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EDM Council Gears up for OFR Implementation
EDM Council is looking at ways to support the US Treasury in the set-up of the OFR
Thomson Reuters Enhances Evaluated Pricing Offering, Preps Geographic Expansion
Thomson Reuters has improved its pricing services by adding coverage for new asset classes and moving into new markets
Broadridge Looks at Data Aggregation Capabilities
Broadridge is exploring opportunities to further enhance data aggregation capabilities
FactSet to Introduce Single-Name Exposure Offering
FactSet is taking client portfolio data and combining it with entity reference data to support single-name exposure risk management processes
IPUG: Open Letter to Bloomberg to Support Inclusion of Identifiers in Xymbology
IPUG has written a letter for members to send to Bloomberg in support of including Bloomberg symbologies in the FOW TRADEdata symbology mapping offering, Xymbology
SimCorp Teams up with AIM Software
SimCorp and AIM Software have entered a partnership to provide data management capabilities to asset management firms using the SimCorp platform
Ref Data Industry Embraces Free Data Trend
Data vendors Avox and Bloomberg started making some data items free last year. With increased regulatory pressure and a move towards openness, market participants expect to see more vendors adopting a similar approach in coming years
Northern Trust Plans Fully Electronic Corporate Actions Lifecycle
Northern Trust working towards a paper-free corporate actions lifecycle
FISD to Form Curriculum Committee, Launches Final Certification Examination
While more than 100 market participants have already taken or have registered to take the FISD's early adopter certification examination, the association is now planning ahead and is considering offering subject-specific examinations
Outsourcing of Data Quality Efforts on the Rise
Firms are increasingly exploring the use of outsourcing strategies as part of data quality programs
Anna Follows up with ISO on RA Agreement
Anna has asked ISO for a meeting about the newly revised registration authority agreement for the ISIN standard, which is yet to take effect
FISD to Form Curriculum Committee, Launches Final Certification Examination
While more than 100 market participants have already taken or have registered to take the FISD's early adopter certification examination, the association is now planning ahead and is considering offering subject-specific examinations
Video: SIX Telekurs' Newbury on Corporate Actions Investment
Carla Mangado speaks to Richard Newbury, market development manager, SIX Telekurs, about the drivers for increased investment in corporate actions processing systems.
Obtaining Utility from a Utility
The market would have benefited from more public debate about the reference data utility proposal, says Xenomorph's Brian Sentance
Newly Appointed Mason Explores Netik’s New Deployment Options
Netik's John Mason highlights the company's areas of focus going forward
Hong Kong: "Greater Attention" Paid to Back-Office Outsourcing
The focus on outsourcing of back office operations in Hong Kong is increasing, according to a survey by BNP Paribas and Swift.
Video: Wipro's Ippoliti on Data Quality Tools
Jennifer Ippoliti, practice director, data management, Wipro Technologies, speaks to Tine Thoresen about the increased interest in using data quality tools
Markos Lands at Citi
Hong Kong-based Endre Markos, previously director of Asia-Pacific data solutions at Bloomberg, has become director, head of electronic markets and platforms, global transaction services, Asia Pacific at Citi.
PE Funds Complete IDC Buyout
Private equity firms Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus have completed the acquisition of data vendor Interactive Data.
Performa Goes Live with Eagle
Asset management firm PRP Performa, which has more than $2 billion in assets under management, has gone live with data management, investment accounting and performance measurement systems from Eagle Investment Systems.