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Category: Announcements

A-Team and Skyler Release Industry Briefing: “Liquidity Discovery in Post- MiFID Europe” »

- Identifies opportunity for firms to thrive in new market structure
- Includes requirements of successful liquidity discovery and order routing systems
- Off-the-shelf solution to be demonstrated by Skyler at TradeTech in Paris

April 8, 2008, Concord, CA – A-Team Group, specialists in market research, strategic consulting and publishing in financial information technology, and Skyler Technology, Inc., the award-winning innovator in ultra-low latency trading solutions for the capital markets today announced the publication of an industry briefing entitled: “Liquidity Discovery in Post-MiFID Europe.”  The briefing, co-written by Andrew Delaney, president and editor-in-chief of A-Team Group and Valerie Bannert-Thurner, Managing Director of Skyler London, provides a description of Europe’s new market structure as well as insight to help participants understand and benefit from these changes.

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New Reference Data Portal from A-Team Group »

London - January 31, 2008 - A-Team Group’s new reference data portal — ReferenceDataReview.com — offers a wealth of free resources including the ability to search a fully categorized database of archived content from Reference Data Review – the newsletter of choice for the reference data management community since 2003. The new ReferenceDataReview.com portal includes the following free features:

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Risk Management and Compliance Drive Improvements in Customer and Counterparty Data Management »

NEW YORK, 18 September 2007 – Improvements in client and counterparty data management have three new principal drivers, according to an international survey by A-Team Group, a publishing, research and consulting company specialising in information technology for financial markets. Risk management, compliance and business development are the main reasons that financial institutions are now pushing to improve the aggregation of their customer and counterparty data, showing a more proactive approach to risk management and compliance.

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SunGard-A-Team Study on Reference Data Management Highlights Global Spend and Industry Striving to Improve Efficiency »

New York, NY – July 11, 2007 – SunGard (www.sungard.com) announced the findings of a global study on reference data management completed by A-Team Group, a research, publishing and consulting company specializing in the use of information technology in financial markets. The study, “Buyer Persona: The Influence Behind Data Management Solutions,” which was sponsored by SunGard, identifies senior management’s backing as a key driver in reference data management strategy, concluding that 80% of the 30 firms interviewed have increased spending on reference data services over the past two years. In the near future, over 87% of these firms plan to extend the use of their data management platforms – with regulations driving a greater need for improved risk management and data quality.

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OTC Derivatives Wreak Havoc with EDM Strategies, finds A-Team Group Survey »

NEW YORK, June 18, 2007 – OTC derivatives are shaking up data management processes in financial services firms, according to an international survey by A-Team Group. The research, commissioned by GoldenSource Corporation, studied trends in the management of instrument data and found that almost three quarters of respondents had, or were planning, to re-evaluate their data management processes because of the growing use of OTC derivatives.

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A-Team Demystifies Low Latency »

Research Predicts increased investment, commodisation of technology, adoption of multi-core and grid

London - 19 April 2007 - A-Team Group, market research, strategic consulting and publishing specialists in financial information technology, today announced the publication of its latest research focusing on the Low Latency financial market data space.

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A-Team Group Adds James E. Hartley, New VP of Research »

Financial Information Technology Consulting & Publishing Company Continues Global Expansion

London – April 18, 2007 - A-Team Group (www.a-teamgroup.com), specialists in market research, strategic consulting and publishing in financial information technology, has hired James E. Hartley as Vice President of Research. In this role, Mr. Hartley is charged with developing research products on behalf of A-Team Group, as well as contributing to consulting projects and A-Team events. Mr. Hartley has been a key leader in furthering new capabilities and products in the global financial IT industry.

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A-Team Group Adds James Willis, New VP of Marketing »

Financial Information Technology Consulting & Publishing Company Continues Global Expansion

London - 7 December 2006 - A-Team Group, specialists in market research, strategic consulting and publishing in financial information technology, has hired James A. Willis as Vice President of Marketing. Jim comes to A-Team with over 18 years of experience in the publishing industry. He joins several other recent hires, including Pete Harris, Thea George, Monica Summerville and Marion Hewitt, as A-Team continues to expand its business globally.

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A-Team Group Expands with Strategic Hires: Pete Harris, Thea George, Monica Summerville, Marion Hewitt »

LONDON – September 5, 2006: A-Team Group, market research, strategic consulting and publishing specialists in financial information technology, has expanded its team to meet growing demand with four key strategic hires, Peter Harris, Thea George, Monica Summerville and Marion Hewitt.

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A-Team Presents at XML for the Financial Industry »

May 3, 2006
XML for the Financial Industry
SIIA/FISD

Andrew Delaney and Peter Harris of A-Team Group, jointly presented ‘Why Bother With Standards Anyway?’ at the XML for the financial industry event held in New York.

The new world of market data – data latency and the consolidated versus direct debate breakfast seminar in London, hosted by Interactive Data.

A-Team Comments on AIM Survey »

AIM Survey Shows Basel II Driving IT Investments

Financial Industry Regards Data Quality as a Key Issue for Risk Management

AIM Software, the Vienna University of Economics and Reuters (LSE: RTR) have released the findings of the second global reference data management and risk management survey, based on phone interviews with 1,070 financial institutions across Europe, America, Asia and the Middle-East.

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Survey Finds Evaluated Pricing Key To Fixed Income Transparency »

Monday, November 07, 2005 - As the fixed income market grows in complexity and is under an increasingly stringent regulatory environment, financial institutions are turning to evaluated pricing to provide transparency London — Global evaluated fixed income pricing is becoming increasingly accepted as an essential price source, said a survey* commissioned by Reuters, the global information company, and designed and conducted by A-Team, a leading research and analysis company focusing on the use of information technology in financial markets.

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Reference Data Takes Centre Stage »

Strategic approach to coordinated reference data management recognized as key tenet for regulatory compliance, operational efficiencies, and potential new revenue generation among financial institutions, new survey finds.

London - A *survey commissioned by global information company Reuters (LSE:RTR, NASDAQ: RTRSY) and designed and conducted by A-Team Group, a leading research and analysis company focusing on the use of information technology in financial markets, reveals that financial services firms could realise new revenue streams from reference data management investments.

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