Data Management
India's Global View
Suresh Iyer of Nomura Services India tells Nicholas Hamilton why data management is flourishing in his country and why working in a global hub for offshoring and outsourcing gives Indian data managers a unique perspective on the industry
Ahead of Solvency II, Asset Liability Management Looms Large for Managers
Asset managers with insurer clients are searching for new data management and portfolio optimization platforms as the European regulation inches closer.
Are You Ready for 'Bigger' Data?
Banks’ legacy systems are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing volumes and speed of data. Steve Dew-Jones highlights some of the major considerations for the financial services industry if it is to catch up with other sectors.
Submitted For Their Approval
Financial firms are looking for more transparency from providers of pricing and valuations, particularly on sourcing of data. Michael Shashoua analyzes the factors influencing how data is obtained and managed
Markit Bows Dataset of Companies' Patent Value
New data will help traders, analysts and asset managers assess companies' value based on worth of their IP portfolio
Michael Shashoua: Data-Handling Storms
At the recent Toronto Financial Information Summit, participants considered whether analytics, visualization, or management and governance techniques deserve the most attention as the industry seeks to comply with new regulation and standards. Michael…
Max Bowie: When Competition Fails, Data Quality and Cost Suffer
In any healthy marketplace, the price of any service is always under pressure—if not from bodies that regulate fees, then from market forces and the price consumers are willing to pay. But with the Libor rate-fixing scandal raising questions over data…
FIBO Semantics Initiative Addresses Interest Rate Swaps
The EDM Council and Object Management Group have presented their FIBO Semantics Initiative to US regulators as a way to gain data consistency and transparency
Markit Adds Instruments, Currencies to OIS Pricing
Data vendor adds new functionalities to Portfolio Valuations service.
Markit Expands Options for Client OIS Discount Pricing
Vendor allows clients to choose pricing methodology and underlying currency for more accurate pricing
Japanese Firm Implements OneMarketData's OneTick
SBI Securities has added OneTick to its platform with the help of Intelligent Wave Inc.
SpryWare Rebrands MIS Components to Target Standalone Data Needs
Vendor aims to increase recognition of services beyond ticker plant and feed handlers
DMM Model Offers Self-Assessment For Data Management
After three years in development, the EDM Council and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) have completed their Data Management Maturity model
IndexUniverse ETF Analytics Enters Beta
ETF analysis tool will help advisors pick suitable ETFs to meet client mandates
FactSet Taps RepRisk For ESG Data
FactSet clients will have access to RepRisk's ESG risk scores to mitigate impact of reputational risk on their investments
Latest Swift Network Connection Allows Exchange Of All Message Formats
Alliance Lite2 connects users to the Swift network and enables them to exchange Swift messages, in all formats, from user to application and from application to application