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DTCC Warehouse Finally Recognised by Fed as Data Repository for OTC Instruments
It may have taken a solid year of campaigning but the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has finally been granted approval by the Fed to set up a subsidiary to operate its Trade Information Warehouse as a data repository for OTC credit derivatives. The new subsidiary, which has been dubbed the Warehouse Trust Company,…
Market Data Capacity – 2009 Review, 2010 Outlook
From the safe distance of February 2010, we can look back at 2009, rake over the coals and think carefully about what lies ahead in 2010. Before I start my survey, I must point out that I am indebted to the Financial Information Forum and its membership, especially the exchanges, for providing a vast array…
SEC’s Proposed Revisions to Money Market NAV Reporting Could Pose Significant Data Challenge
This week the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added another set of proposals to its regulatory to do list, this time in the form of new reporting requirements for money market funds. The rules, should they be passed, would require these funds to regularly report their net asset value (NAV) to the regulator,…
Interactive Data Confirms is Exploring “Strategic Alternatives”, But Who is Big Enough to Buy it?
Interactive Data has confirmed today that it is exploring “strategic alternatives” for its future, but has declined to provide any more explanation as to what these alternatives may include. The number three data provider in the financial markets is likely seeking a suitable marriage partner, but who is likely (or able) to offer its hand?…
SEC Highlights Importance of Timeliness of Corporate Actions Data with Action Against Bank of America
If firms weren’t apprised of the importance of corporate actions data before, a recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Bank of America should convince them. Following a few months of trawling through corporate actions related data, the regulator has announced that it is seeking to charge Bank of America with failing…
Swift’s Church Explains How Reference Data Could Fit into 2015 Strategy
At the end of last year, Swift threw out a few tantalising titbits about its potential future role in the securities reference data space, including the opportunity for Bank Identifier Codes (BICs) in entity identification and its position on the European Central Bank’s proposed utility. However, Swift is in the midst of its 2015 strategy…
Top Broker-Dealers Choose DPC Data’s MuniPoints To Streamline Compliance While Improving Client Service
DPC Data, a provider of municipal bond disclosure data, research and data services, today announced that six top-tier and large regional broker-dealers and wealth management firms have adopted MuniPoints for rapid bond research and disclosure to investors. In an average week, tens of thousands of MuniPoints summaries are being accessed by dealers and risk managers…
Reval’s Okochi Appointed to CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee
Jiro Okochi, chief executive officer and co-founder of Reval, a global derivative risk management and hedge accounting solutions provider to over 375 publicly traded companies, was voted a member of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) by the five members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Okochi will participate in the next meeting of…
SEC Launches New XBRL Website to Speed Compliance with New Data Requirements
There can be no doubt that XBRL is big news in the US with regards to financial reporting and investor and issuer communications. The decision to mandate the use of XBRL tagging for public company statements by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year raised its profile and the regulator has this month added…
XBRL US On the Hunt for Partners to do Legwork Around Corporate Actions Taxonomies
Given that it’s being touted as the next big thing for the financial services community, it’s no surprise that XBRL US is looking for partners to lend a hand in covering some of the groundwork for its spate of new projects. The not for profit consortium is currently working with Swift and the Depository Trust…