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Are Barcodes Really the Answer to the Industry’s Ref Data Woes?
Given the repeated calls for the financial services industry to learn from other industries with regards to data management techniques, it was really only a matter of time before the idea of barcodes was mooted as a potential solution to entity and instrument identification. But is this a realistic idea or just another to add…
Bar Codes for Banking: GS1 US and Financial InterGroup Creating Practices for Identifying Financial Documents
Nearly 40 years after the retail industry adopted the UPC bar code to improve transaction processes and information flow, the bar code’s administrator and a financial industry development firm are working to bring similar gains to financial documents, their associated electronic financial transactions, and their users. GS1 US, the not-for-profit standards organisation that supports the…
SimCorp’s Schröter Elaborates on Decision to Partner with Aim Software for Data Heavy Lifting
SimCorp’s recently announced decision to partner with data management solution provider Aim Software was based on the desire to better support its clients’ requirements around golden copy record production, explains Marc Schröter, SimCorp’s senior vice president and head of strategic research. Up until now, the vendor has left its clients to deal with the process of…
DVS Publisher Suite Boosts Support for the Key Investor Information
DVS Publisher Suite, Princeton Financial Systems’ investment reporting solution, boosts support for Key Investor Information documents (KII), also called Key Investor Disclosures (KID). These standardised information sheets will replace the current Simplified Fund Prospectus in line with the implementation of the UCITS IV guidelines (UCITS: Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities). KII’s standardised content…
Data Management is in its Awkward Teenage Years, Says EDM Council’s Atkin
Data management has progressed beyond its infancy and is now well into its awkward teenage years, where the industry is standing at the point of delivery, moving from planning to execution, according to Mike Atkin, managing director of data management industry group the EDM Council. As part of its recent industry benchmarking exercise, which involved…
IBM and Norkom Technologies Sign Agreement with VTB
Bank VTB has signed an agreement with IBM to provide the bank with an integrated anti-money laundering system, based on a solution from Norkom Technologies. The new system will help the bank better manage risks associated with suspicious transactions. The project will be developed and implemented by IBM Global Business Services and Norkom Technologies. As…
Private Clouds Have Potential in the Enterprise Data Context, Agrees A-Team Insight Exchange Panel
Cloud computing may have become a buzzword for the industry but despite some reservations in the market about latency, it does have potential in an enterprise data context, agreed panellists at A-Team Insight Exchange in London this week. Market participants are seeking to streamline their usage of vendor data feeds and reduce their costs and…
Broadridge to Expand its Business Process Outsourcing Services
Broadridge Financial Solutions, a technology services and outsourcing company to the global financial services industry, today announced a major expansion of its outsourcing solutions offering. In response to market demand, Broadridge has extended its business process outsourcing (BPO) services beyond securities processing functions and, in order to offer greater flexibility to global financial institutions, now…
SimCorp and AIM Software Partner to Provide Cleansed Data
SimCorp, a provider of highly specialised software for the investment industry, and AIM Software, a provider of financial data management solutions, have entered into a global collaborative agreement. The agreement enables SimCorp to provide AIM Software’s GAIN Data Management software to its clients, in conjunction with SimCorp Dimension, SimCorp’s seamless investment management solution. GAIN Data…
Trillium Software Unveils Latest Version of Trillium Software System to Help Companies Achieve Data Certainty
Trillium Software, a business of Harte-Hanks, announced today its latest version of the Trillium Software System. This newly-released software platform provides an easy-to-navigate interface which supports the data lifecycle methodology that companies engage in to “Discover, Develop, Deploy and Manage” their information quality initiatives. Designed to visualise data issues, improve business rule validation and enhance…