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Commerzbank’s Natter Highlights Progress of its Data Management Project with Asset Control
Following its merger with Dresdner Bank in 2008, Commerzbank opted to integrate its risk management processes and instead of building an in-house solution for the data underlying those processes, it selected Asset Control’s AC Plus platform for the job. Speaking at last month’s A-Team Group Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in…
Virginie’s Blog – Swift’s Future Focus?
Swift has a serious decision to make this year about its potential future in the securities reference data space, beyond legal entity identification and standing settlement instructions (SSI) in the FX and money markets that is… Last month, Swift was selected by ISO as the successful candidate to act as the registration authority for its…
Thomson Reuters Adds Ex-Wolters Kluwer Exec Curtis to its Ranks
The revolving door at data giant Thomson Reuters continues to spin unabated (see commentary on the recent slew of people moves) with the addition of ex-Wolters Kluwer MD Dean Curtis to its ranks. Curtis, who was with the regulatory solutions specialist for nearly four years and was likely a casualty of the recent FRSGlobal acquisition,…
Opinion: Proven Main Street Solution Proposed for Global Financial Identification
By Allan Grody and Bob Carpenter There is a business model in existence today that has been around for nearly four decades and that has solved the unique identification problem in the global commercial trade supply chain. Now in partnership with our respective firms, we are proposing to share this system with regulators and the…
Reliance on Data Vendors, Cost and Poor Data Quality Remain Hurdles to Transparency, Says City of London Paper on MiFID
As the MiFID review process rumbles on ahead of a potential sequel, more and more attention is being directed towards the data quality issues underlying the barriers to post-trade market transparency. On this note, the City of London’s recently published report into the impacts of MiFID (handily titled “Understanding the Impacts of MiFID”) indicates that…
Q&A: Todd Watkins of NYSE Technologies on Managing Options Data
Anyone who is familiar with the OPRA option data feed and associated message rates understands the challenges of dealing with options market data. NYSE Technologies has just introduced its Filtered Options Feed, designed to address some of those challenges. IntelligentTradingTechnology.com talked to Todd Watkins, product manager at the data and trading technology vendor, to find…
BVI’s Siebel Elaborates on Why EC’s Current Agreement with S&P on US ISINs Could Hold Back Systemic Risk Monitoring Efforts
If further action is not taken with regards to ensuring the licensing issues around Standard & Poor’s US ISIN practices for European firms are tackled (as well as the pricing issues) then regulators may be held back in their systemic risk monitoring activities, according to Rudolf Siebel, managing director who is responsible for legal and…
Does the European Commission’s Ruling on S&P Regarding ISIN Pricing go Far Enough?
Some corners of the industry are not convinced that the European Commission’s recent ruling on Standard & Poor’s ISIN pricing commitments goes far enough, as evidenced by comments made by a number of industry associations including the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the UK-based Information Provider User Group (IPUG) last week. It…
Virginie’s Blog – A Thorough Grilling at DMRAV
This time last week I was in New York chairing our Data Management for Risk, Analytics and Valuations (DMRAV) conference in front of a packed audience clamouring to hear more about the Office of Financial Research (OFR) from the Fed’s own CDO John Bottega. Although it was not the only highlight of the day (many…
Leading Global Insurance Company Selects XSP v5 Corporate Actions Platform
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, announced today that it has signed a new client, a leading global Insurance company, to implement the XSP v5 platform for automated global Corporate Actions processing. This new client has licensed the XSP Data Management & Scrubbing module, Web-based eTRAN module for automated notifications, response…