Inside Reference Data - 2009-03-01
Articles in this issue
Xenomorph TimeScape Implementation Enables Flexible Data Integration at Insight Investment
LONDON - Software vendor Xenomorph's implementation of data management and pricing system TimeScape has enabled Insight Investment, the asset manager of the Halifax and Bank of Scotland group, to merge the IT systems and business processes of the three…
ISO 20022 - The Next Generation
The future looks promising for ISO 20022 and organizations that use it as the basis for managing their inter-company and enterprise-wide reference data processes, says London Market Systems' Martin Sexton
Tight Ships
Cost reduction is predicted to supersede all data management initiatives in 2009. But this does not mean a huge decrease in budgets. It simply means significant proportions of budgets will be spent reviewing existing data sources and introducing cost…
Go Figure
It might seem like reference data is all about quality, but in reality, it is all about the figures behind that quality. Tine Thoresen speaks to Saxo Bank's Claus Thorball
A New Dawn for Data Governance?
The data management world has long been addressing the data governance problem. Yet, firms continue to adopt erroneous approaches or avoid the issue altogether. Carla Mangado explores how the current economic environment will push firms to give data…
EDM Council
EDM Council In Contact with Software Engineering Institute on Maturity Model Extension
Outsourcing is in
With talks of reducing costs, limited budgets and the need for immediate economic benefits, outsourcing is taking a central role in the data world. Carla Mangado explores to what extent the financial instability has affected this space and what is yet to…
UniCredit
UniCredit Continues to Evolve Central Pricing System, Adds Financial Measures
Finding the Right Building Blocks
In recent years, buy-side firms have been looking increasingly at EDM offerings, but not all have found it an easy task. Buy-side users want flexible and up-to-date data models and platforms implemented on time and on budget. Tine Thoresen asks if the…
