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GoldenSource Releases Version 8 of its EDM Suite
GoldenSource, booth # 3109 has released version 8 of its EDM platform, which the vendor says offers advanced functionality for managing business risk, particularly in high risk areas such as corporate actions, pricing and data quality. Version 8 is built around a standards-based J2EE application server framework, thus making it easier to configure, integrate and…
APG Investments US Picks Fidelity ActionsXchange for Corporate Actions Processing
The US subsidiary of Dutch asset manager APG Algemene Pensioen Groep NV, APG Investments US Inc, has signed up for US domestic fixed income corporate actions information from Fidelity ActionsXchange, via its ActionService product. APG Investments US Inc is the wholly owned subsidiary of APG Algemene Pensioen Groep NV, which provides asset management services to…
XSP’s Fullam Appointed Co-chair of ISITC Corporate Actions Working Group
Paul Fullam, principal consultant at XSP, has been appointed as a co-chair of the ISITC Corporate Actions Working Group. In this position he will collaborate with the group’s members to review ISO 15022 standards and direct enhancements to message content that promote the straight-through processing of corporate actions. Fullam has been an active participant of…
Asset Control Expands Tapmaster’s Instrument and Securities Coverage
Asset Control has enhanced its data management product Tapmaster by introducing support for portfolios, swaps and money market derivatives, as well as support for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) reporting data. Phil Lynch, Asset Control’s president and chief executive officer, says: “The need to provide support for a firm’s own portfolio data is becoming…
Misys Integrates Markit’s Loan Pricing Service into Loan IQ
Misys has achieved certified alliance partner status under Markit’s certification programme and has integrated Markit’s loan pricing service into Misys Loan IQ, its commercial lending solution. The combined offering will enable mutual clients of the two companies to automatically price loans from the Misys Loan IQ platform. As a result of the integration mutual clients…
Carnegie Bank Picks SuperDerivatives for Equity Derivatives Valuation
SuperDerivatives, provider of options pricing and a multi-asset derivatives platform for revaluation and risk management, has been chosen by Nordic bank Carnegie Investment Bank AB to perform independent valuation services for its equity derivatives portfolio. Per Jutemar, group operational risk manager at Carnegie, says the choice to use SuperDerivatives Revaluation Center is part of a…
LakeFrontData adds former Capco Reference Data Executive to Advisory Board
Former executive vice president of Capco Reference Data Services, Predrag Dizdarevic, has joined LakeFrontData’s advisory council and his company, KonsultLab LLC, has joined LakeFront Data Ventures’ Data Management Partner Program. LakeFrontData has stated that it is collaborating with Dizdarevic, who is currently an independent consultant, on “a number of data management market opportunities and client…
BancorpSouth Bank Goes Live with OTC Val’s Derivative Valuation Service
BancorpSouth Bank, a US-based commercial bank, has gone live with OTC Valuation’s derivative valuation service as part of its drive to improve its audit and valuation capabilities. The vendor has reported a good start to the year in terms of client interest as a result of the post-credit crunch market focus on external sources of…
Eagle and Thomson Reuters Connect Data Management Systems, Meeting Diverse Data and Reporting Needs
Eagle Investment Systems and Thomson Reuters have launched a standard interface between Eagle’s data management solution and Thomson Reuters DataScope Select. Eagle’s data management solution provides connectivity and data integration from numerous sources and consolidates it in one location. The new standard interface allows clients to import DataScope Select security data into Eagle’s data management…
OTC Derivatives Push Data Management Up the Priority List for Buy Side Firms, says A-Team and GoldenSource
A large proportion of buy side firms are being compelled to re-evaluate their data management systems as a result of their use of complex instruments, according to A-Team Group and GoldenSource’s recent derivatives webinar, Derivatives: The Eye of the Data Storm. Automation is no longer a choice; it is a necessity, explained Maryann Houglet, senior…