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Recorded Webinar: Entity Data Management & the LEI

This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. As the global legal entity identifier (LEI) standard gains acceptance, institutions are coming to grips with their entity data, adopting a more entity-centric basis for their operations. What benefits are they realizing, and has the effort been worthwhile? Webinar Date: March 20, 2014 Speakers:…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: That Was the Week that Was

I’m sure I’ve used that headline before but it seems apt: two conferences in one week, plus a data management training session in conjunction with our friends at EDM Works and JWG. Yes, last week was quite a week. For those of you that attended, I’m sure you’ll agree that Thursday’s Data Management Summit was…

Data Management Summit: Arguing the Case for Reference Data Utilities

Reference data utilities offer financial firms cost effective and flexible data management, improved data quality and the potential to standardise enterprise data. Arguing the case for data utilities as the only way forward for data management, Adam Cottingham, vice president of data management services at SmartStream, detailed their benefits in a keynote presentation at last…

Data Management Summit: Regulatory Challenges Demand Better Data Management & Risk Data Aggregation

The increasing complexity and more onerous obligations of new regulatory initiatives, particularly the recent EMIR deadlines, is demanding more sophisticated data management and better risk data aggregation programmes at banks and other financial institutions, according to industry experts at the A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit (DMS) last week. The panellists agreed that too much of…

Recorded Webinar: Enterprise Solutions – Data Governance

This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Devesh Shukla, Global Head of Reference Data Product Development, Bloomberg, discusses the challenges involved with data governance. Webinar Date: February 28, 2014 Speakers: Sponsors:

Recorded Webinar: Enterprise Solutions – Entity Remediation

This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Devesh Shukla, Global Head of Reference Data Product Development, Bloomberg and Peter Warms, Head of Product Development for Global Data and Symbology, Bloomberg discuss entity remediation. Webinar Date: February 28, 2014 Speakers: Sponsors:  

Recorded Webinar: Enterprise Solutions – Solvency II

This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Devesh Shukla, Global Head of Reference Data Product Development, Bloomberg and Cynthia Sachs, Global Head of BVAL Product Development, Bloomberg discuss Solvency II. Webinar Date: February 28, 2014 Speakers: Sponsors:

Euroclear Bank and SmartStream Build Out Central Data Utility

When Euroclear Bank and SmartStream joined forces in November 2012 to deliver a centralised reference data utility, many financial services firms were beginning to realise the need to improve data management and deliver higher quality data at a lower cost. Fast forward two years and the pressure to review and renew failing data management models…

Sapient Global Markets Details the Challenges and Opportunities of Trading on Swap Execution Facilities

As the US swaps market began the transition from telephone trading to electronic trading on swap execution facilities (SEFs) this week, a number of issues hung in the balance, including which of the SEFs that have registered with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will be successful, how vendors can support firms trading on…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: COREP/FINREP – Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Last week’s Regulatory Update seminar, hosted by Lombard Risk, was an eye-opener for anyone who thought their work was done after the past year’s huge efforts on COREP. In particular, the session focused on the challenges to come with respect to reporting under CRD IV, FINREP and incoming Asset Encumbrance (AE) rules. Indeed, such is…