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Eze Software Prepares a Data Management Solution for AIFMD Reporting
Eze Software Group is bringing its experience of data management for Form PF, a Dodd Frank reporting requirement, to reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). It is also encouraging funds within the scope of the directive to meet this week’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) deadline to file a Variant of Permission (VOP)…
Swift Extends Messaging Services to Support Derivatives Trade Reporting under EMIR
Swift has extended its messaging solutions to support derivatives trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) that comes into play on February 12. The organisation is offering two solutions, one based on Swift FIN confirmation traffic and the other on Swift FileAct. Recognising the potential for Swift members to reuse their investments in the…
Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: No Sleep Till Bedtime!
Earlier this week, I blogged on our Reference Data Review channel complaining about the lack of easement into 2014. And so has the rush of last week extended into this as we corral the marketplace for the latest ideas and opinions for our upcoming conferences, which kick off in London on March 4 with our…
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: No Rest for the Wicked
I don’t know about you but the misconception that I could ease back into the swing of things post-holidays was rapidly blown away last week and continues to be blown away in a whirlwind of activity. At the risk of coming across as naively optimistic, members of our community across the board seem to be…
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…
Traiana Embeds Duco Reference Data Reconciliation Technology in CreditLink to Support SEF Trading
Traiana has embedded Duco data matching and reconciliation technology in its CreditLink service to help customers reconcile client reference data when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s mandate for electronic trading of swaps on swap execution facilities (SEFs) comes into force in mid-February. The Duco technology uses sophisticated algorithms and fuzzy logic to reconcile reference data…
Markit Moves into the Front Office through Acquisition of thinkFolio
Markit’s acquisition of London-based portfolio management software specialist thinkFolio marks the company’s first move into front-office solutions, although it is not expected to be its last. The deal closed yesterday and while Markit declines to detail the cost of the acquisition, it has confirmed that thinkFolio’s 20 employees will transfer to the company, along with…
IXcellerate Adds TMX Atrium Connectivity to Moscow One Data Centre
IXcellerate has added TMX Atrium connectivity to its Moscow One data centre, bringing the total number of carriers connected to the centre to 10. TMX Atrium offers ultra-low latency connectivity services and in this case provides some of the lowest latency connectivity between Moscow and European financial centres including London, Frankfurt and Stockholm. A round…
BNY Mellon Selects Markit for First Phase of Enterprise Data Management
BNY Mellon Asset Management has turned to Markit for an enterprise data management solution that will initially be used to amalgamate, cleanse and validate index data, but could be extended to manage other types of data. The Markit Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform was chosen after a competitive selection process and a detailed proof of…
Swift Builds Out Financial Crime Compliance Business with KYC Data Utility
Swift is pushing into compliance services for financial crime regulation with a dedicated business unit that is offering a Know Your Customer (KYC) data utility and planning additional solutions including business intelligence tools for regulatory compliance. A pilot of the Swift KYC Registry went live this week with a group of Swift member banks. The…