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IRS Delays Registration Deadline for Fatca and Clarifies Status of Foreign Financial Institutions
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has pushed back the registration deadline for foreign financial institutions (FFIs) subject to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) by 10 days. It has also given jurisdictions that are close to signing Intergovernmental Agreements (IGAs) on Fatca the same status for the remainder of this year as those...
Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: A Steep Learning Curve for Adaptive Trading
As many of you know, we like to spend some time with the marketplace to try to understand some of the nuances of the topics we cover, particularly as we prepare for our big conferences, like the forthcoming Intelligent Trading Summit in New York on May 13. Attendees of our London equivalent last month will...
Talking Reference Data With Andrew Delaney: Being There
In the month or so since our Data Management Summit in London, we’ve been quietly developing the programme for its sister conference in New York on May 13. Due to circumstances arguably beyond my control (we’re expecting twins – yes, twins – in May), I won’t be making the trip, instead leaving my usual MCing...
Opinion: Regulators Blink on Derivatives Reform – Industry Leadership Required
By Allan D. Grody While the complications of Obama Care reform in the US has reached all Americans directly, the complications of the implementation of the swaps risk regime are similarly ‘problematic.’ But they are not yet well enough understood to touch the lives of everyday people, although indirectly they will impact everyone through higher...
MarketPrizm and Fusion Systems Deliver Managed Low Latency Market Gateway
MarketPrizm’s tie up with Fusion Systems to offer a managed, low latency market gateway and risk management solution for clients in Asia-Pacific is expected to extend to the US later this year and could reach European markets depending on client demand. The joint offer combines MarketPrizm’s market data, collocation hosting, infrastructure and connectivity services with...
Misys Builds on Existing Technologies to Deliver EMIR Reporting Service
Misys has responded to customer demand for help with trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with Regulatory Reporting Service, a stand alone software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, and an extension to its Confirmation Matching Service (CMS). The company had previous experience of Dodd-Frank and EMIR reporting with its Opics banking product that is usually used...
Interactive Data Upgrades Feed Handler for TREP with Added Content and Symbology Mapping Functionality
Interactive Data’s upgrade to its feed handler for the Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform – or TREP – adds both content and functionality. The version 2.0 release of the software adds market data content with an emphasis on Level 2 equity markets and functionality including a generic symbol remap that allows users to map existing symbology...
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: If Only…
I frequently find myself in meetings, on calls, at conferences, listening to people talk about the data and data management impact of regulation. I’ve heard it said many times, by suppliers mostly, that regulation is our friend. And it’s probably fair to say that without regulation, our industry would not be moving at quite the...
Lab49 Describes Development of UBS Neo Cross-Asset Platform
Lab49, a strategy, design and software development consultancy working with investment banks, asset managers and exchanges, has detailed its involvement in the creation of UBS’s Neo cross-asset platform, which is designed to provide access to all UBS Investment Bank products and services, and includes social web technologies and mobile access. The consultancy’s involvement as a...
Xenomorph Adds R to TimeScape and Plans More Integration with Scripting Languages
Xenomorph has integrated the R language and environment with its TimeScape analytics and data management platform, and plans to integrate more scripting languages as they gain popularity among quantitative traders and risk managers. The integration of R, an open source data analysis platform, allows users of the language to access validated datasets managed within TimeScape...