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Don't Stop Believing
The concept of a reference data utility has continued to gain momentum over the past year, and the industry may be set for a structural change. Tine Thoresen speaks to the ECB's Francis Gross
Close to Home
There is a growing trend towards migrating data analyst positions to low-cost locations, but some companies have found alternative models to meet requirements for data quality and cost-efficiency. Tine Thoresen speaks to Kingland Systems' David Kingland…
Close to Home
There is a growing trend towards migrating data analyst positions to low-cost locations, but some companies have found alternative models to meet requirements for data quality and cost-efficiency. Tine Thoresen speaks to Kingland Systems' David Kingland…
Picture This
One of the key focus areas for the new year is liquidity risk and valuation risk. But to deal with the upcoming challenges, firms are looking for more granular and better integrated data. Tine Thoresen speaks to AIG's Suresh Jayaraman about what data…
Basics Instinct
In the midst of regulatory change and greater oversight, financial institutions are ensuring they have top systems for ensuring high data quality. Carla Mangado speaks to Barclays' Paul Fabara about regulatory change and how Barclays is getting ready for…
Mulholland's Drive
The reference data world keeps turning. But not as fast as some were hoping for. Tine Thoresen speaks to RBC's John Mulholland about future expectations for transparency and oversight
Getting Interactive
In March 2009, Raymond D'Arcy, former president, sales and marketing at Interactive Data, succeeded Stuart Clark as president and chief executive officer of the company. Inside Reference Data speaks to him about his role change, the firm's strategies and…
Raising the Ref Data Flag
Reference data is increasingly gaining the attention of professionals far from the back office. BNP Paribas' Andre Kelekis speaks to Carla Mangado about the ever-increasing need to raise awareness of reference data, the importance of collaboration, and…
Raising the Ref Data Flag
Reference data is increasingly gaining the attention of professionals far from the back office. BNP Paribas' Andre Kelekis speaks to Carla Mangado about the ever-increasing need to raise awareness of reference data, the importance of collaboration, and…
The Quality Attack
While the industry continues to struggle with poor data quality, some users are proactively monitoring trends and working with vendors to fix the problem at the source level. Tine Thoresen speaks with Joseph Turso about finding innovative solutions for…
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…
All Tooled Up
One side-effect of the financial crisis is a growing demand for more complex data and fast data delivery. Tine Thoresen speaks to Ranko Batljan, BNY Mellon, about improving flexibility and utilizing tools to meet new data access requirements
Risky Business
For chief risk officers, it is all about transparency and seeing the bigger picture, but recent credit events have revealed how deep data issues prevent them from doing their job. Tine Thoresen speaks with Elliot Noma, senior risk advisor at Asset…
Go Figure
It might seem like reference data is all about quality, but in reality, it is all about the figures behind that quality. Tine Thoresen speaks to Saxo Bank's Claus Thorball
Keeping it Fresh
Corporate actions is not all about issuer announcements. Tine Thoresen speaks to Northern Trust's Justin Chapman about how counterparty risk and volatility are emerging as pressing challenges in the corporate actions space
The Perfect Escape
While firms are under growing pressure to do more with less, client demands must still be met. Tine Thoresen speaks to HSBC Securities Services' Chris Johnson about this year's priorities
Goal Getters
Although JPMorgan's Peter Serenita no longer has the chief data officer title, his passion remains the same - data integration. Tine Thoresen speaks to one of the best-known reference data managers about defining optimal goals
From the Outside
While data managers are working late to help deal with the current financial crisis, one reference data veteran has had time to sit back and look at the events from the outside. Tine Thoresen speaks to John Carroll, ex-Merrill, about why EDM becomes much…
A Sense of Re-Purpose
Thomson Reuters' enterprise division head Jon Robson understands the importance of standing out from the crowd. Tine Thoresen talks to him about the value of doing things differently, and the wisdom behind "re-purposing" his division's offerings