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Tullett Prebon Information, the market-data division of London-based inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon, launched Mark2Marker, its new data service. Pricey, But Worth It Financial institutions generally are satisfied with the data they receive from financial data feeds, according to a new global survey by AIM Software (Vienna, Austria). JPMorgan Launches New Algorithms to Trade in Dark Books, and more JPMorgan Launches New Algorithms to Trade in Dark Books; NYFIX Hires Howard Edelstein as CEO as Warburg Pincus Makes $75 Million Private Equity Investment; ISE Stock Exchange to Launch MidPoint Match Automated Trading Platform This Friday; Orc Software Names John Cameron as CTO and Annie Walsh as CMO U.S. Brokers to Take Stakes in National Stock Exchange, and more U.S. Brokers to Take Stakes in National Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Raises Market Share in NYSE-Listed Securities up to 10.75 Percent, Wombat Releases FAST Version of Archipelago Data Feed, Boosting Support for Compression Standard, Penson Upgrades FX Trading Platform With Auto Dealing FIX Protocol Limited Releases White Paper on Implementing the FIX Protocol in Foreign Exchange Trading FIX Protocol Limited's Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC) launched a white paper explaining how FIX users can implement and integrate the protocol specifications for foreign exchange trading. The white paper, "On FX Trading", is the first of series of documents providing information and resources in a straightforward manner, stated the release. Imagine Software Adds Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Jasdaq Data Imagine Software has signed agreements with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Jasdaq to provide real-time market data from key Asian stock exchanges to its offering. The software company provides on-demand trading, portfolio and risk management applications for the global financial industry. Regs Create Revenue MiFID and Reg NMS will open up new business opportunities in market data sales for the European and U.S. markets, according to a Celent report. MiFID will legalize internalization in a few EU member states, and internalizing order flow could bring in profits for investment firms, says Celent. European firms also will be able to sell their market data from internalization while avoiding exchange trade-reporting fees. EDM Council Grows to 45 Members New York-based GoldenSource (booth 3206), a provider of enterprise data management (EDM) software to the financial services industry, is feeling quite the proud parent of the growing not-for-profit EDM Council, which now boasts 45 member firms. Cosponsored along with BearingPoint, Cicada, IBM and SunGard, the nascent council was created in June 2005 to enhance awareness of EDM as a priority for the industry. ValMark Securities Bridges Wealth Gap ValMark Securities of Akron, Ohio, a national independent broker-dealer with 103 independently-owned and branded branch offices across the country, will tap Albridge Solutions for its Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and wealth reporting capabilities. OpHedge Selects GoldenSource to Power Enterprise Data Management OpHedge Investment Services, LLC, a fund operations/administration service provider has licensed GoldenSource Securities & Products together with GoldenSource Positions. Australian Stock Exchange Picks Cameron Systems to Introduce FIX-based Market Data The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) will launch low-latency market data services in 2006 based on the FIX (Financial Information) Protocol. Solace Systems Partners With Paritech to Provide Market Data Service Solace Systems, partnered with Paritech PTY Ltd. to create an end-to-end market data solution that will deliver and manage trading information from global financial exchanges to corporate, wholesale and retail investor market segments. Deutsche Boerse Integrates EDI Reference Data In order to expand market data offerings, Deutsche Boerse is integrating the relevant data from Exchange Data International (EDI) into its WSS Online information system. Pacific Select Group Leverages Enterprise Data Management Enterprise data management (EDM) provider Albridge Solutions will provide Pacific Select Group (PSG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company, with access to data aggregation technology that enables its independent registered representatives (reps) to view and report on their clients' self-directed assets. Wachovia Banks on Accenture Reference Data Management Accenture recently implemented an information management service for Wachovia that consolidates, validates and enhances Wachovia's reference data on an outsourced basis in order to help the financial firm achieve greater efficiencies, scalability and standardization. IBM Redefines Best-Of-Breed Data Management With DWL Acquisition by R "Ray" Wang, with John Ragsdale, Ian Schuler IBM's Software Group announced its intention to acquire customer data integration (CDI) vendor DWL on August 2. The Enterprise Master Data Solutions group at IBM has been on an acquisitions spree of late, and the acquisition of DWL fills a much-needed product hole in IBM's master data management (MDM) offering. Companies shopping for best-of-breed customer and product data management solutions can benefit immediately from this one-stop shop for these already-integrated products. The MDM market is consolidating, and competitors will have to make similar acquisitions or be left far behind. Expect reciprocal transactions from vendors such as Experian, Oracle, and SAP over the next 12 months. CitiStreet Establishes Data Management Group In an effort to help benefit plan sponsors manage all aspects of their benefits administration data, including conversion, cleanup, process consulting and ongoing maintenance and controls CitiStreet recently formed the CitiStreet Data Management group. Industry expert, Cort Raithel, will head the team. Lava Trading Selects GAIN for Reference Data Management New York-based Lava Trading has selected AIM Software's data management platform GAIN for the integration of price, static and corporate actions data provided by Telekurs Financial's Valor Data Feed (VDF). StreamBase Upgrades Engine StreamBase Systems (Boston) released StreamBase 3.0, an upgrade to its stream processing engine. According to the company, the product's StreamOptimizer feature allows the new engine to run three times faster than the previous version and process more than 1 million messages per second with near-zero latency. Deutsche Bank Offers Low Latency Access to Hedge Funds BT Radianz today announced it will offer its Radianz Proximity Solution to Deutsche Bank's clients for low latency access to market data and trade execution in Europe. Deutsche Bank is the first investment bank in Europe to provide clients with the ability to host their hardware in BT Radianz data centers for immediate access to leading execution venues globally. Reuters and CME Partner on FXMarketSpace Reuters and CME plan to create FXMarketSpace, a centrally-cleared, global foreign exchange (FX) marketplace through a new 50/50 joint venture company, according to today's announcement. NYSE Approved to Launch Real-Time Open Book in May The New York Stock Exchange obtained approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a real-time version of NYSE OpenBook. The new version, NYSE OpenBook Real-Time, is being launched on May 1 to offer customers immediate access to market information and increase the transparency of the NYSE market. A real-time OpenBook will also support the implementation of the recently SEC-approved NYSE Hybrid Market. Linedata to Deliver FT Interactive Reference Data Linedata Services is now providing data from FT Interactive Data Europe, part of Interactive Data. The reference data will be available through Linedata Services' Accredited Data Vendor Partner Programme for Icon, the back-office fund management and administration solution. ING Group Enters Reference Data Management Service Agreement With Capco Capco will enter into a seven year agreement with ING Group, whereby Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS) will acquire ING's Security Master File (SMF) platform and will in turn provide ING with managed reference data services. Trading Newsflashes: EZX Connects Buy Side to Liquidnet EZX Connects Buy Side to Liquidnet, Tullett Prebon Launches SwapMarker Plus, ATD Receives NASD Approval to Expand Market Making Operations Newsflashes: ADP Brings Electronic Proxy Voting to Japan, and more Electronic Proxy Voting Platform Goes Live in Japan, EdgeTrade Chooses Wombat for Connectivity, Calamos Using BT for Voice Trading Operations Newsflashes: JPMorgan Creates 100 New Jobs, and more JPMorgan Adds 100 New Positions to Glasgow Operation, BNY Brokerage Expands Boston Office, NYMEX Connects to BT Radianz Extranet, Citadel and EDI Partner to Offer Corporate Actions Data BT Plays Executive Mix and Match, Orc Software Purchases Cameron Systems, and more Edelstein Leaves and BT Fills Some Executive Gaps, Orc Acquires Cameron Systems FIX Solutions, Wombat Software Tests the Waters in Japan SWIFT Strategist Plots Course for MiFID Implications are profound for global banks and financial markets NYSE Expects to Launch Phase One of Hybrid Pilot Today, and more NYSE Expects to Launch Phase One of Hybrid Market Pilot Today, BGC Launches Hybrid Repo Trading Platform, EdgeTrade Integrates Algorithms Into Advent’s Moxy, Wombat Releases Three New Direct Feeds for Derivatives Data Bank of New York Is Growing, Barclays to Use AC Plus for Data, and more BNY Global Transition Management Adds New Management to Handle New Clients, Barclays Global Investors Selects Asset Control, S&P Launches New Version of Market Info Platform Nasdaq's CIO Departs for Position at Citigroup, and more Nasdaq's CIO Departs for Position at Citigroup, BT Radianz Delivers Tullett Prebon Market Data, NYFIX Appoints New Heads of Clearing and Millennium Units, IMTRADER Signs Up 10 Brokers Fixed-Income Analytics Merrill Lynch (New York) unveiled a new fixed-income analytics and data tool, MLXport, which currently is available to select institutional clients as a download. |
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For financial services institutions gaining control over enterprise data is a fundamental imperative that affects performance metrics such as customer service, brand reputation, compliance initiatives and competitive advantage. Without it, duplication of effort, inconsistent data quality, and limited usability will continue to affect costs and efficiencies throughout the enterprise. Managing Risk beyond Market Data: Practical EDM Strategies for Improving Legal Entity Information Aite Group predicts that in 2007 improving customer data will be a top ten priority for most sell-side firms. Data Standards and NIST: A Model for Information Mapping In the current environment of increased emphasis on national security, the federal government is creating improved standards. Information Lifecycle Management Lives, Finally Everyone says that information lifecycle management is a new idea, but it has been with most IT managers since the dawn of computing. While recent legislation has helped spur growth for this technology, the fundamentals are still the same. OLAP Data Scalability: Ignore the OLAP Data Explosion at Great Cost This white paper examines data explosion – its definition, causes, factors and negative impact on budgeting, forecasting and "what if" analysis. Improving Operations, Reducing Risk, and Verifying Compliance With Better IT Controls (Click to view in browser, right-click to save.) In the past five years, government regulations for reporting, disclosing, and auditing cor- porate records and electronic data have changed the face of IT. Organizations have had to change the way they handle records while simultaneously demonstrating that the changes implemented comply with the new regulations. These new tracking and reporting functions have resulted in a completely new layer of IT infrastructure. Enterprise Data Management Is This the Right Time for an Outsourced Solution? (Click to view in browser, right-click to save.) You know reference data management is the New New Thing, because the industry has latched on to a catchy new acronym—EDM (Enterprise Data Management). But seriously, the collective acknowledgement of the importance of reference data is nothing to push aside, nor is the EDM acronym. Crossing the Data Management Chasm and Creating Agile Infrastructures for New Markets (Click to view in browser, right-click to save.) From the time the EDM Council was created through today, many discussions and forums have taken place, and many articles have been written about the topic. Corporate Actions Automation - The Vendor Landscape Matures (Click to view in browser, right-click to save.) Financial institutions are spending more on corporate actions automation. Celent estimates that approximately $988 million will be spent on corporate actions automation projects from 2006 to 2010, advancing automation from hype to reality. Research Overview: Reference Data Management Reference data management has become a higher priority for firms as they face mounting competitive, bottom line and regulatory pressures to increase the accuracy of their reference data and the efficiency with which it is processed. Easing Enterprise Data Management Pain (Click to view in browser, right-click to save.)
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