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Industry Addresses Solvency II Readiness
For some firms, data management operations necessary for compliance with the regulation will take right up to the January 2016 deadline. Others may need more time, industry sources say
OFR Names Advisory Committee Members
Interactive Data's Stephen Daffron and Northern Trust's Kay Vicino are among the new appointees to the US Treasury unit's advisory group
Options Nabs Another NYSE Tech Exec, Richard Hughes
Options, the infrastructure-as-a-service provider formerly known as Options IT, has hired Richard Hughes, formerly global head of business development at NYSE Technologies, as senior vice president and managing director for Europe, based in London, and…
Can Alternative Providers Disrupt Index Inertia?
Though there are almost a hundred mainstream index providers in the industry today, the market remains dominated by a small and elite group of providers—MSCI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Russell Indexes and FTSE Group. With the industry clamoring for change…
Quality's Matrix
Data quality improvement efforts—even those aimed at making the process simpler—are proving to be a complex mix involving different actions for different types of data, regulations to contend with, and management issues to be grasped. Michael Shashoua…
Updating the data quality toolbox -- Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on December 17, 2013 to discuss what financial trading firms are doing to improve data quality and the measures they are taking in light of increased reporting rules and regulation.
Why Collaboration Is Key
Quality data management—taking on challenges as varied as centralizing data, bridging data gaps, regulatory compliance, establishing identifiers and more—all depends on promoting functional collaboration.
Choosing Data Governance Battles
New regulations and pressure to reduce costs are creating greater awareness of the importance of effective data governance. However, careful planning is still needed to win support for projects and to ensure their success, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Northern Trust Creates iPad App for Institutional Clients
Chicago-based Northern Trust has unveiled a new Apple iPad application that will give institutional clients access to performance, exposure and risk information.
Northern Trust's Guenther On the Challenges of Risk Management at Inside Market Data Chicago 2013
Joerg Guenther, head of information technology at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services discusses his presentation at this year's Inside Market Data Chicago conference, on the challenges faced by his organization as it embarked on a project to centralize…
Northern Trust Adds New Risk Reporting Capabilities
Northern Trust has expanded its investment risk reporting capabilities to include ex-ante, or forward looking, functionality.
IMD Chicago: Firms Outsource Infrastructure to Address Data Storage, Regulation
End-user firms are increasingly turning to outsourcing to deal with the storage challenges associated with big datasets caused by rising data volumes and the ongoing raft of new regulatory initiatives requiring more intensive data collection, according…
The Case for Business Process Outsourcing
As security improves and cost pressures mount, more and more firms are getting comfortable with business process outsourcing (BPO).
Northern Trust Adds New Fixed Income Functionality to its Performance Reporting Suite
Chicago-based Northern Trust has added daily security-level data for fixed income to its performance attribution tools within its Investment Risk and Analytical Services (IRAS) product suite.
The Search for Solvency II Solutions
Solvency II may be delayed, but it has not gone away. As the most focused industry participants chip away at the complexity of the European insurance regulation, Nicholas Hamilton discovers innovative compliance solutions, including data metering systems…
Solvency II special report
June 2013 - sponsored by: Axiom SL, Morningstar, SIX Financial Information, Thomson Reuters
Risk Waiting
Will concern about reducing corporate actions exposures be enough to push the industry toward advancing the ISO 20022 messaging standard?
Strategies and Practices to Maximize Opportunity Within the New Derivatives Market Webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on May 15, 2013 to discuss the challenges of electronic trading in the over-the-counter derivatives market, including the pressure inflicted on infrastructure and the impact of associated regulations…
Northern Trust Unveils Online Form PF Solution
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services, the fund administrating arm of the Chicago-based bank, has released a new online module that will allow clients to draft, review and finalize their Form PF submissions.
Looking for the Finish Line
Stories and features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data identify remaining hurdles for legal entity identifier, question how widely understood are the LEI's benefits, and explore drives to secure its value
Northern Trust Opens Office in Frankfurt
Northern Trust has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany.
JP Morgan, Northern Trust Search For Data Quality
In an Inside Reference Data webcast, panelists shared the factors driving their work to improve upon data quality, and the obstacles affecting those efforts. Michael Shashoua reports
Client Reporting: The Road to Empowerment
Quarterly investment reports have long provided the sandwich filling between investment managers and their clients. Vendors have helped to automate the process, but Steve Dew-Jones considers how technology can take this process to the next level.
Building on Data Quality Foundations webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on April 17, 2013 to discuss how firms are dealing with new regulation and standards by improving data quality to better support data management for risk management purposes.