Data management
Increasing Collaboration
Financial instability has pushed the industry to recognize the need for improved data quality to reduce counterparty risk, making it a top priority for firms. Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry professionals to discuss how the role of data…
Assessing the Interdependencies
The banking crisis provided the industry with a wake-up call, especially in relation to the need for an understanding of the risks associated with OTC derivatives. But this is no easy task, explains London Market Systems' Martin Sexton
Societe Generale and ABN Amro Select Joint Data Offering from Aim Software and CetrelSecurities
UXEMBOURG - Societe Generale Security Services (SGSS) and ABN Amro Private Clients in Luxembourg have chosen the new, joint, integrated reference data and compliance offerings from software providers Aim Software, specializing in data management, and…
Close to Home
There is a growing trend towards migrating data analyst positions to low-cost locations, but some companies have found alternative models to meet requirements for data quality and cost-efficiency. Tine Thoresen speaks to Kingland Systems' David Kingland…
Offshoring: The New Business Case
The reference data market is no longer all about cost-cutting, but firms are always looking at cost-efficiency, and many are under continuous pressure to migrate staff to offshore locations. The maturing offshoring market means firms now have greater…
BNP Paribas Securities Services To Implement Enterprise Data Management Platform from Asset Control
NEW YORK - BNP Paribas Securities Services has chosen enterprise data management software provider Asset Control's centralized data management platform for golden copy securities reference data, AC Plus, to revamp the data management infrastructure…
Counterparty Cleansing at Northern Trust Facilitates Improved Access to Data for Custody Clients
CHICAGO - Northern Trust has completed a data cleansing exercise to facilitate improvement of the web portal information system used by its custody clients, officials tell Inside Reference Data.
Utilizing Centralization
The concept of a global centralized reference data utility is not new. But some argue now could be the right, and perhaps the only time, to make it a reality. Carla Mangado asks what the next step will be, and whether there is enough clarity on the issue…