Golden copy
Gold standard: Are golden copies losing their luster?
The concept of a “golden copy” is well established. But what happens when buy-side firms want to differentiate themselves by launching new services, only to find themselves maintaining multiple “single” sources of data—or worse, none at all?
Asset Control Makes a ‘Pass’ at Buy Side with Managed Service
The vendor believes that offering its software platform as a managed service will future-proof its delivery model, as well as open it up to new classes of clients.
DTCC Chief: We’re Going to 'Disappear' As Blockchain Evolves
The head of the US depository system says the utility will not exist in its current form, but will have a central role to play in a post-DLT world.
GLEIF Releases Golden Copy Files In Beta
Newly released GLEIF Golden Copy Files makes the LEI data pool easier to access and process, and there are hopes it might even inspire innovation.
Indus Valley Partners Upgrades EDM Platform
Enhancements aim to transform how global asset managers manage data.
Appian and Macrosynergy Tap AQMetrics for Reporting
Regulatory compliance and risk solutions provider adds two clients to its portfolio.
FIIG Securities Upgrades Investment Platform with SimCorp Division
With an eye on future growth, the Australian fixed income specialist is deploying SimCorp Division across the board.
Questions for EFIS
The upcoming European Financial Information Summit promises to capture the important shifts in data management operations issues that are happening in the industry
Unexpected Sources Of Value
Value, in relation to data operations and management, can mean more than just the importance of the information. It can also be derived from smart collaboration and cultivation.
Managing Data Supply Chains For Golden Copy
Shoring up the components of the data supply chain is proving key to producing golden copy data. This can mean standardization and centralization, or the careful federation and linking of operations tasks, as Michael Shashoua reports
When is a Data Utility Not Really a Data Utility?
As previously noted in this space, ‘utility’ is quickly establishing itself as the industry buzzword of 2014. However, there is still confusion about the use of the term
Looking Beyond Golden Copy
The golden copy concept has once again gained traction in the data management industry, with firms continuing to assess the best ways to manage reference data. Carla Mangado explores why it is being questioned
Thomson Reuters' Haines: "Attitude to Reference Data Departments Must Change"
Thomson Reuters' Haines on why attitude to data teams must change and why he thinks the golden copy approach may just not cut it
Generation Next
Recruitment is becoming a growing problem in the reference data industry, and the market needs a continued influx of talent, says Tine Thoresen
Speeding up the Standards Process
Regulators are running out of patience, and market practitioners need to up their game to speed up the standards-setting process, says Tine Thoresen
New Talent, New Trends
The need to bring in new talent to the data management industry has become a recurring topic of conversation during the past weeks, says Carla Mangado. (Tine Thoresen is away this month)
Firms Prep Increased Regulation in Europe and the US
The Post-Crisis Mode