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DTCC’s Thompson Cautions on Potential Data Sharing Issues Due to Furore Over Dodd Frank’s Extraterritoriality
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) managing director and general counsel Larry Thompson has this week cautioned that data sharing arrangements between regulators could be disrupted by the legislative language of Dodd Frank and the global pushback on US extraterritoriality. This issue is of particular concern for DTCC given its intent to act as…
Panellists Highlight the “Shotgun Wedding” of Data Management and Risk Management at DMRAV in NYC
The data management and risk functions of financial institutions have become subject to a “shotgun wedding of sorts”, as firms aim to tackle their underlying data quality issues in the post-crisis environment, according to panellists at last week’s A-Team Group Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in NYC (see details of the…
BVI’s Siebel Elaborates on Why EC’s Current Agreement with S&P on US ISINs Could Hold Back Systemic Risk Monitoring Efforts
If further action is not taken with regards to ensuring the licensing issues around Standard & Poor’s US ISIN practices for European firms are tackled (as well as the pricing issues) then regulators may be held back in their systemic risk monitoring activities, according to Rudolf Siebel, managing director who is responsible for legal and…
Sifma Led Coalition Details 14 Key Prerequisites for OFR LEI Solution Providers, 3 June Deadline for Submissions
Following its publication of a wish list for the legal entity identifier (LEI) earlier this month, the 13 strong, Sifma led coalition of industry associations focused on providing feedback to the US Office of Financial Research (OFR) has detailed its 14 key prerequisites for the solution providers that will be tasked with bringing the new…
Vanderbilt Professor Craig Lewis Named SEC Chief Economist and Director of RiskFin Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Craig M. Lewis has been named SEC Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation (RiskFin). Dr. Lewis, the Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, is currently a visiting scholar at the SEC and…
Does the European Commission’s Ruling on S&P Regarding ISIN Pricing go Far Enough?
Some corners of the industry are not convinced that the European Commission’s recent ruling on Standard & Poor’s ISIN pricing commitments goes far enough, as evidenced by comments made by a number of industry associations including the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the UK-based Information Provider User Group (IPUG) last week. It…
Virginie’s Blog – A Thorough Grilling at DMRAV
This time last week I was in New York chairing our Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in front of a packed audience clamouring to hear more about the Office of Financial Research (OFR) from the Fed’s own CDO John Bottega. Although it was not the only highlight of the day (many…
How Buying Fixnetix Is Truly a Risky Business
Hot on the heels of Colt’s protracted courtship of MarketPrizm comes yet another corporate action in our beloved low-latency infrastructure segment. This one caught us by surprise, but not because it was unexpected. It’s been expected for so long that we’d forgotten about it, to be honest. That Fixnetix was ‘for sale’ has been a…
Swift Sanctions Screening Service Falls Below Big Bank Grade
Swift’s sanctions screening service, which is due to go live in December this year, failed to win interest from large financial services organisations when first mooted and has instead been geared towards small and medium sized banks. Brigitte De Wilde, head of anti-money laundering and sanctions for Swift, explains to Reference Data Review that a study of…
Leading Global Insurance Company Selects XSP v5 Corporate Actions Platform
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, announced today that it has signed a new client, a leading global Insurance company, to implement the XSP v5 platform for automated global Corporate Actions processing. This new client has licensed the XSP Data Management & Scrubbing module, Web-based eTRAN module for automated notifications, response…