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Firms Likely to Wait Until November Deadline to Comply with AII Reporting Requirements, Says Xtrakter’s Dingley
Although the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has provided a four month window for firms to become compliant with transaction reporting using the Alternative Instrument Identifier (AII), firms are likely to wait until the final November deadline for compliance before they begin using the new derivative instrument ID, according to Christopher Dingley, product manager for…
FATCA Compliance Will Cost Banks 5 Times that of Client Money Compliance, Warns Crossbridge
Crossbridge , the financial markets consultancy, today warned that complying with the incoming FATCA legislation from the US could cost investment banks five times as much as complying with the UK’s new CASS regulations, which will be implemented in little over a month’s time. Indeed, one bank that Crossbridge is working with has assigned 40%…
ConvergEx Appoints Jim Karelas Head of Asia-Pacific Transition Management
ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that Jim Karelas has joined the firm as head of Asia-Pacific Transition Management. In his new role, Mr. Karelas is based in Sydney, Australia and reports to Kal Bassily, head of Global Transition Management. “Jim brings with him many years of experience in the transition management space,…
Asset Control Enhances Data Coverage and Flexibility with Thomson Reuters Content
Asset Control, provider of financial data management solutions and services, has expanded the data coverage of its AC Plus data management solution with the addition of request-based content from Thomson Reuters DataScope Select, the strategic data delivery platform for non-streaming, cross-asset, global content. By accessing Thomson Reuters static content through AC Plus, customers will be…
Mikhail Terentyev Joins Otkritie Capital’s Analyst Team
Otkritie Capital, the investment banking arm of Otkritie Financial Corporation, has hired a new member for its analyst team. Mikhail Terentyev has been appointed as a consumer sector analyst at Otkritie Capital. Between 2008 and 2011 he worked as an analyst for a division within Nomura Bank. Prior to that, Mr Terentyev was a consultant…
Murphy Departs ING for Product Owner Role at Asset Control in the Netherlands
Nick Murphy, who up until recently was a data specialist for pricing and evaluations at ING Investment Management in the Netherlands, has departed the investment management firm to join EDM vendor Asset Control as a product owner in its Dutch office. Murphy, who was with ING for a total of seven years, last year, spoke…
Vienna Stock Exchange Positions itself as Data Hub for CEE
The market data of the Macedonian Stock Exchange can now be subscribed to via the Vienna Stock Exchange. This is another step forward for the Vienna Stock Exchange in its endeavor to position itself as the data hub for CEE. The one-stop shop concept of the Vienna Stock Exchange means that data vendors can subscribe…
DataFlux Gains Solvency II Momentum with New European Insurance Customers
DataFlux, a leading provider of data management solutions, today announced that nine European insurance firms have selected its technology over the past few quarters to underpin their Solvency II data management initiatives. The DataFlux Solvency II data governance framework is being used by firms to take practical steps to adhere to a wide range of…
Capco Expands UK Capital Markets Leadership Team as Industry Undergoes Fundamental Reforms
Capco, the global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, has appointed Rob Deakin as a Partner within its UK capital markets leadership team, where he will be working with Tier One investment banks on improving the performance of their technology organisations. Rob joins Capco with significant consulting expertise in investment…
Andrew’s Blog – Get Involved in A-Team’s DMRAV Event – London October 17
While London’s weather may not make for exciting summer activities, we’re getting mildly animated at the prospect of pulling together the programme for our Data Management for Risk, Analytics & Valuations conference in London on October 17. Ages away? Hardly. Get the bank holiday weekend out of the way and it’s just a month to…