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Asset Control’s Enfield Elaborates on Focus on Integration and AC Connect Launch
With the launch of its new integration module, enterprise data management (EDM) solution provider Asset Control is seeking to tackle the last mile challenge of data management projects. Rick Enfield, business owner of the vendor’s AC Plus solution, speaks to Reference Data Review about the development of the new platform and how it fits into Asset…
Regulators are Cracking Down on Counterparty Identifiers in Line with the MiFID Review
The UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) recent fining of German bank Commerzbank for its transaction reporting failures is just one instance of the regulator’s current focus on the data details of a firm’s business. One of the underlying problems in Commerzbank’s case was the incorrect allocation of counterparty codes and the use of proprietary codes for…
US Republican Senator Shelby Attacks Idea of Office of Financial Research as Waste of Time and Money
Given the political wrangling going on over the proposed US Financial Services Bill that is making its way through the Senate at the moment, it was only a matter of time before discussions turned to the proposed data utility in the form of the Office of Financial Research. At the end of last week, US…
IMF Looks at Data Challenges of Better Supervision of the Global Markets
In a similar vein to the rest of the global regulatory community, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is examining how it can better monitor the financial markets and the data concerns related to that challenge. In a paper published earlier this week, the IMF indicates how it plans to map the interconnectedness of financial institutions…
Data Repositories are Focus of Ongoing European and US Regulatory Discussions
Recent letters between Michel Barnier, the European Commission’s internal market and services commissioner, and US Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner indicate that data sharing is very much at the top of the regulatory agenda at the moment, especially with regards to derivatives. The issue of trade data repositories is at the heart of the debate, as…
UK FSA Slaps Commerzbank with £595,000 Fine for Transaction Reporting Data Failures
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Commerzbank £595,000 for transaction reporting failures stemming from underlying data errors, including the use of multiple internal codes for the same counterparties. The German bank’s fine may be a fraction of the £2.45 million imposed on Barclays last year, but it indicates that the regulator is continuing…
Japanese Regulator Plans to Extend Risk Reporting Requirements for Large Financial Groups
Following the release of its basic blueprint for reform of the financial services market at the end of last year, the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has this month indicated that it will be drawing up a draft bill, including reforms related to capital and liquidity risk reporting, for governmental consideration this year. A key…
Geithner Testifies on Lehman Failures in Front of US House Financial Services Committee, Again
For those of you that may have been asleep at the back of the room for the last two years, US regulators are doing their level best to hammer home the lessons learned as a result of the failure of Lehman, not least of which is the need to better track entity data across groups….
UK FSA Sends Out “Dear Compliance Officer” Letter for SCV Reforms, Data Testing on its Way
In line with its recent more aggressive approach to ensuring the market complies with its demands, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has this month sent out a letter to compliance officers about the upcoming single customer view (SCV) reforms. According to the regulator, the letter is aimed at providing more information about the new…
Wall Street Reform Act Includes Key Risk and Data Requirements in Light of Lehman Failure
The US House Committee on Financial Services’ Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which is currently making its way through the US legislative process, is seeking to rectify a number of inadequacies in light of the failure of Lehman, including key provisions around data and risk management. For example, the issue of living wills…