LaSalle Bank, a Midwest U.S. bank owned by ABN Amro, has expanded its license of XcitekSolutionsPlus (XSP) for end-to-end automation of corporate actions processing for another five years. The deal, originally signed in 1999, will now run through 2010. The extension includes the addition of an ISO messaging module as well as eTran for web-based notifications and response capture capabilities.
The importance of complete robust end-to-end data lineage in financial services and capital markets cannot be overstated. Without the ability to trace and verify data across its lifecycle, many critical workflows – from trade reconciliation to risk management – cannot be executed effectively. At the top of the list is regulatory compliance. Regulators demand a...
The UK’s proposed equity consolidated tape is framed as a response to long-standing fragmentation in equity market data. By aggregating post-trade information and an attributed best bid and offer across trading venues, the tape is intended to provide a single, standardised view of UK equity trading. At the same time, transaction reporting under the Markets...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
Entity data management has historically been a rather overlooked area of the reference data landscape, but with the increase focus on managing risk, the industry is finally taking notice. It is now generally agreed to be critical to every financial institution; although the rewards for investment in entity data management appear to be rather small,...
