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innerExchange Offers Canned Exchange
LONDON-Firms seeking to roll out custom trading venues now have another option, as FIX trading and connectivity provider innerExchange launched the makeYOURmarket.com platform that lets users create a custom electronic trading exchange on the fly, say…
EEX, Powernext to Integrate Systems
PARIS & LEIPZIG-The European energy markets are quickly consolidating trading venues as Paris-based energy exchange Powernext and Leipzig-based European Energy Exchange (EEX) plan to integrate their systems, say bourse officials.
Targeting Transparency
The credit crunch has led to a rapidly growing awareness of independent valuations. But market conditions have not been the only driver. New accounting standards are putting pressure on firms to take control of the process. Tine Thoresen explores why the…
The Small Print
Market data contracts are often up for discussion at industry forums, while reference data contracts have received less attention. This may soon change as reference data contracts are starting to be seen as more critical. Tine Thoresen reports on why…
Getting Meta All the Time
Metadata may not be the best word to use to try to get senior management excited about reference data projects. But metadata management is a vital part of enterprise data management (EDM), and as EDM projects are now maturing, metadata is swiftly moving…
Emerging Standards
The focus on corporate actions in Latin America is increasing. But the region faces the inevitable challenges of international standards. Carla Mangado explores the regional concerns and what is next to come in the standards space
Data Quality: The Forgotten Risk
While investment in efficient risk management systems is rocketing, the data feeding the systems is often overlooked. Firms simply forget that best-of-breed risk management systems rely on good quality data. Carla Mangado examines the impact of faulty…