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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…
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…
Markit tweaks Boat pricing model
Markit has introduced a new pricing schedule for its Markit Boat Data service.
National Securities live on SunGard's Brass OMS
National Securities, an independent full service brokerage, is live on SunGard's Brass OMS using the new Brass ASP virtual server delivery model.
New ClariFI release targets ‘quantimental' managers
New York based ClariFI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard & Poor's and part of S&P's Capital IQ business, has unveiled the latest version of its flagship offering, ModelStation v4.0. The most significant enhancement in 4.0 is the inclusion of Event…
YouDevise Bolsters TIM analysis
YouDevise, a London-based provider of technology for distributing trade ideas between dealers and buy-side clients, has added new features to its Trade Idea Monitor (TIM) platform to perform more detailed sentiment analysis and more flexible reporting…
Commercial Union signs with Linedata for Poland fund compliance
Commercial Union Mutual Funds Company in Poland with approximately $1.9 billion under management has signed with Linedata Systems for the vendor's Linedata Compliance application.
Advent expands Geneva hosting partnership with Paladyne
Advent Software and Paladyne systems have expanded their partnership under which Paladyne hosts Advent's Geneva investment accounting platform.
USAble Life selects iWorks
USAble Life has selected SunGard's iWorks to help it build, deploy, administer and sell group insurance and worksite products as well as provide a web-enabled business environment to its clients and partners.
New ClariFI release targets 'quantimental' managers
New York based ClariFI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard & Poor's and part of S&P's Capital IQ business, has unveiled the latest version of its flagship offering, ModelStation v4.0. The most significant enhancement in 4.0 is the inclusion of Event…
Gartmore connects to Calastone for funds distribution
London-based fund manager Gartmore Investment Management has signed an agreement to offer its funds via Calastone's distribution channels.
Chi-X Europe to offer CCP interoperability
Chi-X Europe, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), intends to introduce what it calls a 'user choice' clearing model following the memorandum of understanding signed by European Multilateral Clearing Facility…
Instinet Europe trading on SmartPool
Instinet, a provider of electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, has announced that its European agency brokerage subsidiary, Instinet Europe, has completed conformance testing on SmartPool, a new non-displayed MTF for block trading…