About Our Media Partners

The Information Providers User Group (IPUG) represents the current and future interests of its member firms. It is now the principal organisation in the UK representing users of Market Data services on a technical, administrative and strategic level.

IPUG has developed strong working relationships with the major real-time information service vendors including Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Capital IQ the benchmark suppliers FTSE, MSCI, S&P and pricing and fundamental service providers such as Interactive Data and Markit. IPUG acts on behalf of its membership to focus these suppliers on generic issues affecting users. IPUG is recognised by these vendors as the users’ legitimate voice, and is often consulted and asked to contribute to supplier policy decisions which affect the membership.

With its commitment to represent new Market Data trends, IPUG continually monitor the technology and business process developments which affects the financial industry within the City, Europe and Asia.

“The Enterprise Data Management Council (EDM Council) is a non-profit trade association created by the financial industry to raise the profile of data content management as an essential business requirement. Founded in June 2005 and ‘owned’ by a its members (financial institutions and vendors alike), the Council is a trusted, neutral business forum for our members, regulators and the data industry at large.

The Council’s goal is to challenge existing industry-wide reference data issues and provide the business strategies and mechanisms for members to ensure that the data used for business processing and regulatory oversight is trusted to be fit-for-purpose; and in doing so to raise the profile of data management at the senior levels. www.edmcouncil.org

DAMA UK Ltd., a not-for-profit limited company with a committee of seven (volunteer) directors, is a Chapter of DAMA International. It was established in November 2002 and the inaugural meeting was held on 1 April 2003. A programme of quarterly events has been running ever since.

A respected and global organisation representing the key interests of data resource management professionals, DAMA stands for Data Management Association. The first Chapter of DAMA International was founded in Los Angeles, USA, in 1980. It defines Data Resource Management as, “The development and execution of architectures, policies, practices and procedures that properly manage the full data lifecycle needs of an enterprise”.

Financial i focuses on how technology is being leveraged to provide business solutions in wholesale transaction banking. Solutions that solve common business issues around the execution, delivery, clearing and settlement of transactions in the wholesale banking space, enhance the provision of value added services to customers, increase the speed of delivery of information, mitigate risk and maintain competitiveness.

Financial i editorial covers Treasury & FX; Securities Services; Network Services; Data and Risk Management; and Market Infrastructure. www.financial-i.com

FinRoad is the leading online Financial Markets Community with members in over 150 countries. Relevant connections, content and exclusive tools are at the core of our strategy for business, career and networking opportunities. Moreover, FinRoad communicates on all the relevant financial events.Connect with the people who really matter: www.finroad.com

bobsguide is the premier financial IT solutions network, connecting financial IT buyers with suppliers.

On bobsguide, financial IT suppliers from across the globe interact with IT, financial and treasury professionals and exchange information about financial systems and software. bobsguide has over 45,000+ members, 2,300+ vendors and features the latest financial technology news, RSS feeds, jobs and event announcements.

Financial technology buyers can use our automated RFI/RFP process to connect quickly with vendors who meet their requirements, or search our constantly updated database of more than 6,700+ products to find appropriate technology. There is no charge to access bobsguide and it takes only a few moments to register. For

financial technology vendors, bobsguide provides an essential route to market, with global coverage and sophisticated back-end systems to deliver enquiries from qualified purchasers directly to customer service and sales teams. There is no charge to set up a Basic listing on bobsguide, but our sales team can help vendors maximise the number of enquiries received with a range of packages and specialist tools. bobsguide is an Association for Financial Professionals ® company, making us part of a global network for finance treasury professionals which also includes gtnews.com and a range of publications, events and training courses.