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Regulating EU Change
The financial crisis and recent government bail-outs are likely to result in more regulation, which will affect financial data management. Carla Mangado explores where the EU currently stands and whether the push to principles-based legislation will…
Breaking Out
While banks are focusing on cost cutting and downsizing, firms are looking at ways to rapidly improve data management strategies. Will outsourcing certain reference data activities be one of the options organizations will review? Tine Thoresen explores…
Coming to the Crunch
Current market conditions have put an increased focus on risk, and risk managers may have different needs than data managers. To reduce risk, there is a strong need to combine reference and market data and derived data. What capability do data management…
Southern, Data Management
Data management in southern Europe has yet to gain the focus and attention it requires to step up to the next level. But despite development still being at an early stage, there is a will to move ahead. Carla Mangado explores the approach to data…
The Promise
As service level agreements (SLAs) evolve, more firms are eager to include service guarantees, and data quality is high on the list of requirements. Tine Thoresen reports
Mastering the Basics
Data management is evolving rapidly in Asia. Firms are eager to learn from the mistakes and successes stories in other markets, and there is a growing willingness to invest in this area. Carla Mangado explores how the region can benefit from a fresh…