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FTI Bonds With m.a. partners
New York-based vendor Financial Technologies International (FTI) has formed a partnership with m.a partners, a London-based management consultancy, for consultancy and systems integration expertise. The partnership is intended to create a ‘best of breed’ partnership for the provision and delivery of streamlined processes and increased efficiencies for back-office operations, the pair say. They are already…
Euronext Steps Into Line With Adoption of ISIN-Only Coding
From the end of June, all securities traded on the Euronext Paris cash markets will be identified solely by their International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN), bringing it into line with most other major financial markets. In France it will replace the national Sicovam codes, making it easier to identify securities, particularly in cross-border transactions. For…
Telekurs Financial Expands Sales Team
Telekurs Financial (UK) has added to its sales and marketing team in London and Dublin and hired FT Interactive Data (FTID) sales executive Caroline O’ Shaughnessy to lead its business with third-party vendors. O’ Shaughnessy joined last week as Business Channel Sales director, reporting to Beat Koch, CEO of Telekurs Financial (UK). She spent eight…
Bond market standing settlement instruction database launched
The TradeWeb fixed income network has launched AccountNet, a real-time database of standing settlement instructions that will enable institutional investors, securities dealers and custodian banks to warehouse and share settlement instructions for client accounts. The launch of AccountNet follows a six-month live test of the system by primary dealers, investment managers and global custodian banks,…
Welcome to our inaugural issue of Reference Data Review
We’re pleased to announce the launch of Reference Data Review, the first subscription publication to focus specifically on the fast-growing reference data industry. While many industry observers are examining the efforts driving the finan-cial services industry towards Straight Through Processing (STP), the crucial data element is often overlooked. But, as the industry is becoming increasingly…
Fame Targets Reference Data Management Space with referencePoint Re-Positioning
In a move intended to place it firmly in the reference data management area, Fame Information Services has introduced a new suite of products and services under the ‘referencePoint’ umbrella. Fame, typically associated with time-series data management services, has made significant investment in its product line and reorganized the company in order to position itself…