Review’s readers, the main driver for investment in reference data management projects is an increase in straight through processing (STP) and operational efficiency. The poll, which was sponsored by Syn~ from Coexis, indicates that despite the rumours of its ‘death’, STP is still very much a concern in…
Carne Launches Hedge and Traditional Fund Valuation Best Practices Product
Fund management advisory firm Carne Global Financial Services has launched its Hedge & Traditional Fund Valuation ‘Best Practice’ Product, which is aimed at assisting hedge fund, private wealth and traditional asset managers in following valuation best practice across all asset classes and products. Carne Global claims that these best practices will help fund managers to…
Pictet & Cie Picks Interactive Data for Bond Evaluations
Swiss private bank and asset manager Pictet & Cie has selected Interactive Data’s pricing and reference data business to provide bond evaluations. Prior to the migration of Pictet’s core banking system, Interactive Data provided its bond evaluations service via a third party. Pictet now uses the Avaloq Banking System in conjunction with Gain Data Management…
Aim Software, FISD and Interactive Data Launch Reference Data Management Survey
Aim Software, FISD and Interactive Data have launched their fifth international reference data management survey, which aims to find out the challenges and trends in this sector over the next year. The survey, which being carried out jointly by Aim Software and FISD and being sponsored by Interactive Data (Europe), is now available online on…
Data Centres Fall Down the Pecking Order in London, Says CB Richard Ellis
Reference data projects may be seeing investment this year but data storage in a physical sense is proving problematic during the credit crunch. That is if you look at the take-up in London’s data centre market, which has seen very little investment during the first quarter of this year, according to real estate advisor CB…
Aim Software Releases New Version of Gain Aimed at Improved Usability
Aim Software has released a new version of its flagship data management product Gain with extended facilities for golden copy management and new support for Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista. The main drivers behind the upgrade were market and customer requests for new functionalities and to further reduce time to market for customer projects, says Martin…
PolarLake Launches Standalone Reference Data Reconciliation Solution
Provider of reference data distribution products PolarLake has launched a standalone reference data reconciliation solution aimed at fixing the problem of poor reference data quality in downstream systems. The vendor has created the new solution as part of its plans to develop modular solutions for the market and extend its client reach. According to PolarLake,…
AP Møller-Mærsk Picks SuperDerivatives for Energy Option Valuations
Global shipping and energy company AP Møller-Mærsk has selected SuperDerivatives to provide independent valuations for its energy options and swaps. Amitai Razon, sales executive for the Nordic region for SuperDerivatives, indicates that the vendor first met Møller-Mærsk in August last year, after which the firm began testing the vendor’s service in February this year. The…
Cusip Global Services Launches Premium Level Cusip Access Modules and New Service for European Syndicated Loans
Cusip Global Services has launched two new services: a premium level version of Cusip Access for clients that require more advanced options for managing reference data and a new platform through which European agent banks can request Cusip or ISIN identifiers. Cusip Access is now available as a “premium level service” with additional functionality and…
Telekurs Financial Partners with Bondweb Malaysia for Fair Value Pricing
Telekurs Financial has signed an agreement with Bondweb Malaysia, the country’s only current bond pricing agency, to integrate Bondweb’s fair value prices into Telekurs’ Valordata Feed (VDF) and Intraday Pricing Service (IPS). Bondweb Malaysia has been offering fair values for approximately 2,000 fixed income bonds traded in ringgit since 2005.The deal with the Malaysian agency…