Inside Reference Data - 2009-06-01
Articles in this issue
Why Hosting Makes Sense
As firms try to do more with less, the market is experiencing a shift in the way the investment management industry is solving data management problems, says Eagle Investment Systems' Joel Kornblum
Plain Sailing
In the past year, Swift has upped its presence in the standards space, joined the board of XBRL US and teamed up with DTCC to further help the community increase automation. Swift's Chris Church speaks to Tine Thoresen about standards initiatives and…
Identifiers: The Vendor-Driven Way
The financial crisis has put pressure on the industry to fix the entity identification challenge. Vendors are working on helping the community by coming up with alternatives to an ISO-approved standard. Carla Mangado reports on the latest developments
Cutting Costs
While more firms are looking at squeezing costs, projects aimed at improving standard settlement instructions data quality and increasing automation are climbing the agenda. Tine Thoresen explores how firms can secure funding and reduce costs
It's in the Tag
From June 15, around 500 US public companies will have to report and submit their financial data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) following US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) mandate. Carla Mangado explores to…
