Data Management
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Understanding ISIN Licensing Practices
The European Commission's investigation into the licensing of US International Security Identification Numbers (ISINs) has resulted in many market participants raising questions about the fees being charged by the Cusip Service Bureau (CSB), which…
EDM Council and ECB to Meet UK Regulator, ..
Discussion Moves to Legal Aspects of Utility Proposal
A Central Focus
Enterprise data management is not just for banks - it is also a hot topic for central securities depositories, which are increasingly looking to streamline data and improve quality. Tine Thoresen reports
Calypso releases CDS fixed coupon support for CDS Big Bang
San Francisco-based Calypso Technology has announced the release of a software update to support the new Standard North American Corporate (SNAC) credit default swap (CDS) contract launched on April 8. The new SNAC convention transforms single name CDS…
youDevise enhances TIM with Insight release
youDevise has enhanced its Trade Idea Monitor with the release of TIM Insight, a new feature that issues real time buy/sell signals on major stocks, industry sectors, and global regions. TIM Insight is based on long/short trading ideas on more than 13…
Month in Numbers
'But with structured products, I think they come across the same problems that we do, and their fall back is to use our pricing which comes from our brokers. I think most hedge funds have that same issue' James Caird Asset Management's Olivia Erby…
Sophis study highlights risk concerns
Research conducted by Sophis, the Paris-based provider of cross-asset, front-to-back risk and portfolio management technology, has revealed that 63% of asset managers believe that risk management requirements have changed as a result of recent market…
Excelling in a toxic playground
Scott Dowle, chief technology officer of London-based hedge fund Credaris, talks to Victor Anderson about his firm's remarkable performance in the volatile credit markets during 2008, his preference for home-grown technology, and the need for keeping it…
Odyssey unveils latest version of InvestmentManager
Odyssey Financial Technologies, the Luxembourg-based provider of private wealth and asset management technology and services founded in 1995, has released the latest version of its InvestmentManager platform. InvestmentManager v6 features include:
China in Your Hand
In the past week, I've eaten authentic Chinese bean curd and roast pigeon (served complete with beak!), donned a protective apron at a specialist tempura bar, been forcibly squeezed into a train on the Tokyo underground system, met a lot of data industry…
Chi-X Mulls More Data Sources for Dark Pool
European multilateral trading facility Chi-X is preparing to expand the number of vendor partners that it uses to source incoming data in preparation for the launch of its new dark liquidity matching service, Chi-Delta, in the second quarter of 2009,…
MDSL Launches Outsourced Data Management, Cost Control Service
Market data usage monitoring and contract reconciliation software provider MDSL has begun providing an outsourced version of its services that combines the vendor's software and in-house cost and contract management expertise.
Baikal Draws on Fidessa, QuantHouse Data
The London Stock Exchange will use market data from Fidessa and QuantHouse to support smart order routing and dark book matching on its Baikal European multilateral trading facility when it launches the market later this year, officials say
Research Compares Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters News
A comparative study of news services from Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters shows that Bloomberg generally produces a higher volume of news items, while Thomson Reuters generally focuses more on analysis, according to research released this week by Burton…
Nasdaq OMX Adds Nord Pool Data to Genium
Nasdaq OMX is preparing to add market data from the Nord Pool European power and carbon emissions exchange onto its Genium Consolidated Feed (GCF), and will also allow subscribers to access the data via a common redistribution agreement that covers all…