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CounterpartyLink reports Desjardins contract

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CounterpartyLink reports Desjardins contract

Canadian banking group Desjardins has signed a three year contract with London-based CounterpartyLink for the provision of legal entity data.

Turquoise chief Lederman to keynote at Finexpo

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Turquoise chief Lederman to keynote at Finexpo

Eli Lederman, the newly-installed chief executive of bank-backed equities trading venue Turquoise, is among a roster of top-level keynote speakers participating in this year's Finexpo, the capital markets industry's leading technology conference and exhibition, taking place at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on 30 January.

Industry-wide effort needed to standardise reference data - TowerGroup

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Industry-wide effort needed to standardise reference data - TowerGroup

Little progress has been made in standardising reference data and inconsistencies continue to pose a significant challenge for securities firms around the globe, according to a new TowerGroup report.

French firms subscribe to Avox MiFID classification service

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French firms subscribe to Avox MiFID classification service

French firms Calyon, CM CIC Securities and Société Général Corporate and Investment Banking have signed up to the MiFID classification service provided by Deutsche Börse subsidiary Avox.

Data management top IT initiative for banks in 2008 - Financial Insights

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Data management top IT initiative for banks in 2008 - Financial Insights

Effective management of data will be the most important IT initiative for financial institutions in 2008, according to a report by Massachusetts-based research and advisory firm Financial Insights.

EDM vendor Citadel appoints Peter Little CEO

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EDM vendor Citadel appoints Peter Little CEO

Citadel, a London-based provider of enterprise data management (EDM) technology, has appointed fintech veteran Peter Little as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

MiFID and Reg NMS to drive market data volumes - study

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MiFID and Reg NMS to drive market data volumes - study

The introduction of the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the US Regulation National Market System (Reg NMS) could cause a 900% increase in the amount of market data being published by 2010, according to the latest TowerGroup research.

WestLB rolls out Asset Control data management platform

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WestLB rolls out Asset Control data management platform

German banking group WestLB is installing Asset Control's flagship data management technology, AC Plus, at its operations division.

Interactive Data pays $25.3m for Xcitek market data assets

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Interactive Data pays $25.3m for Xcitek market data assets

Interactive Data Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire the market data assets of New York-based Xcitek for $25.3 million in cash.

Fidelity buys into Asset Control; installs Lynch as CEO and underwrites Tap acquisition

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Fidelity buys into Asset Control; installs Lynch as CEO and underwrites Tap acquisition

Boston-based Fidelity Ventures has taken an undisclosed majority stake in Asset Control, a Dutch provider of data management technology to financial services firms. Concurrent with the funding the vendor has acquired Vancouver-based reference data outfit Tap Solutions and installed Phil Lynch as CEO.

Legacy IT hindering move to enterprise data management

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Legacy IT hindering move to enterprise data management

Complexity of legacy IT systems is the most common hindrance to realising enterprise data management (EDM) for financial services firms, according to research commissioned by GoldenSource and conducted by Finextra.

Reference data quality remains investment hotspot - report

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Reference data quality remains investment hotspot - report

Over a third of financial services firms are planning to invest in the automation of reference data over the next two years, according to a survey of IT managers conducted by AIM Software and sponsored by FT Interactive Data.

Finexpo switches venue to cope with rising numbers

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Finexpo switches venue to cope with rising numbers

Finexpo, the leading London conference and technology exhibition for City investment professionals, is set to celebrate its fifth anniversary with a move to a new venue in an effort to cater for rising delegate numbers.

LloydsTSB Corporate Markets signs for Asset Control data management platform

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LloydsTSB Corporate Markets signs for Asset Control data management platform

LloydsTSB Corporate Markets is implementing Asset Control's flagship data management technology, AC Plus, at its financial markets division.

Telekurs invests in MiFID-compliant data platform

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Telekurs invests in MiFID-compliant data platform

Market data technology vendor Telekurs Financial is developing a new platform for the collection and dissemination of reference data to help firms comply with the trade transparency requirements of the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

CounterpartyLink signs Nomura to legal entity data services

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CounterpartyLink signs Nomura to legal entity data services

Nomura International, the European subsidary of Japan's Nomura Securities, has signed a three year contract with London-based CounterpartyLink for the supply of legal entity data.

SunGard buys Soliton's TimeSquare business

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SunGard buys Soliton's TimeSquare business

Fintech giant SunGard has acquired the TimeSquare reference data business of Toronto-based Soliton. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

GoldenSource signs Nordea to data management technology

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GoldenSource signs Nordea to data management technology

Scandinavian banking group Nordea has licensed GoldenSource's Enterprise Data Management technology which it will use to develop a group-wide reference data management system to support its trading, operational and regulatory activities.

Patchy progress for G30 clearing and settlement reforms

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Patchy progress for G30 clearing and settlement reforms

The high profile G30 advisory group is reporting only patchy progress in international efforts to meet the 20 recommendations it laid down three years ago for improving global clearing and settlement systems.

Omgeo adds Web interface to Alert database

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Omgeo adds Web interface to Alert database

Trade matching utility Omgeo is providing clients with Internet access to its settlement and account instructions database, Omgeo Alert.

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