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FISD Launches Financial Information Associate Certification
The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the launch of its new “Financial Information Associate” certification – the very first offering of its kind in this industry sector and the first to come out of the FISD Professional Certification program. As of May 2010, early adopters from…
LSE’s Husler Explains Decision Behind the Move of its Transaction Reporting Service onto UnaVista
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has offered a transaction reporting service, dubbed the Exchange Reporting Service (ERS), since 2002, but has recently moved the service onto its web-hosted platform UnaVista. According to Mark Husler, head of information services business development at the LSE, the exchange operator decided to move the service onto the platform in…
The Future is in the Memory for Tibco
I’m in Las Vegas, at Tucon, the Tibco User Conference, and it’s been a great experience. Incredibly, I am a Vegas virgin, so I indeed marveled at the re-creation of St. Mark’s Square – complete with its expansive blue sky, a canal and gondolas – all on the second floor of the Venetian. And it…
UnaVista to Offer Transaction Reporting Service
The London Stock Exchange announced today that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has given UnaVista Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) status for transaction reporting. In addition to providing the basic validation services required under MiFID, UnaVista will offer firms validation tools to monitor the quality of their transaction reports, significantly reducing the risk of providing incorrect…
PaceMetrics Appoints Senior Consultant to Drive Buy Side Growth
PaceMetrics, a global provider of process driven enterprise data management solutions, today announced the appointment of Dick Severs as senior consultant. Severs will manage PaceMetrics’ enterprise data management (EDM) product development and solution offerings for buy side institutions. He will also be responsible for expanding PaceMetrics’ buy side client base globally and will be based…
Regulators are Cracking Down on Counterparty Identifiers in Line with the MiFID Review
The UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) recent fining of German bank Commerzbank for its transaction reporting failures is just one instance of the regulator’s current focus on the data details of a firm’s business. One of the underlying problems in Commerzbank’s case was the incorrect allocation of counterparty codes and the use of proprietary codes for…
What the Industry Wants the Regulators to Know About Reference Data…
As noted in my previous blog, a regulatory driven reference data utility is on its way for the US market, but it seems that not many of you out there are convinced this is the right step to be taking. My fellow panellists at a recent corporate actions focused event in London indicated that they…
UK FSA Slaps Commerzbank with £595,000 Fine for Transaction Reporting Data Failures
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Commerzbank £595,000 for transaction reporting failures stemming from underlying data errors, including the use of multiple internal codes for the same counterparties. The German bank’s fine may be a fraction of the £2.45 million imposed on Barclays last year, but it indicates that the regulator is continuing…
SEC’s HFT Proposals Could Boost Tech Vendors’ Fortunes
High-frequency trading is high on the agenda of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and two recently proposed rule changes could lead to a boon for technology providers. However, industry insiders caution that the SEC must be careful not to leak any intellectual property data it may gather from its increased surveillance of high frequency…
End/Beginning of an Era
Yes, it’s true. Roger Hawkins has realised his dream and sold his Oriel Selection specialist recruitment business in order to live the dream in Spain. I fully expect to see him working harder than ever. The lucky acquirer is none other than our friend Aston Sinfield at Synergy Selection. As many of you know, both…