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Schroders’ Walsh and HSBC’s Johnson Discuss the Tension Between Data Inputs and Outputs in the Face of Regulatory Change
The buy side community’s data managers are being faced with a tricky balancing act of ensuring their output to clients is optimised from a technology and data standpoint and that their data inputs are of sufficiently high quality for regulatory and client purposes, according to panellists at last week’s A-Team Group and SmartStream roundtable. Speaking…
Cadis Platform Puts Robeco in Control of Data Consumption
Robeco, the Netherlands based asset management specialist, has streamlined its data needs via the Cadis EDM platform. Live since February 2011, Cadis, the global EDM specialist, provides Robeco’s Price, Rates and Security Master Management – increasing flexibility and transparency. The decision to choose Cadis comes after a highly effective Proof of Concept (PoC) which saw…
Knock on Effect
The close link between data quality and better risk management has come under the spotlight in recent years as a result of the financial crisis and the ensuing regulatory crackdown on financial markets. Regulators such as the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have even been making noises…
And Then One Day You Find … 10 Years Have Got Behind You
A-Team is 10 years old this month. Hurrah! Named for its founders – Angela Wilbraham, our CEO, and Andrew Delaney, our President and Editor-in-Chief – by the legendary John Whelan back in the Waters days. Enduring abuse of the choice ever since. But, no regrets. At our recent birthday party in London, we were touched…
BVI’s Koop Talks up the Potential of FundsXML Standard in Europe, ISO Compatibility, Data Dictionary
Since its initial release in 2001, the FundsXML open standard has gained traction in a number of markets including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France for the electronic exchange of funds data. However, Thomas Koop, associate in research and market analysis for German investment fund and asset management industry association BVI, reckons it has the…
Broadridge Achieves a Record Year in 2010 for Fixed Income Processing Platform Implementations
Broadridge Financial Solutions today announced that 2010 was a record year for client implementations of its fixed income securities processing platform. Eleven new banks and brokerage firms chose Broadridge because of the expansiveness of its fixed income processing platform, the speed and efficiency with which Broadridge brings clients onto the system, and its enhanced data…
Regulators Should Begin Work With the Data and Formats Already Being Reported, Says ICFR’s Ridpath
A lot has been said on the subject of systemic risk monitoring and the collection of macroprudential data over the last year or so (just look at the developments in the US around the Office of Financial Research for proof) and the International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR) is aiming to play its part in…
US Continues to Drag its Heels with Regards to a Decision on the Move to IFRS
In spite of the noises made last year by US regulators with regards to moving towards adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the US regulatory community has thus far failed to commit to a timeline for adoption or even indicate whether it is likely to move to the international accounting standards at all. In June…
GoldenSource’s Stock Discusses 2010 Results and Prod Dev Plans in Pricing Space
Last week, GoldenSource announced that in 2010 it had achieved a 30% increase in revenues on the previous year, which Tom Stock, senior vice president of product management at the EDM vendor, attributes in part to the success of its new market data, data warehousing and risk management focused solutions. Speaking to Reference Data Review, Stock…
SEC Deals Another Blow to the Ratings Agencies with Further Proposed Legislative Amendments
As part of its overall crackdown on the credit ratings agencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has this week proposed a series of amendments to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 that will remove the requirements for mandatory credit ratings. The proposals are in accordance with the provisions…