System and method for managing data relating to investments from a variety of sources

A computer system for furnishing data relating to investments, comprising:

• a processor;
• one or more memory storage devices in communication with the processor;
• data relating to investments stored in a plurality of formats in the one or more memory storage devices;
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• a catalog comprising at least data stored in at least one of the one or more memory storage devices, the data comprising at least logical locations for the data relating to investments;
• the processor being adapted to execute services for calling to the catalog for locations of the data, and, employing at least logical locations of the selected data obtained from the catalog, access the selected data from at least one of the memory storage devices, perform one or more operations on the selected data including transformation of the selected data into a data structure compatible with the one of the services that called to the catalog, and provide the selected data for display to a user.

A computer-implemented method for furnishing data relating to investments, comprising:

• accessing by a processor, in accordance with instructions from one of a plurality of services, a catalog comprising at least catalog data stored in at least one or more memory storage devices, the catalog data comprising at least logical locations for the data relating to investments;
• employing location data accessed from the catalog, accessing by the processor selected data of the data relating to investments stored, in a plurality of formats, in one or more memory storage devices;
• and
• performing by the processor in accordance with the instructions from the one of the plurality of services, one or more operations on the selected data including transformation of the selected data into a data structure compatible with the one of the services that called to the catalog and providing an output signal for display of the selected data on a user-accessible display device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions thereon for furnishing data relating to investments, which instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• access a catalog comprising at least catalog data stored in at least one or more memory storage devices, the catalog data comprising at least logical locations for the data relating to investments;
• employ location data accessed from the catalog to access selected data of the data relating to investments stored in a plurality of formats in one or more memory storage devices;
• and
• perform in accordance with instructions from one of a plurality of services, one or more operations on the selected data including transformation of the selected data into a data structure compatible with the one of the services that called to the catalog and provide an output signal for display of the selected data on a user-accessible display device.