Markit to acquire enterprise data management specialist Cadis

Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, announced on Wednesday, 9th May 2012 that it has agreed to acquire Cadis, the global enterprise data management specialist.

Cadis’ enterprise data management (EDM) platform consolidates data from multiple sources within a centralised hub, providing users with reliable, transparent and auditable data.  The best in class platform addresses a multitude of data management needs including front-to-back office integration and data frameworks for trading, pricing, risk and compliance management.

Daniel Simpson, CEO of Cadis, said: "Data is increasingly at the heart of financial institutions.  Our EDM platform ensures our clients have the data they require to drive sound decision making.  By combining our expertise with Markit’s distribution and customer network, we will be able to help more firms meet increased regulatory pressures and risk management demands.”

For further information please visit www.cadisedm.com or call +44 20 7033 8888.

Federated Investors selects Cadis to enhance data management

Federated Investors, the $370 billion asset manager, has chosen the Cadis EDM platform to enhance data management and transparency throughout the organisation. The selection followed a successful 10-day proof of concept (PoC) that highlighted the rapid implementation and EDM capabilities of Cadis.
The initial implementation will incorporate securities master data along with holdings, accounts, indices and benchmarks.

Please see the Cadis website for more details

Cadis Certification Training Dates for Q2

The following training courses have been scheduled for Q2 of 2012:

April

Core Cadis - London (spaces available)
Cadis Introduction: 2nd - 4th April (2.5 days)

Core Cadis and v8 Training - London (spaces available)
Cadis Introduction: 23rd - 25th April (2.5 days)
Cadis User Interface Workflow: 25th - 27th April (2.5 days)

May

Core Cadis - London (spaces available)
Cadis Introduction: 28th - 30th May (2.5 days)
Cadis Advanced: 30th May - 1st June (2.5 days)

 June

Core Cadis and v8 Training - London (spaces available)
Cadis Introduction: 25th - 27th June (2.5 days)
Cadis User Interface Workflow: 27th - 29th June (2.5 days)

Please see here for further information and to register.

Cadis Certification Training - Boston, February/ March 2012

Core Cadis/ Version 8 Training - Boston (spaces available)

Cadis wins 19 new clients in 2011

Another great year for Cadis and our clients. To read more click here

Loomis Sayles selects Cadis as its central data hub

Loomis Sayles & Company L.P. has selected the Cadis EDM platform to centralize its data management processes. Cadis will provide a significant enhancement to the company’s infrastructure, delivering cleansed and validated data while allowing for increased transparency and data governance throughout the organization.

New WM Daten Plug-in available

A new WM Daten plug-in is available here. The plug-in can be used to request data and additional underlying securities quickly and efficiently at no additional cost. The WM Daten data service is a leading market data provider.

For more information on the plug-in please see the wiki article here.

For more information on the WM Daten service click here

For more information on the Cadis EDM platform click here