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DTCC Plans Roll Out of Global Client Reference Data Service
DTCC’s joint development of a client entity reference data utility with a number of global banks is expected to yield first results early next year, with an initial release of a client reference data service to be followed by further releases through the year. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a…
Interactive Data Automates Price Review Process with Vantage Price Validation Workflow
Interactive Data has added a price validation workflow to its Vantage web application for evaluated pricing transparency. The Vantage Price Validation Workflow module automates pricing exception handling and validation processes, cutting out typically manual processes and reducing operational costs. The price validation workflow is designed to provide a central hub for client validation activities and…
InfoReach Outlines Results of TMS Integration with R Analytics Language
When InfoReach integrated the R programming language into its Trade Management System (TMS), it was responding to one client request, but interest is rising and the company expects more users of the system and its Prelude hosted trading platform to take advantage of its provision of access to R analytical language functions and trading models….
Experts Debate the Data Management Issues of Fatca
Financial institutions in the scope of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) need to start work on compliance immediately, if they have not already done so, as deadlines are looming, the data management task is onerous and penalties for non-compliance are severe. This call for action was made in an A-Team Group webinar…
DST Global Solutions Upgrades Anova to Improve Compliance Process
DST Global Solutions has included additional dashboards and upgraded reporting functionality in release 3.0 of its Anova post-trade data management solution. The aim of the release is to improve the ability of users to aggregate and access investment data quickly and accurately for regulatory compliance purposes. The release also allows key compliance metrics to be…
Fiserv Fatca Solution Augments Existing Financial Crime Risk Management Platform
Fiserv has added a compliance solution for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) to its Financial Crime Risk Management platform and named one of its development partners, Manulife Insurance, a global provider of life insurance and wealth management, as its first user. Called Fatca Manager, the Fiserv solution leans on the detection, workflow and…
Q&A: BSO Network Solutions’ Fraser Bell on New Frontiers for Low-Latency Connectivity
Moving into emerging markets around the globe is very much in the minds of major trading firms, and as a result, lowering the latency of access is of increasing importance. IntelligentTradingTechnology.com caught up with BSO Network Solutions managing director Fraser Bell to find out what the drivers are, and how his company is responding. Q:…
Markit Teams with Genpact to Deliver Shared Service for Client On Boarding
Markit has teamed up with business process specialist Genpact to develop a shared service dedicated to the management of client on-boarding and other know-your-customer (KYC) requirements. To ensure the service meets the on boarding needs of large financial institutions, the companies will be joined by HSBC and Morgan Stanley in an initial six-month design and…
Thomson Reuters Extends Entity Risk Solution with Countries of Risks Data
Thomson Reuters has extended its Entity Risk data solution with a Countries of Risks strand that uses an algorithm developed by StarMine, the company’s entity and fundamentals data, and GDP data from the International Monetary Fund to measure the exposure of a firm to multiple countries. The data service is available immediately as part of…
Talking Reference Data with Sarah Underwood: The LEI Regains Momentum
There is one comment that comes to mind every time we write about the development of the global legal entity identifier (LEI) system. It was voiced in an A-Team Group webinar back in April by Tim Lind, global head of middle office, enterprise content, at Thomson Reuters. He said: “This is a marathon, not a…