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Translation Fears Mount Over KIID Documents
Legal, translation and reporting specialists have voiced fears over the burden for fund promoters under UCITS IV. Among the important legal, workflow and production challenges in meeting the KIID (Key Investor Information Documents) requirements to be implemented in July, fund managers that wish to ‘passport’ UCITS funds into other EU states will have to translate…
Thomson Reuters Adds Ex-Wolters Kluwer Exec Curtis to its Ranks
The revolving door at data giant Thomson Reuters continues to spin unabated (see commentary on the recent slew of people moves) with the addition of ex-Wolters Kluwer MD Dean Curtis to its ranks. Curtis, who was with the regulatory solutions specialist for nearly four years and was likely a casualty of the recent FRSGlobal acquisition,…
Virginie’s Blog – Swift’s Future Focus?
Swift has a serious decision to make this year about its potential future in the securities reference data space, beyond legal entity identification and standing settlement instructions (SSI) in the FX and money markets that is… Last month, Swift was selected by ISO as the successful candidate to act as the registration authority for its…
AIFM Level 1 Directive Still Not Fit for Purpose in Spite of Delay, say Kinetic Partners
Level 1 of the AIFM Directive, which was due to be published in Q1 2011, was finally published by the EU on 27th May. It was hoped that the delay was an indication of the level of improvements that were needed and that the final published text would have addressed all the deficiencies present in…
Opinion: Proven Main Street Solution Proposed for Global Financial Identification
By Allan Grody and Bob Carpenter There is a business model in existence today that has been around for nearly four decades and that has solved the unique identification problem in the global commercial trade supply chain. Now in partnership with our respective firms, we are proposing to share this system with regulators and the…
Reliance on Data Vendors, Cost and Poor Data Quality Remain Hurdles to Transparency, Says City of London Paper on MiFID
As the MiFID review process rumbles on ahead of a potential sequel, more and more attention is being directed towards the data quality issues underlying the barriers to post-trade market transparency. On this note, the City of London’s recently published report into the impacts of MiFID (handily titled “Understanding the Impacts of MiFID”) indicates that…
Rongo Partners with Talend to Meet Real-time Data Demands
Rongo, the Finnish consulting company focused on information management, has partnered with Talend, an open source data management specialist, furthering its commitment to delivering the highest quality and cost effective tools to its customers. The company was established in 2006, and operates out of Espoo and Tampere. Rongo provides consulting and information management solutions, spanning…
Jeff Nason Joins Butterfield Fulcrum to Lead Global and Strategic Relationships
Asset management professional Jeff Nason has joined Butterfield Fulcrum, a leading top five independent fund services provider, as Managing Director, Global and Strategic Relationships. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for further developing Butterfield Fulcrum’s relationships with large, complex alternative asset fund groups. Based in the New York office, Mr. Nason will…
NYSE Technologies Announces Community Platform; IaaS Play for Capital Markets
With the announcement today of its Capital Markets Community Platform, NYSE Technologies is bringing cloud computing into the world of electronic trading and low latency. Well, kind of. Already an established provider of hosted, managed services, such as its Superfeed data feed, and its Risk Management Gateway for pre-trade risk controls, the vendor – a…
Omgeo Appoints Clare Fraser as Managing Director of Strategy
Omgeo, the global standard for post-trade efficiency, today announced the appointment of Clare Fraser as managing director of strategy. In this role, Fraser will be responsible for driving Omgeo’s growth by identifying new market opportunities and overseeing the global marketing function, while providing strategic guidance on the firm’s business worldwide. Fraser is based in London…