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Opinion: Move over EDM – It’s Time for Collaborative Data Management

By Nigel Pickering, Founder, 1View Solutions Designing a data warehouse or consolidated database is next to impossible in a big company, or at the very least prohibitively expensive. The first step on the journey is defining the database that the user community wants or needs. While that sounds simple, for a large organisation it is...

LEI Adoption Will Raise Standards, Governance & Transparency, says Webinar Panel – Even if It Isn’t Obvious Yet

The turmoil and confusion caused by the adoption of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI’s) for EMIR reporting last month will be worth it in the end, was the overriding conclusion of our expert webinar panel last week, who expect to eventually see meaningful improvements to industry standards, governance and transparency as a result. The panel comprising...

Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Global LEI System Addresses Demand for a Common Data Format

The Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS) has addressed the need for a common data format that can be used by all pre-Local Operating Units (LOUs) with a set of basic data elements. It has also endorsed more pre-LOUs, bringing the total to 12. The basic data elements of...

S&P Capital IQ Reports on the Challenges and Opportunities of EMIR Compliance

As the deadline for derivatives trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) looms, S&P Capital IQ reports that many companies are not ready to comply with the regulation and may not yet have pre-Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) that are mandatory for derivatives reporting. S&P Capital IQ covers the issues of EMIR, the LEI and...

Global LEI System Leaps Forward with Naming of Nominees for the Board of the LEI Foundation

Development of the global Legal Entity Identifier system (GLEIS) has leapt forward with the naming of nominees for the initial board of directors of the Global LEI Foundation. The Foundation will operate the Central Operating Unit (COU), a critical element of the complete system. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary endorsed the nominees listed below...

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: AC’s Petti – Our Asset Is Under Control

Richard Petti – who recently took over as CEO of EDM platform provider Asset Control – is bullish about the company’s prospects after a rethink of strategy in the wake of its acquisition by LA-based private equity group Marlin Equity Partners. Some may have written off the stalwart data management supplier following this year’s messy...

Chrinon Sets Up Open LEIs Website Offering Access to Legal Entity Identifier Data

Chrinon, a UK-based company that gathers and provides open access to company data under the OpenCorporates brand, has set up a website called Open LEIs to provide an interface to the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS). The company has been involved in the development of the GLEIS since the beginning of 2012, serving on...

Global LEI System is Here to Stay but Needs Further Development

The global Legal Entity Identifier system (GLEIS) has made its mark in the market and is here to stay, despite the continuing absence of a Central Operating Unit (COU) that will run the system, a lack of data standardisation that should be sorted out by the COU and concerns about how well entities will maintain...

Traiana Supports EMIR Reporting with a Management Solution for Unique Trade Identifiers

Traiana has started to onboard customers of its Unique Trade Identifier (UTI) management solution with a view to helping them meet the February 12, 2014 reporting deadline for European Market Infrastructure Regulation, which requires both sides of a trade to report using the same trade identifier. The UTI management service is an extension of Traiana’s...

SuperDerivatives Combines Market Data and Calculation Engine to Deliver Credit Value Adjustment Solution

SuperDerivatives has completed development of a credit value adjustment (CVA) solution for OTC derivatives portfolios and incorporated it into its eValueX valuation service, CorporeX corporate risk and compliance system, and SDX front-office system. Results of CVA calculations can be received by SuperDerivatives’ users as Excel or XML files that can be integrated back into their...