A-Team Insight Knowledge Hub RTI The latest content from across the platform
Financial Machineries and Iason Develop Anonymous Benchmarking Service for FRTB
Financial Machineries is collaborating with Italian risk management consultancy Iason to deliver a service that will help banks prove they have enough data to use an internal model for market risk capital calculations required by Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) regulation. Banks that cannot prove they have enough data to use an internal…
Markit EDM Lays Out 2017 Roadmap
Markit EDM, the enterprise data management (EDM) business of Markit that merged with IHS in July 2016, has laid out its roadmap for 2017 including functional expansion of its EDM platform and a focus on delivering improved data visualisation to business users. Working with IHS, a provider of proprietary information, analytics and solutions to a…
ANNA Derivatives Service Bureau Operator Etrading Details Proposed ISIN Fees for OTC Derivatives
The fee model proposed for ISINs issued for OTC derivatives by the Association of National Numbering Agencies’ Derivatives Service Bureau (ANNA DSB) suggests an implied fee of €0.5 for the creation of each ISIN and free access to the ISIN’s attributes once it has been created. The need for ISINs for OTC derivatives arises from…
Nascent Exchange IPSX Implements GoldenSource Cloud EDM Platform
The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) is working with GoldenSource to implement the software vendor’s cloud-based enterprise data management (EDM) platform ahead of its planned launch towards the middle of this year. The exchange still needs approval from the Financial Conduct Authority, but expects to be the first regulated exchange dedicated to the admission and…
2017 – The Year of Data
2017 may be the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar, but in the capital markets calendar it is the Year of Data – data that will drive regulatory compliance, business transformation, client satisfaction, improved performance and more! Of course, data has been in the picture since way before the last Year of the…
A Web of Complexity
By Martijn Groot, vice president of product management, Asset Control At the centre of financial services risk management and regulatory compliance is the convergence of data from a huge range of information silos, departments, product lines, customers and risk categories. Risk and finance are at the end of an extensive chain, examining the consolidated threads,…
DTCC Data Products To Add Trade Warehouse and Repository Information
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC’s) Data Products business expects to unveil more new offerings drawn from DTCC’s Trade Information Warehouses and its Global Trade Repository later this month, or early this year, according to Ron Jordan, managing director at DTCC, who heads its data services business. “2017 is about accelerating what we started…
Expert Advice on Integrating Entity Data Hierarchies, Sanctions and KYC Processes
Integrating entity data hierarchies with sanctions and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements can be problematic, but getting it right can deliver significant business and operational benefits. The challenges and opportunities of managing entity data hierarchies and keeping track of sanctions, watch lists and politically exposed persons (PEPs) across KYC processes were discussed during a recent…
MiFID II Preparation Challenges Emerge
For trading operations, MiFID II still appears to be a moving target in terms of transparency and reporting requirements, according to data and regulation experts from industry service providers. Compliance with MiFID II is requiring significant technology resources, the experts said, speaking during the general meeting of FISD in New York on December 15. “In…
Recorded Webinar: Managing entity data hierarchies and keeping track of sanctions, watch lists and PEPs across KYC processes
Managing entity data and entity ownership hierarchies to ensure Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance is an ongoing challenge for many financial institutions. The webinar will discuss the most pressing concerns around entity and hierarchy data, and consider how to ensure you are effectively managing entity data, hierarchies, sanctions, watch lists and politically exposed persons (PEPs)…