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Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: Spreadsheet Wars Reprised
In an interview with the excellent Robert Elms on BBC Radio London the other day, author and autistic savant Daniel Tammet said something along the lines of: “Mathematics is more about how you came up with the answer than the answer itself.” Tammet was promoting his forthcoming new book, Thinking in Numbers: How Maths Illuminates…
MSCI Opens Office in Seoul, South Korea
MSCI, a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced today that it has opened a new office in Seoul, South Korea. This announcement reinforces MSCI’s commitment to the growing South Korean market with a local office, a local team and products tailored…
GoldenSource Opens Singapore Office, Hires New APAC Sales Director
GoldenSource, a leading provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions, has announced that it has opened an office in Singapore, its fifth office in the APAC region. David Chew has been appointed as Sales Director and will be responsible for growing the business and developing GoldenSource’s presence in the region. “David’s 20 years of experience…
Trillium Targets Data Management Solution at Fatca Compliance
Trillium Software aims to ease the data management burden on financial institutions that must comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) with data assessment and management services that will help them identify, gather and manage the data needed to meet the Act’s requirements. For many, compliance will be neither easy nor low…
Paladyne Systems Appoints William Kelly as Global Head of Sales
Paladyne Systems, a Broadridge Company and a leading provider of next generation investment management solutions, today announced that William Kelly has joined the company as Global Head of Sales. The addition of Mr. Kelly is a strategic move to leverage the size, scale, and synergies that Broadridge brings to Paladyne through its recent acquisition. “Paladyne…
DataFlux Targets Firms’ Semantics with New Data Management Platform
DataFlux’s release of version 2.2 of its DataFlux Data Management Platform introduces its so-called Business Data Network, a framework that allows data managers to set semantic terms across business areas. By adopting a common set of terms for securities, counterparties and activities, BDN can help institutions take a significant step toward a robust approach to…
UNX Hires Henry Yegerman To Head Global Product Management
UNX LLC, a leading provider of innovative trading technology solutions, welcomes trading analytics expert Henry Yegerman as Head of Product Management. He joins UNX after 12+ years at Investment Technology Group (ITG), most recently as Managing Director of Analytical Products and creator of ITG’s acclaimed transaction cost analysis products. Mr. Yegerman will oversee global product…
A Model for Data Governance – Does Your Organization Really Have One?
The current focus on new regulations, and their impact on risk management practices, has turned the attention of financial institutions to data. It is increasingly evident that accurate and consistent data is key both to compliance with incoming regulations and to reaping the benefits of a robust risk management strategy. Business managers have come to…
CFTC’s Gary Gensler: Shining a Light on Swaps Transparency
CFTC chairman Gary Gensler has urged market practitioners to rally behind the Dodd-Frank regulatory reforms that will boost transparency in derivatives markets and outlined the steps the derivatives regulatory agency has taken to improve transparency in the swaps markets it oversees. Speaking at a conference hosted by the Office of Financial Research and the Financial…
Stop Press: Glocer Out as Thomson Reuters Swoops to Flatten Organisation
Just when you thought it was safe, and Thomson Reuters had seen the worst of the organisational turmoil that has beset it since the departure of Markets CEO Devin Wenig in the summer, the company has announced the new, flatter organisation it will adopt on January 1. There is no place for CEO Tom Glocer,…