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GoldenSource Discusses the Pitfalls and Potential of Entity Data Management
Entity data is a fundamental building block of many systems, but all too often large financial institutions fail to manage the data strategically and incur negative customer reactions, increased costs and regulatory reporting errors. The solution to these problems is an enterprise-wide approach to entity data secured by strong data governance. The problems and potential…
ANNA Derivatives Service Bureau Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
The story of MiFID II and the selection of the ISIN as an identifier for all instruments in scope of the regulation, including OTC derivatives, has taken another turn, perhaps a final turn, with the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) pressing on with the build of a Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) by issuing an…
Recorded Webinar: Countdown to MiFID II
MiFID II is dominating trading technologists’ thoughts in 2016. What has been achieved so far and what is still to be done? What elements of the regulation are proving most difficult – perhaps algo testing, classification or surveillance? – and how are regulators responding? Listen to the webinar to find out about: State of play on…
Governance And Privacy Are Getting Married
By Dennis Slattery, CEO of EDMworks Announcement! The governance community is getting married to the privacy community. But how do we make sure the marriage is long and happy? The challenges are many and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one example of a flood of privacy/trust laws that will impact the couple. The…
Asset Control CEO Mark Hepsworth Sets Out Plans for the Company
Two months into his role as CEO of Asset Control, we caught up with Mark Hepsworth to find out more about his plans for the company and its clients, including a proactive approach to developing specific products to meet client needs, offering a more standards-based platform, and strengthening the company with new hires across technology,…
Fine Lines Between FCA and EU on MiFID II
By Dan Barnes UK markets regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued its consultation on the implementation of MiFID II, with some significant differences to the rules published by the European Commission, particularly for the buy side. The level of surprise these changes hold for firms will typically depend on their size and investment…
General Data Protection Regulation – Start Now to Meet May 2018 Compliance Deadline
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is on the radar of most financial services firms, but its scale, scope and large penalties for non-compliance mean firms need to start planning and implementing now to meet the May 2018 compliance deadline. The requirements of GDPR and how to build a data protection framework to achieve and evidence…
Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: AI, Machine Learning and the Intelligent EMS
In our ongoing exploration of how to inject intelligence into today’s super-fast, highly regulated and highly competitive markets, we like to pick the brains of practitioners who’ve been at the forefront of innovation in this narrow space. With our Intelligent Trading Summit in London just a few months away – February 2, to be precise…
Recorded Webinar: GDPR: How to build a data protection framework
Are you ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? With the GDPR deadline less than two years away, the pressure is on for organizations to understand how they will comply. Proper data management is part of the answer, but tying these efforts into a data governance framework to manage data protection is key to…
Anyone for MiFID III?
By Steve Grob, Director of Group Strategy, Fidessa I was chatting with the Reg folks here at Fidessa Towers yesterday and the spectre of MiFID III came up. Before you all jump off the window ledge, there is no official notion of this yet, but when will the regulators feel that their work really is…