Data Management
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
Ucits IV on the Horizon
Those firms taking a wait-and-see-approach to what the new Ucits IV directive has to offer should beware, says Stewart, lest they end up playing a tricky game of catch-up as next summer’s deadline approaches.
Who Could Be Director of the Office of Financial Research?
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act created a new position in the US government—that of the director of the Office of Financial Research, a new data collection and analysis center. Tine says the best candidate for the job may be in our own backyard.
Getting your data (ware)house in order
Up-to-date, accurate and verified benchmark data is becoming more and more important to asset managers. With tightened budgets and cost efficiencies to consider, outsourcing data provision and management can work to asset managers’ advantage. By Stephen…
CME Group: New Trading Floor, New Datacenter, New Targets
It wasn’t so long ago that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was lagging behind its European competitors. But under the leadership of CEO Craig Donohue and CIO Kevin Kometer, the futures exchange has massively extended its footprint and has welcomed a new…
Prime Brokers in Demand
After the inherent dangers in the captive, prime-broker model were brought to bear with the collapse of Lehman, hedge funds have scrambled to diversify counterparty risk by embracing the multi-prime model. Prime brokers have tracked this trend to the…
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