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BlackRock selects Thomson Reuters Org ID KYC managed service

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that BlackRock, a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide, has selected Thomson Reuters Org ID (Org ID) to complement its existing rigorous counterparty due diligence process.

30 April 2015

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CounterpartyLink adds hierarchy view for complex client groups

CounterpartyLink (CPL), an independent provider of evidence-based legal entity intelligence for buy- and sell-side institutions and law enforcement agencies, today announced the introduction of CPL Hierarchy Profile, a new product designed to provide a 'single view of the client' across complex client groups.

17 April 2015

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Asset Control launches financial data management platform

Asset Control, the leading provider of financial data management solutions and services, announces the launch of Data Service Manager for AC Plus – the industry-leading enterprise data management platform.

15 April 2015

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NyKredit Bank selects Thomas Murray Data Services

Nykredit Bank, one of the leading Financial Services companies in Denmark, has selected Thomas Murray Data Services (TMDS) to assist it with its efforts in market and counterparty monitoring.

10 April 2015

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Regis-TR exceeds three billion reports

In April the number of reports received by REGIS-TR, the European trade repository owned by Clearstream (Deutsche Börse) and Iberclear (BME), exceeded 3 billion, three times the number of reports that were received in October of last year.

09 April 2015

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Caceis selects AIM Software for data management

AIM Software, leading provider of Enterprise Data Management solutions, announces that it has signed a license agreement with CACEIS, Europe's Nr. 1 Fund Administrator and one of the world's top 10 global custodians. The firm has selected AIM Software to service both current and future data management needs.

09 April 2015

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Groot rejoins Asset Control as VP of product strategy

Asset Control, the leading provider of financial data management solutions and services, announces the appointment of industry luminary and published author Martijn Groot as VP of Product Strategy.

07 April 2015

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Danske Capital to deploy AIM EDM software

AIM Software, the leading provider of Enterprise Data Management solutions, announces that Danske Capital has selected GAIN from AIM Software supporting their “fit for purpose” strategy but also to apply further cost control optimizing the flexibility mixing vendors in the short run.

25 March 2015

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Avox offers real-time access to legal entity data

Avox Limited, the industry leader in legal entity reference data, today launches a series of web-based application programming interfaces (APIs) designed to support faster access to legal entity data, including legal entity identifiers (LEIs), legal names, addresses, industry classifications and corporate hierarchies.

11 February 2015

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Swift bags BIC-to-IBAN data mandate for UK banks

The UK Payments Council has contracted with interbank messaging network Swift to provide a BIC-to-IBAN data platform, enabling the nation's banks to conform to new EU regulations on cross-border payments in the euro zone.

10 February 2015

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Mizuho International goes live with GoldenSource EDM

GoldenSource, a leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions for the securities and investment industry, announced today that Mizuho International plc, a subsidiary of one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, has gone live with GoldenSource EDM platform.

26 January 2015

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DTCC/Swift top LEI rankings; overall industry coverage remains spotty

The DTCC and Swift have trumped 13 other Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) registration authorities in Q3 2014 rankings compiled by Tabb Group and Alacra for data consistency and uniformity.

15 December 2014

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Isin Org launches web-based channel for code listings

ISIN Organization, Inc. the independent service bureau specializing in the ISIN code application process on behalf of issuers of public and private securities as well as data vending solutions to the ISIN industry, today announced the launch of its global, web-based listing service for existing ISIN code holders and new issuers. ISIN is the acronym for “International Securities Identification Number”, a alpha-numeric identifier which is the global financial industry standard for identifying a specific equity, debt or derivative financial instrument issued by public corporations, private companies and partnership entities.

05 December 2014

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EDM Council breaks away from CMMI Institute data management model

EDMC and the CMMI Institute were working together on the Data Management Maturity Model (DMM) until 2013 but each organization has now developed its own model regarding data management.

11 November 2014

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AIM Software expands New York presence

AIM Software, the leading independent provider of data management products to the financial industry, announced today that it has strengthened its presence in North America and opened an additional office in New York based on three strategic hires.

22 October 2014

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Charles River adds Thomson Reuters pricing to its managed data service

Charles River, a front- and middle-office investment management solution provider, has enhanced its Managed Data Service with the addition of Thomson Reuters pricing and reference data.

15 October 2014

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DTCC and banks form client data and documentation utility

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has teamed up with six Wall Street banks to launch Clarient Entity Hub, a client data and documentation utility.

29 July 2014

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Markit and Genpact launch KYC service

Financial data outfit Markit and BPO firm Genpact have launched a service designed to help firms manage client onboarding and other know-your-customer requirements.

22 May 2014

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Swift Business Forum - London 2014 - Live Blog

Welcome to Finextra's live blog from the Swift Business Forum, London 2014, which was held Monday at the Brewery venue in the City of London, UK. This fourth instalment of the financial services Forum in the UK capital is entitled 'Doing good business in an era of re-regulation'.

29 April 2014

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Sifma calls for US rulemakers to step up deployment of Legal Entity Identifiers

US securities trade body Sifma has called for broader uptake of Legal Entity Identifiers by the country's regulators, amid fears that the US is being left behind as other nations push ahead with mandatory implementation of the uniform trade reporting standard.

14 April 2014