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Crying Out for Co-Operation
Standards remain one of the major headaches for the data industry, and with several groups dealing with the same issues individually, is progress in this field possible? Carla Mangado explores to what extent co-operation within the industry could make a…
Gearing up for Sibos
When Sibos hits Vienna in September, thousands of operations professionals will get together to discuss issues that keep their CEO awake at night. IRD talks to Gottfried Leibbrandt, head of markets at Swift
Tackling Taxes
Tax is becoming a growing concern for corporate actions processing teams. Complex notifications often mean even more complex tax instructions, and many firms are investing in more resources. Tine Thoresen explores how the corporate actions market is…
Danish asset manager rolls out Algo Risk Service
BankInvest, Denmark's third- largest asset management firm, expects to be fully functional on the Algo Risk Service by the end of this year, after Algorithmics announced the contract in July.
Returning to her roots
Clare Flynn Levy is accustomed to the hot seat: she founded Avocet Capital Management aged just 27, then headed-up hedge fund technology provider Beauchamp Financial for the three years prior to its acquisition by Linedata Services, before returning to…
Seeking clarity
ClariFI is a good example of a typical buy-side technology vendor: it is a relatively new, niche player, specialising in a crucial facet of the investment management process; it has found traction among the industry's largest, most celebrated players;…
Spotlight on Anand Pande
Citi veteran Anand Pande has taken the reins as group chief executive at capital markets research and analytics provider Amba Research. He discusses the opportunities and challenges of expanding the firm's buy- and sell-side client base as companies look…
LV Asset Management chooses StatPro for performance, attribution
Liverpool Victoria Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society (LV=) with approximately £8 billion under management spread across 45 funds, has signed a three-year deal with StatPro…
Asset Arena Accounting integrates Swift connectivity
SunGard is set to integrate Swift connectivity into its Asset Arena Investment Accounting system, through the SunGard Transaction Network (STN), the vendor's principle connectivity platform. The move, which will be formally announced at Sibos 2008 in…