Sponsors
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Established in Hong Kong in 1994, China Investment Information Services Limited (CIIS) was authorized by SSE InfoNet Ltd. (InfoNet), the wholly owned subsidiary of Shanghai Stock Exchange as the exclusive operation organization to manage the securities information of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) in oversea market. CIIS offers both Level 1 and level 2 market data and the information services of SSE. In addition, CIIS is also the market data sales agent of China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI), Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE). Furthermore, CIIS is the technical agent of CSI and Shenzhen Stock Exchange market data.
PANEL SPONSORS
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg’s enterprise solutions build on the company’s core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, BNA and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.
GoldenSource delivers an integrated 360 EDM™ platform for the securities and investment management industry. GoldenSource makes it easy to manage critical reference and market data with Enterprise Data Management (EDM).
Our innovative products create, maintain and distribute a trusted golden copy starting with the industry leading data model which covers all financial instruments, customers and counterparties, and extends to transactions and positions. The ability to connect, organize and aggregate trusted information helps our customers to achieve their business goals by reducing risk and enabling better decisions making. GoldenSource solutions are used by forward-looking banks, brokers, investment managers, service providers, and exchanges to reconcile tactical departmental goals and strategic enterprise objectives.
A proven supplier of on-premise EDM solutions to the world’s largest financial institutions, GoldenSource also delivers managed data services via the innovative Powered by GoldenSource™ program. For more information, visit: http://www.360edm.com or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/goldensource.
S&P Capital IQ, a brand of the McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment advisors and wealth managers around the world. We provide a broad suite of capabilities designed to help track performance, generate alpha, identify new trading and investment ideas, and perform risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Through leading desktop solutions such as Capital IQ, Global Credit Portal and MarketScope Advisor desktops; enterprise solutions such as S&P Securities Evaluations, Global Data Solutions, and Compustat; and research offerings, including Leveraged Commentary & Data, Global Market Intelligence, and company and fund research, S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom today’s investors need.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is the Asian Gateway, connecting investors in search of Asian growth to corporate issuers in search of global capital. SGX represents the premier access point for managing Asian capital and investment exposure, and is Asia’s most internationalised exchange with more than 40% of companies listed on SGX originating outside of Singapore. SGX offers its clients the world’s biggest offshore market for Asian equity futures market, centred on Asia’s three largest economies – China, India and Japan.
In addition to offering a fully integrated value chain from trading and clearing, to settlement and depository services, SGX is also Asia’s pioneering central clearing house. Headquartered in Asia’s most globalised city, and centred within the AAA strength and stability of Singapore’s island nation, SGX is a peerless Asian counterparty for the clearing of financial and commodity products. For more information, please visit www.sgx.com.
SIX Financial Information is a leading global provider of first-rate data services and solutions for financial and insurance firms, corporations and the media. SIX Financial Information aggregates data, directly and in real-time, from over 1,500 worldwide sources, covering all the major trading venues. Its financial information comprises reference data, corporate actions, pricing and market data for over 10 million instruments and is unique in terms of information depth, breadth and structure. Financial news and customized solutions complement the offering. With 24 international offices SIX Financial Information combines the advantages of local presence with global reach to offer a comprehensive data portfolio along with industry knowledge for professionals specialized in investment advisory, portfolio management, financial analysis and securities administration.
SIX Financial Information is part of SIX. On a global scale, SIX offers first-rate services in the areas of securities trading, clearing and settlement, as well as financial market information and payment transactions. Further information is available at: www.six-financial-information.com
SmartStream provides Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions and Managed Services to dramatically transform the middle and back-office operations of financial institutions.
Used by over 1,500 clients, SmartStream’s solutions deliver greater efficiency, automation and control to critical post trade operations including: Reference Data Operations, Trade Process Management, Confirmations and Reconciliation Management, Corporate Actions Processing, Fees and Invoice Management, Cash & Liquidity Management and Compliance Solutions. These solutions can be used independently or as a suite. For further information visit: www.smartstream-stp.com
Thomson Reuters Enterprise Content is responsible for the management & distribution of non-streaming content within the Financial & Risk division of Thomson Reuters. It is one of the financial markets leading providers of end of & intra-day content including; evaluated pricing, legal entity, analytics, indices & other referential data sets across the broadest range of asset classes and entity types. This valued content enables our clients to better support their risk mitigation, portfolio management, fund administration and compliance workflows and systems. Enterprise Content serves the front, middle and back office and is delivered via Thomson Reuters DataScope; a robust & scalable delivery platform used by over 2300 clients worldwide on a daily basis.
Tullett Prebon Information (tpInformation) is the leading provider of independent real-time price information from the wholesale interdealer brokered financial and commodity markets. tpInformation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullett Prebon, a fully diversified interdealer broker with leading positions in global fixed income securities, money markets, capital markets, equities, energy, credit and associated derivative products, and a principal source of market information for tpInformation. Tullett Prebon has been voted overall number one interdealer broker of the year by Risk Magazine in its 2010 annual global interdealer survey.
tpInformation delivers the highest-quality independent price data using state of the art technologies and data publication standards.
Information changes performance, performance matters!
EXHIBITOR
Arcontech is a financial markets software provider focused on real-time market data systems and products for financial front office dealing rooms and global data distribution.
Formed in 1979 Arcontech has maintained an excellent reputation in European, US and Asian markets for reliable cost-effective and innovative technology for financial markets. Its solutions are used across all asset classes combining its CityVision platform with some bespoke deliveries. Arcontech is a listed company on the AIM marketplace in the UK.
ICAP, the world’s premier interdealer broker, is the original source of global market information and commentary for professionals in the international financial markets. As the leading provider of OTC market information, ICAP Information Services (IIS) is at the forefront of delivering independent data solutions to financial market participants. With $1.4 trillion of average daily volume traded by ICAP being fed into our data products, IIS delivers 96,000 instruments generating almost 30 million updates per day. Our data is the intelligence behind algorithmic trading and research models for customers and is a key source of mark-to-market data for the industry. IIS provides data services across all key asset classes and offers innovative solutions for real-time, end-of-day and historical products.
Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on more than 385,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 8 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its registered investment advisor subsidiaries and has more than $186 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2012. The company has operations in 27 countries.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. is the holding company of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE), one of the leading global exchanges and the largest securities market in the Asia-Pacific region. TSE is best known for its equities market of over 2,200 listed companies, valued at USD 3.3 trillion (JPY 258 trillion) as of the end of August 2012. It also boasts a market for Japanese securities derivatives such as Japanese Government Bonds and TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) futures. Furthermore, TSE offers a wide range of services related to the securities business, including clearing/settlement operations and market information dissemination.