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Opening Cross: Out With the Old, In With the Older

From Jan. 1 next year, there will be a familiar face heading a company bearing the Thomson name: Jim Smith, who Thomson Reuters announced last week will...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Organization & Management | 05 Dec 2011

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FIN FastProxy Risk Manager Joins Options Pipe Platform

The clock is ticking—the compliance deadline for US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) Market Access Rule 15c3-5, forcing broker-dealers to establish risk management controls and supervisory procedures, is seven weeks away. The race to comply...

Sell-Side Technology | News | Risk Management | 26 Sep 2011

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Alacra Enhances Ref Data Service, Creates Monitoring Tool

Information services provider Alacra has upgraded its Alacra Concordance service and created a monitoring tool to convert content changes into corporate events, Inside Reference Data has learned. To expand its data cleansing, entity identifier mapping...

Inside Reference Data | News | Data Management | 08 Jun 2011

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Cost Reduction Not Main Driver Behind LEI Adoption, Say Experts

Control rather than cost reduction should be the main driver behind the adoption of a legal entity identifier (LEI), according to speakers at a JWG event in London in April. Panelists said that while cost savings will eventually come hand in hand with...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 09 May 2011

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Panel: Greater Regulatory Awareness Needed for Firms to Respond to Data Challenges

While firms are trying not to fall behind when it comes to regulatory change, they must also ensure the more traditional data challenges in the process do not suffer from a lack of attention

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 12 Jan 2011

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OFR's LEI Cost Stance Requires Further Clarification, According to Experts

The OFR's call for free of charge identifiers requires further clarification

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 07 Jan 2011

Patni: New Regs Will Challenge Buy-Side Firms in 2011

Fred Cohen, global head of capital markets and investment banking for outsourcing specialist Patni, talks to Anthony Malakian about how the regulatory environment will challenge buy-side firms in 2011, and how firms are struggling to adequately address...

Buy-Side Technology | Interview | Regulation & Standards | 30 Dec 2010 | audio

Aite: Advisors that Use Social Media Tools Outpace Non-Users

According to a new study conducted by Boston-based Aite Group, the greatest benefit of social media tools for investment advisors is in reaching new prospects. The report also finds that those firms that employ social media tools outpace non-users in...

Buy-Side Technology | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 29 Dec 2010

Linedata: Managers to Spend Most on Improving Legacy Systems During 2011

Even though the topics of compliance and risk management have dominated most conversations concerning the New Year, the majority of asset managers will be dedicating "most" of their IT budgets toward improving legacy systems in 2011, according to a recent...

Buy-Side Technology | News | Compliance | 28 Dec 2010

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Asset Managers: New Rules to Hinder Product Releases

It would take more than three months to bring a new asset management product to the market, according to a recent survey of nearly 50 asset managers conducted by SimCorp. Slightly more than a quarter of respondents say it would take more than half a year....

Buy-Side Technology | News | Compliance | 14 Dec 2010

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