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Recorded Webinar: Best practices for metadata management

Metadata has become central to financial firms as a means of enriching, discovering and effectively using both business and technical data. Its management is equally important, particularly in capital markets applications such as data lineage and data governance, which require a clear view of data and its provenance, and the ability to scale and support…

IHS Markit Connects Corporate Actions Solution to DTCC ISO 20022 Messaging Platform to Improve Process Automation

IHS Markit is aiming to simplify and automate corporate actions by connecting its Corporate Action SaaS solution to DTCC’s ISO 20022 messaging platform. The connection will provide direct delivery of corporate actions ISO 20022 formatted messages from the DTCC platform to the IHS Markit solution, giving DTCC users improved straight through processing for corporate actions….

FCA Publishes Further Plans to Ensure Orderly Wind Down of LIBOR at Year End

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released further arrangements for the orderly wind down of LIBOR at the end of the year. While the sterling, Japanese yen, Swiss franc and euro LIBOR panels will cease on 31 December 2021, the FCA says that to avoid disruption to legacy contracts referencing the 1-, 3- and…

EDM Council Publishes Cloud Data Management Capabilities Framework

The EDM Council has published a Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) framework that includes a comprehensive set of data management capabilities, standards and best practices for cloud, multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud implementations. It also incorporates automated key controls to protect sensitive data. The framework is available as a free license to EDM Council members and non-members,…

DSB Publishes Final Report on a Fee Model for the UPI

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has published its final report on a fee model for the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) that will come into play in July 2022. The report – Principles Underlying the Fee Model for the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service – is based on two consultation papers and considers both the UPI…

Recorded Webinar: Adverse media screening – how to cut exposure to criminal activity, from money laundering to human trafficking

Screening for adverse media coverage of counterparties presents an incredible opportunity for financial institutions to limit risk exposures and identify bad actors early. It is required by regulations such as the EU’s sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML 6), and is one of the most effective ways to steer clear of potential connections with sanctioned activity…

ANNA Service Bureau Migrates to Cloud as Part of Enhancement and Modernisation Programme

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has improved and modernised the ANNA Service Bureau (ASB). Key changes include the migration of the platform to a cloud-based infrastructure, a new user interface with an integrated data quality dashboard, a data challenge ticketing system, and enhanced search and download capabilities. Additional data elements related to the…

Recorded Webinar: Sanctions – The new pre-trade challenge for the buy-side

Sanctions screening at the security level is a relatively recent requirement for the buy-side. It dives deeper than traditional KYC and AML screening and is immensely challenging as firms must monitor frequently changing sanctions lists, source up-to-date sanctions data and beneficial ownership data, and integrate these to screen growing lists of potentially sanctioned securities. As…

Sanctions Screening for Indirect Investments – The Buy Side’s New Compliance Challenge

The global political climate over the past few years has sparked a jump in the use of sanctions to attempt to influence the behaviour of players in the geopolitical landscape. While sell-side firms are familiar with sanctions and have long been required to monitor the securities they trade, own or recommend to clients to ensure…

ICE Benchmark Administration Adds ICE Risk Free Rate Indexes for US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen

ICE Benchmark Administration has introduced ICE Risk Free Rate (RFR) Indexes in US Dollar (SOFR), Euro (€STR) and Japanese Yen (TONA). The indexes will be used to replace LIBOR rates and include ICE SONIA Indexes for GBP Sterling that the company released in April 2021. “Expanding the ICE Indexes to cover GBP, USD, EUR and…