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Stephan Wolf Discusses this Week’s MiFID II LEI Mandate and Emerging Digital Certificates
The MiFID II mandate requiring the use of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) to identify parties to financial transactions came into play on Monday, causing barely a ripple in trading markets, but still posing problems in terms of lapsed LEIs – a problem that Stephan Wolf, CEO of the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF), suggests could be…
Intelligent Trading Summit Tracks Developments in Best Execution
Best execution, smart order routing and finding liquidity were under the spotlight during a panel session at A-Team Group’s recent Intelligent Trading Summit in New York City. So too, was the SEC’s ‘maker taker’ pilot designed to generate data that will provide the Commission and market participants with information to facilitate an informed, data driven discussion about…
It’s Official – No Further Delays in the Use of LEIs Under MiFID II
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) confirmed today that the six-month delay to the mandate requiring the use of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) for all issuers and counterparties to transactions under MiFID II will not be extended. The initial delay from January 3, 2018, when MiFID II came into play, to July 3, 2018…
FCA Reiterates Need for LEIs in Run Up to July 3 Deadline
The UK regulator has reminded firms and counterparties within the scope of MiFID II to ensure they meet the regulation’s Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) requirement before the extended deadline of July 3, 2018. “After July 3 firms will be required to gather (and be in a position to report) their clients’ LEIs before they trade…
AML – More Focus in 2018 for the FCA and Firms
By Philip Naughton, Head of UK Compliance, Cordium The regulatory landscape for anti-money laundering (AML) is continuing to evolve, and for financial institutions struggling under an increasingly heavy regulatory burden, we at Data Management Review felt that this article from financial services tech consultancy Cordium was of particular interest in highlighting the upcoming AML upgrades…
Derivatives Service Bureau Names Members of Technology Advisory Committee
The Association of National Numbering Agencies’ (ANNA) Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has named members of its newly formed Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC has been set up to provide guidance and recommendations to the DSB Board on technology implementation and investment to support the DSB role as a critical market infrastructure providing International Securities…
Recorded Webinar: Best practice timestamping and clock synchronisation
Timestamping and clock synchronisation have been embedded in the EU by Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and are also a requirement of the US SEC Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). The webinar will discuss how well firms have realised the MiFID II requirement, how it differs from the CAT requirement, and best practice…
GLEIF 2018 Plans Include DLT Research, A Mapping Service and Golden Copy Files
The Global Legal Entity Identification Foundation (GLEIF) is planning a research project to discuss the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for LEI issuance and has this week introduced a free of charge certification process – the GLEIF Certification of LEI Mapping Service – that is designed to ensure organisations that map the LEI to…
Governor Expands Oversight Solution with FCA Integration
Governor Software has executed a new update to its institutional compliance oversight solution through a licensed link to the FCA Handbook, allowing clients to automatically integrate and update their internal client policies and controls with FCA guidance. The move, believed to be the first of its kind, provides compliance professionals with a new visualisation tool…
MiFID II Revisited
It is no secret that Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) remains a work in process, despite go live back in January. But what still needs to be done, how easy will it be, and how can firms work towards accruing the benefits of compliance? A recent A-Team Group webinar, MiFID II Revisited,…