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CFTC Staff to Host Public Roundtable to Discuss Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public roundtable on 28 January 2011, from 9am to 5pm to discuss issues related to swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements. The roundtable will assist the CFTC in the understanding and implementation of Section 728 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection…
thewealthworks Chooses SIX Telekurs’ Ddata for their Troika Software
thewealthworks have chosen SIX Telekurs as a data source to compliment their Troika system, a wealth management software solution for family offices, financial institutions and private client service providers. SIX Telekurs is supplying pricing and corporate actions data via its leading market data services IPS (Intraday Pricing Service) and VDF (Valordata Feed). Troika is a…
SWIFT Strengthens Global Securities Business with New Senior Appointments
SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 9,500 financial institutions and corporations in 209 countries, announced today that Fabian Vandenreydt has been named head of Securities and Treasury Markets. He will report to Gottfried Leibbrandt, head of marketing. In his new role, Fabian will work closely with Chris Church, global head of Securities at…
Regulatory Tsunami or Just a Washout?
The last two weeks have been a bit of a rollercoaster for US regulatory reform, with President Barack Obama signing an executive order this week that may see the current Dodd Frank requirements scaled back dramatically in order to ensure there is the “right balance” to foster economic growth going forward. On the individual regulator…
Euroclear Bank to Offer Post-trade Services for Brazilian Securities
Euroclear Bank announces today the launch on 31 January of settlement, custody and related post-trade services for all Brazilian equities and domestic fixed-income securities. Transactions in these securities will be sent to Euroclear Bank’s local agent for processing in one of the three Brazilian central securities depositories (CSDs). The three CSDs are Câmara de Custódia…
BT’s Pickles on Legal Entity Data Developments and the OFR’s Intentions
Ahead of the end of month deadline for responses to the Office of Financial Research’s legal entity identification consultation, Reference Data Review is speaking to a number of industry participants about their views on the entity data challenge in the current market. BT Global Services’ head of marketing for financial markets and wholesale banking Chris Pickles…
InfoReach Proposes Universal “Ticker” Symbols to Test Trade and Routing Connectivity without Risk
Global electronic trading technology provider InfoReach is pioneering an initiative to reduce common problems and costs that arise during the process of enabling connectivity between trading counterparties. Through the collaborative use of a single set of “fake” symbols, market participants can verify live routing and trading capabilities and test new algorithms without the need to…
Data Storage Group Receives Patent For Innovative Data Deduplication Technology
Data Storage Group, an industry leader in data backup and disaster recovery software, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company US Patent 7,860,843 for the firm’s core data deduplication technology. DataStor’s unique and innovative software-based approach, known as Adaptive Content Factoring?, is a technological breakthrough offering significant advancements…
ESMA Issues Call For Evidence About Credit Ratings Agency Registration Requirements, Technical Standards Incoming
Following on from its predecessor’s work last year, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is reaching out to credit ratings agencies and the users of ratings to provide feedback on its proposals for endorsement guidelines, which will form the basis for technical standards that will need to be adopted by 7 June this year….
Hunton & Williams Names Bridget Treacy London Office Managing Partner
Hunton & Williams is pleased to announce the appointment of Bridget Treacy as London office managing partner. Treacy, who also leads the firm’s UK privacy and information management practice, will be responsible for providing leadership and coordinating with firm leaders to oversee strategic planning and client service initiatives for the London office. She succeeds Martin…