Exchange Data International and CounterpartyLink Announce Integration

Exchange Data International and CounterpartyLink join forces to enchance the EDI's corporate actions and reference data with CPL's legal entity data.

London, April 5th 2006, Exchange Data International (EDI) and CounterpartyLink^TM have joined forces to provide an integrated data service, designed to save financial institutions time and money and help them comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulations. Under the agreement, clients will be able to receive EDI's premier corporate actions and reference data linked to and supplemented by legal entity data provided by CounterpartyLink.

Financial institutions need accurate, consistent and complete reference data so they can increase efficiency through straight-through processing and shorten the settlement cycle.

Exchange Data International Launches Worldwide Initial Public Offering Database

Exchange Data International launches a new, highly customisable International Public Offering service - an tool essential in the work of investment banks.

London and New York, March 13th, 2006, Exchange Data International (EDI), the premier provider of high-quality, accurate international securities data, has launched the Worldwide Initial Public Offering (IPO) Database. The new service allows investment banks to prepare in advance for forthcoming IPO transactions, keep tabs on recently launched issues and compete effectively in the marketplace.

Before listing their shares on a stock exchange, companies typically offer them to the public and/or institutions through an IPO. Investment banks' back offices need to know which companies have declared their intentions to go public so that they can set up the issue in their reference databases. Corporate Finance departments need this information so they can advise on the IPOs and consummate the deals.

Citadel Associates introduces interface for Exchange Data International's Worldwide Corporate Actions feed

Citadel Associates has, using the CADIS Data Management Platform, developed an interface to Exchange Data International's Worldwide Corporate Actions.

London, January 25th, 2006, Citadel Associates, a leading provider of financial software to the global financial services industry, today announced the development of an interface to the Worldwide Corporate Actions (WCA) data feed from Exchange Data International (EDI), a leading provider of back office data solutions and securities data.

The design philosophy behind the CADIS Data Management Platform is based on many years experience of implementing front, middle and back office solutions for banks and investment management institutions.

Financial Information, Inc. Introduces Financial International Data Service (FIDS)

Financial Information Inc use EDI's service to add Financial International Data Services to their portfolio.

South Plainfield, NJ, January 1st, 2006, Financial Information, Inc. (FII) and Exchange Data International (EDI), the leading providers of Financial Actions and Transfer Services data to the global securities industry, are pleased to announce the addition of Financial International Data Services (FIDS) to FII's premier portfolio of securities information services.

FII is integrating comprehensive international data from London-based Exchange Data International (EDI) into its World Wide Web-based query system, FII Online. The new service, which is now available, is based on a partnership agreement between the two firms.

This service has been introduced in response to our FII’s clients’ requests. FII is now able to offer its clients a full range of services providing global coverage of corporate actions and transfer services.

We at FII, listened, acted and delivered pursuant to our clients needs.