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Anna Updates ISIN Standard and Combines ISO Financial Standards to Develop Centralised Data Hub
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (Anna) has released an update of ISO 6166, the standard for the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN), that extends coverage of instrument types to reflect regulatory developments in capital markets by including exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, as well as structured products. The Anna Service Bureau, which is supported…
Thomson Reuters Adds Data Service to Support Solvency II Compliance
Thomson Reuters has pulled together the datasets required by insurance companies and asset managers to comply with the capital adequacy and disclosure obligations of Solvency II. The company’s Solvency II Data Service is available through the Thomson Reuters DataScope Select delivery platform and falls in line with company strategy to support clients with reference data…
Recorded Webinar: Regulation and Risk as Data Management Drivers
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording by registering here. As the regulatory onslaught continues, more forward-thinking financial institutions are seeking ways to build a data management and data governance framework that spans regulations and provides a methodology for expanding scope as the regulations continue to evolve. How can this be achieved?…
Updated: Brendan Beith Leaving Role as European Ref Data MD at Interactive Data
Brendan Beith is leaving Interactive Data, where he has been managing director, pricing and reference data for Europe, Middle East and Africa for the past four years. Update: His role is being filled by Claudio Salinardi of Thomson Reuters. Claudio has spent the past 10 years at Thomson Reuters, most recently as managing director, fixed…
Tom Dalglish Joins SmartStream
Tom Dalglish has moved on from iGate Global Solutions to join SmartStream Technologies, where he takes the title of head of transformation services. In this role, Dalglish will use his reference data management expertise to manage transformation projects for post-trade processing and data management services for global clients. His initial responsibility will be to manage…
LEI Foundation Fixes Fees to be Paid by LOUs to Fund Global LEI System
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has fixed the licence fee that Local Operating Units (LOUs) must pay to the foundation for each LEI they issue at $20 a year. It has also introduced a member credit fee of $10 per LEI that LOUs must pay to the foundation to supplement funding of initial…
EMIR Reporting Continues to Pose Data Management Challenge
The reporting requirements of European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) continue to challenge financial institutions six months after they came into force and ahead of regulatory intent to fine firms that fail to report correctly under the regulation. Industry estimates suggest that, to date, only 1% of trades have been correctly matched under EMIR due to…
Are These the Best Providers of Enterprise Data Management Platforms?
Do you think Goldensource is the best sell-side enterprise data management platform? Or Fidelity ActionsXchange is the best corporate actions processing platform? How about Wolters Kluwer as the best regulatory solutions provider? Or DTCC’s Avox as the best LEI data solution? These are some of the winners of last year’s Data Management Summit Awards. If…
Interactive Data Offers Compliance Solution for AIFMD
Interactive Data has introduced a compliance solution for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) that came into force this week, but compliance may not be plain sailing with the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) warning that implementation of the regulation is incomplete. Interactive Data has pulled together existing data and created new data required…
Mark Hepsworth Returns to London as President of Interactive Data EMEA
Interactive Data has confirmed that Mark Hepsworth has returned to London to lead the company’s EMEA business as president. His responsibilities include the company’ pricing and reference data, trading solutions, managed solutions and desktops businesses in the region. Hepsworth remains a member of the company’s global executive committee. Hepsworth moved to London early this year…