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EIOPA Seeks Feedback on Plans to Mandate LEI Usage
The Frankfurt-based supervisory authority for the insurance industry is seeking feedback on its plans to make use of legal entity identifiers mandatory in Europe
JSE Begins FISD Certification Rollout to Data Staff
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange had its first market data staff take industry association FISD's Financial Information Associate (FIA) professional certification this month, and plans to make the program a prerequisite for its senior and client-facing…
1010Data Incorporates TransUnion Credit Data
Big Data analytics and database provider 1010Data has added monthly loan-level credit data from credit bureau TransUnion, mapped to pools of mortgage-backed securities and risk-share securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.'s (Freddie…
Solarflare Bows Data-Ordering Timestamps, Preps Security Adds
Hardware acceleration and data network technology vendor Solarflare has rolled out a timestamping API as part of its technology stack that ensures data is processed in the correct order, and is planning additions to its range of security tools designed…
LSE Lays Out Russell Acquisition Proposal
The London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy US-based index provider and asset manager Russell Investments from the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company for $2.7 billion, in a move to diversify its revenue streams and expand into the US market.
Data Management Demands of Stress Tests and Standards ─ Webcast
On June 24, Inside Reference Data hosted a webcast about the changes firms must make to comply with the BCBS 239 risk data aggregation and reporting principles, the CCAR and FDSF stress testing programs and the COREP and FINREP reporting frameworks
BvD Grows Global Coverage, Adds Historical Fundamentals
Company information vendor Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvD) has broadened the global coverage of its core database of company fundamental data, and is also making historical data on company performance available to users for the first time, as…
Options Expands Belfast Office, Eyes International Growth
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options is expanding its office in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with plans to grow its local staff from about a dozen at present to around 30 by next year, in a move mainly designed to boost its Velocity market…
DST Adds IBOR to Anova Products
The data services company added IBOR position collection and visualization capability to its Anova software suite
S&P Cap IQ Eyes LatAm, ASEAN Third-Party Research Expansion
S&P Capital IQ is increasing its coverage of research and estimates data on companies in Latin America and Asia Pacific, as part of an ongoing project to build out the vendor's global network of third-party investment research providers and consumers.
Hexaware's New MarkLogic Alliance Sparks Interest
Hexaware is in discussions with three prospects about adopting the new services that have been developed as a result of its partnership with MarkLogic, a provider of an enterprise NoSQL database platform
DTCC Tests Corporate Actions Service
DTCC has begun testing of Corporate Actions Web, with plans to move all its users to the service by October. DTCC also is promoting greater migration to the ISO 20022 standard for corporate actions
Fédéris Chooses SimCorp for Solvency II, EMIR, AIFMD
Fédéris Gestion d'Actifs, a French asset management firm, will use SimCorp Dimension to provide access to the granular data needed for Solvency II and to execute more of its own regulatory reporting rather than delegating this to external providers
Capita Begins Rolling Out StatPro Revolution Analytics to Asset Managers
London-based fund administrator Capita Asset Services has begun providing clients with access to portfolio data and analytics software vendor StatPro's Revolution cloud-based analytics tool, to offer its customers more interactive reporting and analysis…
Interactive Data Taps Gartland To Lead Evaluated Pricing
Bill Gartland, formerly of TradingScreen, has been hired as senior director of Interactive Data's new Continuous Evaluations service
Interactive Data Gets Gartland for Real-Time Evaluated Pricing Service
Interactive Data has hired industry veteran Bill Gartland as senior director of the vendor's new Continuous Evaluations service, which will provide continuously-updating prices for fixed income securities.
Cambridge Semantics Bows User-Level Data Mapping, Integration Tool
Cambridge Semantics, a Boston-based provider of web and data integration technologies, has unveiled a version of its Anzo data platform aimed at allowing firms to quickly create semantic data models and integrate data based on those models.
KVH Taps MarketPrizm for Asia Co-Lo, Global Network Access
Japanese network and datacenter provider KVH will begin making access to Colt Telecom-owned market data and trading infrastructure vendor MarketPrizm's PrizmNet financial extranet available via its datacenters from July.
Noble Swaps BlueMatrix for Citi
Sara Noble has joined Citigroup as vice president of research distribution, responsible for managing the bank's global research distribution channel partnerships and improving buy-side clients' experience via those channels.
FXStreet Adds Real-Time Spreads to Broker Tables
Foreign exchange news, commentary and data provider FXStreet has added real-time spreads data to its Brokers Comparative Table service, which enables investors to compare the offerings of different brokers.
Vulpes Uses Markit to Consolidate Valuation, Risk Infrastructure
Vulpes Investment Management is using Markit's Portfolio Valuations service to reduce the number of vendors it relies on for valuations, risk and scenario analysis from five to two
Opening Cross: What’s the Most Important Tool in Your Box?
The most useful article in my toolbox isn’t a wrench or a multi-tool: it’s a magic potion originally invented to support the space program, known today simply as WD40. Though its inventors may not have envisaged it becoming a household name, the spray…
Open Platform: Weathering the Perfect Storm of Cost, Complexity and Regulation
As the importance of data rises, so does the attention paid by regulators to how it is managed, increasing the data management burden on buy-side firms and prompting them to consider new models, such as managed services, says Steve Cheng, global head of…