Tag Archives: Financial Services

Counterparty Data and the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System

December 27, 2011 – 10:11 pm

In the second of two videos, Peter Ku, Director of Financial Services Solutions Marketing, Informatica, talks about the latest trends regarding counterparty data and how the legal entity identifier (LEI) system will impact banks across the globe. Specifically, he answers the following questions: – What are the latest trends regarding counterparty information and how will [...]

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Informatica Ultra Messaging Enables Early SEF Movers

November 15, 2011 – 11:16 am

In a recent post: Informatica Ultra Messaging Software Supports Capital Markets Reforms, I discussed the technology implications of the OTC derivatives (swaps) market moving to electronic trading as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) in the US and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) in Europe. One area where new technology infrastructure will be especially [...]

By Peter Benesh | Posted in Big Data, Financial Services, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Real-Time, Ultra Messaging | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Inaugural Gartner MDM Summit In London A Major Hit

February 16, 2011 – 5:13 am

Europe might have started a little later than the U.S. with master data management, but if the inaugural Gartner MDM Summit for EMEA is any indication, it’s catching up quickly. Well over 350 registrants attended the event in London in early February, with strong representation from the UK, France, the Netherlands and other EMEA countries. [...]

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Informatica Acquires Siperian: One Year Later

February 3, 2011 – 7:37 am

It was about one year ago on January 28, 2010, that Informatica announced its acquisition of Siperian, a pure-play multidomain MDM vendor. What a year it’s been. As a five-year veteran of Siperian/Informatica, it’s been thrilling and gratifying to be a part of the enterprise technology landscape that MDM has become. Part of the reason [...]

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The Cost Of Bad Data In Combating Global Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing

March 26, 2010 – 3:51 pm

I recently attended the 15th Annual Money Laundering conference to learn about  recent trends, regulations, and challenges in combating financial fraud, money laundering, and complying with domestic and international laws including OFAC, BSA, AML, EU Directive on Money Laundering. At the end of the day, these are all inter-related to help locate and track the movement [...]

By Peter Ku | Posted in Data Integration, Data Quality, Financial Services, Governance, Risk and Compliance | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)