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Breaking Through
After an array of reputational crises in the financial industry, operational risk has helped data gain traction in the C-suite. Top-level management is starting to understand the reference data challenge, and it is now up to divisional heads to sell the…
Governing the Future
Firms are increasingly focusing on data governance. Carla Mangado discusses the reasons behind this upsurge in interest
The New Real-Time
The front office wants more reference data, and it wants it now. The question is, can the vendors live up to these new expectations on timeliness? Tine Thoresen reports on how the pace is changing in the reference data market
US Speeding Up Basel II Implementation
Adam Honore, Colorado-based senior analyst at Aite Group, tells Carla Mangado that while Basel II has been welcomed in the US, many firms are still failing to comply
The Location Game
EDM offshoring is becoming increasingly popular in the reference data industry, with new locations around the world attracting international firms. Carla Mangado explores the best offshoring options
Rise of the Challengers
COVER STORY
Northern Trust signs with youDevise for FOHFs
Northern Trust, the Chicago-based provider of investment management and fund administration services, is to use youDevise's Hedge Information Provider (HIP) for the benefit of its fund of hedge funds (FOHFs) clients.
Chief operations officer, Cadiz African Harvest Asset Management
How did you get into the industry? I had always worked for corporates in strategy, finance, and technology, until my mid-forties when I joined a derivatives business. That was 10 years ago. I joined Cadiz 18 months later.
Adust or Bust When financial markets started heading south last summer, quantitative investment managers constituted the first wave of casualties. Various factors rendered these organisations especially vulnerable to market fluctuations, and with current
When financial markets started heading south last summer, quantitative investment managers constituted the first wave of casualties. Various factors rendered these organisations especially vulnerable to market fluctuations, and with current liquidity and…
Putting a Figure on Reference Data
Data Quality
Complex Corp Actions Increase Tax Issues
Corporate Actions
The Counterparty Challenge
Basel II
The Outsourcing Option
Enterprise Data Management
CounterpartyLink to Provide Desjardins Group with Legal Entity Data and Maintenance
Business Entity Data
Interactive Data Delivers Puerto Rican GNMA Serial Notes Evaluations
Valuations & Pricing
FactSet Due to Launch Product Suite for Entity Data Management Customers
Business Entity Data