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UPDATED: A-Team’s Comprehensive Guide to the Legal Entity ID Feedback to the OFR
The start of this week saw the passing of deadline for feedback to the Office of Financial Research on the subject of legal entity identification and it appears that a number of recurring themes crop up in the 30 different responses (updated entries included) submitted by various industry associations, including concerns about the tight timelines impacting…
Quantifi Announces 2010 Success in New Markets
Quantifi, a leading provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, today announced that 2010 was a positive year for the firm as a result of its success in new markets, innovative product launches and industry recognition. “2010 was a busy and exciting year for Quantifi with significant new product…
ISO Standards for Legal Entity Data are More Important Than Those for Corporate Actions, Says PaceMetrics’ Giblin
The development of ISO standards for legal entity data should be prioritised over the push to get the industry to adopt ISO 20022 within the corporate actions world, according to Gerry Giblin, CEO of EDM vendor PaceMetrics. In the fifth in our series of talking heads on the challenges surrounding entity data management in the…
Sifma Hires a Project Manager to Champion its Interests and Those of Seven Other Associations on the OFR LEI Issue
The combined response submitted by the Clearing House Association, EDM Council, the Financial Services Roundtable, the Futures Industry Association (FIA), International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Investment Company Institute, the Managed Funds Association (MFA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) may be only one of the 20 received this week by…
Data Infrastructure Investment on the Cards for 2011, Says SunGard’s Crowley
A desire for greater data transparency and consistency is driving firms to invest in their data infrastructures, according Janet Crowley, general manager of SunGard’s data management solution, Fame. Crowley, who has long been a proponent of managed data services, indicates that SunGard saw an uptick in interest in the vendor’s Fame solution set last year…
DTCC Names Ronald Jordan Chief Data Officer
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has named Ronald Jordan, a 26-year industry veteran, to the new position of chief data officer, effective immediately. As chief data officer, Jordan will be responsible for guiding DTCC’s strategy on matters related to DTCC’s commercial and regulatory data business activities. In the current re-regulatory environment, financial firms…
A Single Standard for Legal Entity Data May be a Long Way Off, Says Thomson Reuters’ Rice
The regulatory community may be keen for the industry to adopt standardised legal entity identifiers, but the adoption of a single suitable standard for these purposes may take some time. In the fourth in our series of talking heads on the challenges surrounding entity data management in the current market, Tim Rice, global head of…
SIX Telekurs USA Positions For Growth With Senior Hires
SIX Telekurs USA, the American subsidiary of the Swiss-based financial information vendor, today announced that it has appointed Anthony Fiori as manager of data acquisition, Renee Potter as vice president of business strategy and corporate development and Charles Roy as vice president, head of finance. Fiori has more than 20 years’ experience in financial information…
CFTC Reaching Data Breaking Point?
Much has been said recently about the funding crisis going on within the US regulatory community and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been particularly vocal about the impact this is having on its future capabilities with regards to implementing the Dodd Frank reforms. Last week, commissioner Scott O’Malia highlighted the seriousness of the…
S&P Boosts ABSXchange Analytical Capabilities
A series of enhancements have been made to ABSXchange – S&P’s structured finance analytics platform – as part of an extensive programme to help investors deepen their analysis of structured finance transactions. The latest round of upgrades include automatically calculated data fields where values are not otherwise supplied by deal servicers; a new screening capability…