Articles by Nicholas Hamilton
Kollross Joins AIM Software in Business Development
Joe Kollross, a former consultant at GoldenSource, will lead the software vendor's professional services activities in the UK and Ireland
O'Hanlon Appointed Numerix CEO
After serving as chief operating officer for more than a decade, Steven O'Hanlon has been named chief executive of the analytics software provider
AIFMD: No Alternative to Harmonization
With the Level 2 measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive now published, managers and third-party providers are analyzing whether they have all the data and technology they need for compliance
Jyske Bank Automates Corporate Actions With SmartStream
The Danish bank will use the product provided by SmartStream Technologies to avoid the risk associated with its previous manual practices
Fatca's Final Version Eases Deadline, Maintains Data Burdens
The final regulations of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act have relaxed some deadlines and documentation requirements, but the data management challenges remain significant
LEI Governance Body Established With US Treasury's Reed As Chair
The Regulatory Oversight Committee has chosen Switzerland as the location for the legal entity identifier foundation and taken over responsibility for launching the global identification system
The Hub of the Matter: Ken Price Interview
After leading Avox for 10 years, in December, Ken Price left the company he co-founded. He tells Nicholas Hamilton about spotting a gap in the industry, building up a respected data company and his new job working for a start-up
DTCC to Issue Further CICI Guidance for Funds
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will provide further clarification to the funds industry on using its utility to register for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifiers
Ken Price Joins Strevus
The Avox co-founder will work as vice president, sales, for the San Francisco-based start-up, which provides a collaborative data platform
Information Mosaic Updates Corporate Actions Product For T2S
Version 6.3 of IM Actions includes the ability to identify and track market claims, transformations and buyer protections based on standards published by the T2S corporate actions sub-group
Final Fatca Regulations Published In Federal Register
The final regulations provide clarity about what firms need to do to comply with the US anti-tax evasion regulation
Volante Opens Dubai Office, Makes New Hires
Mick Fennell has left Misys to lead Volante Technologies' new Dubai office
Ex-Avox CEO Planning Next Move
Ken Price, who left Avox in December, says he is in talks about an executive role with a new San Francisco-based technology company
Fiera Capital Integrates Eagle Platform and Cloud Service
The Canadian investment management firm has picked up on Eagle Investment Systems' platform and Access cloud service, used by Natcan, an investment firm it acquired in April
Rimes Adds Bloomberg Open Symbology to Data Service
Bloomberg tickers will now be fields in Rimes Technologies' benchmark data offering, and Bloomberg security identifiers are now live on Rimes' data service, giving Rimes users more information overall
Communicate and Aggregate
As regulations and reduced budgets add to existing challenges, data professionals point to standards and shared services as the best way to improve risk management and achieve straight-through processing, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Thomson Reuters Launches Fatca Product
The data vendor is helping clients comply with US anti-tax evasion regulations by supplying modules for client onboarding, self-assessment and reporting
Laying Compliance Foundations
With regulatory change looming large over the financial industry, Nicholas Hamilton finds out how extensible systems, best practices and good communication are helping firms to manage the uncertainty of evolving requirements and deadlines
Fuelled For The Future
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Numerix Updates Data Infrastructure For Multi-Curve Modeling
The analytics software vendor has updated the reference data infrastructure of its trade capture application to support multi-curve modeling functionality
Interactive Data, SIX Make Senior Appointments
Anthony Belcher has been named director, EMEA pricing and reference data, at Interactive Data, while Darren Marsh has left the company to join SIX Financial Information as senior product manager, reference data
Davies Takes Over Avox With Core Focus
Mark Davies, an executive at the DTCC, has succeeded former CEO Ken Price at the DTCC-owned reference data provider
Interview With S&P Capital IQ's Eccleston, Part 3
Part 3 of Nicholas Hamilton's interview with S&P Capital IQ's Lou Eccleston
Interview With S&P Capital IQ's Eccleston, Part 2
Part 2 of Nicholas Hamilton's interview with S&P Capital IQ's Lou Eccleston