Inside Reference Data/News
Cusip to Make Cabre Database Free to Cusip Customers
Cusip Global Services (CGS), part of McGraw Hill Financial, is making its Cabre business entity identifier database freely available to Cusip customers as of December 1
Quintillion Improves Data Integration with New Version of Paladyne Ref Data Suite
Fund administration company Quintillion has gone live with an enhanced version of Paladyne Systems' reference data offering
ISITC Europe Panel: ‘Entity ID to Be Announced Soon'
Market participants expect to see an imminent announcement about an international business entity identifier, which will have support from regulators in Europe and the US
Video: Industry Expert Grody on the Central Counterparty for Data Management
Allan Grody, president, Financial Intergroup Advisers, speaks to Tine Thoresen about the central counterparty for data management and the group's current activities in the reference data space
WestLB Standardizes KYC Processes with GoldTier
German bank WestLB has selected the ‘know your client' (KYC) offering from GoldTier to help standardize processes as part of an initiative aimed at improving cost control and meeting regulatory requirements.
XSP Attains Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status
XSP has achieved Gold Certified Partner status for 2010/2011 in the Microsoft Partner Network with a competency in ISV/Software Solutions for the fourth consecutive year.
Jupiter Asset Management Selects TLM OnDemand
SmartStream, the financial transaction lifecycle management specialist, has announced that Jupiter Asset Management selected its SaaS reconciliation service TLM OnDemand, for its cash and securities transaction processing.
RBS to Centralize Ref Data with SmartCo
Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banking & Markets (RBS) has gone live with an enterprise data management platform from SmartCo.
Information Mosaic Expands Operations in Asia
James Wayne has joined Information Mosaic as director of sales, responsible for the firm's business development initiatives throughout Asia, expanding Information Mosaic's customer base in the region and building the regional sales team.
Asset Control Promotes Wolf
Asset Control has promoted Andrew Wolf to sales director, Americas
Risk and Finance Data Integration to Meet Post-Crisis Requirements
Firms are increasingly looking at integrating risk and finance data to facilitate regulatory compliance and ensure the same data is used across the business
Focus on Data Models Soars in Ref Data Industry
Firms are increasingly focusing on ensuring consistency in data models and definitions used across the organization
AIM Software's 2010 Survey Highlights Growing Focus on Data Centralization
Aim Software's Global Reference Data and Risk Management Survey 2010 preliminary results have revealed an increasing trend towards data centralization and highlighted risk management as a growing driver behind data initiatives
Corporate Actions Vendors Go Mobile
The corporate actions space catches up with the industry moving into the mobile access space
APFIC 2010: Communication Key to EDM Programs
Data managers need to focus on communication techniques, ensuring the business knows how improved processes and systems will benefit the organization, according to panelists at the Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference in Hong Kong.
Asia-Pac Users Call for Vendors to Help Integrate More Data Sources
Reference data requirements in Asia-Pacific are impacted by the fact firms tend to have a broader view of data in the region, and prefer to manage more data types on one platform, said speakers at the Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference
Panelists: “Issuers' Lack of Awareness is Main Challenge for XBRL Corporate Actions Usage”
Lack of issuer involvement continues to be one of the main barriers for the usage of extensible business reporting language (XBRL)in corporate actions
Bloomberg to Offer Mapping Service to BBGID
Bloomberg is set to help firms map to the new security identifier Bloomberg Global ID (BBGID)
RBC Capital Selects Markit for KYC Document Collection
RBC Capital is working with Markit to collect KYC documents that will help the firm automate client on-boarding
State Street Teams Up with Teradata and SAS to Create ABS Valuation Service
State Street is working with technology vendors Teradata and SAS to provide investors with the data and tools needed to value asset-backed securities
Ref Data Centralization Pays Off for Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse investment bank is working on a multi-year enterprise data management program, and will be managing instrument data, client data, corporate actions data and standing settlement instructions on the same platform
Reference Data Utility Discussions Reveal Practitioners' Growing Concerns
Discussions regarding the reference data utility at Sibos revealed practitioners' concerns are on the rise
