Traditionally, asset managers have seen their data and data management activities, purely as a cost center, one that provides limited value but is a necessary expense in supporting the front office. This industry-leading global investment manager is taking a different approach. Recognizing that data is the essential raw material of asset management, the Axa Investment Management executive board decided to adopt a new strategy focusing on putting data excellence at the core of its business. Out with the old As one of the world’s premier active fixed income investors, fixed income benchmarks and indices are critical to Axa Investment Management’s business. The firm had been obtaining the benchmarks it needed from a multitude of direct sources. But maintaining the data feeds, and s

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