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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:…

Entity Data Management & the LEI

Just over a year since the Financial Stability Board handed over leadership and direction of the interim Global Legal Entity Identifier System – or GLEIS – to the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the LEI the entity identifier is being used for reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation. This report discusses recent developments in the…

Thomson Reuters Eases the Burden of KYC Compliance with Accelus Org ID Managed Service

Thomson Reuters has set up a managed service designed to help financial institutions and their clients comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. Called Accelus Org ID, the service aims to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of compliance by providing accurate, up to date identity data and avoiding the need to repeat the…

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…

Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Global LEI System Addresses Demand for a Common Data Format

The Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS) has addressed the need for a common data format that can be used by all pre-Local Operating Units (LOUs) with a set of basic data elements. It has also endorsed more pre-LOUs, bringing the total to 12. The basic data elements of…

S&P Capital IQ Reports on the Challenges and Opportunities of EMIR Compliance

As the deadline for derivatives trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) looms, S&P Capital IQ reports that many companies are not ready to comply with the regulation and may not yet have pre-Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) that are mandatory for derivatives reporting. S&P Capital IQ covers the issues of EMIR, the LEI and…

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…

Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: AC’s Petti – Our Asset Is Under Control

Richard Petti – who recently took over as CEO of EDM platform provider Asset Control – is bullish about the company’s prospects after a rethink of strategy in the wake of its acquisition by LA-based private equity group Marlin Equity Partners. Some may have written off the stalwart data management supplier following this year’s messy…

Details of Fatca Compliance Remain Elusive Despite Looming Deadlines

The first deadline for reporting under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) is set for July 1, 2014 and it looks like it will stay that way, despite calls from industry participants for a delay on the grounds that they need more time to prepare and that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has…