Inside Reference Data - 2007-10-01
Articles in this issue
In-House or Outsource?That is the Question
Alan Philpot, chief executive of Penson Financial Services, examines some of the data management challenges facing clients today, and what they can expect in the future
The Final Countdown
MiFID will become law in Europe on November 1, driving significant change in the data community and creating competitive opportunities. While large investment firms will be ready for the M-Day, related reference data challenges will stay on the agenda…
The Holiday program
It may seem elementary to manage holidays, but with major complexities in sourcing dates in certain countries, the situation can rapidly get out of hand. Tine Thoresen looks into the perplexing world of holiday planning
Israel Goes Global
Ester Levanon took up her position as chief executive officer of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange with an aim to go global. Sixteen months down the road, she can celebrate a strengthened relationship with the London Stock Exchange as well as a FTSE country…
Standardizing Asia
Asia faces complex reference data challenges, with diversity leading to a lack of market harmonization. Carla Mangado reports on the nature of these barriers and how the market is striving to achieve greater standardization in a period of globalization
