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LEI Foundation Fixes Fees to be Paid by LOUs to Fund Global LEI System
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has fixed the licence fee that Local Operating Units (LOUs) must pay to the foundation for each LEI they issue at $20 a year. It has also introduced a member credit fee of $10 per LEI that LOUs must pay to the foundation to supplement funding of initial…
EMIR Reporting Continues to Pose Data Management Challenge
The reporting requirements of European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) continue to challenge financial institutions six months after they came into force and ahead of regulatory intent to fine firms that fail to report correctly under the regulation. Industry estimates suggest that, to date, only 1% of trades have been correctly matched under EMIR due to…
IFRS & AIFMD – Managing the Pricing and Transparency Paradigm
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) present the market with a broad and complex range of obligations. In many cases these are the first set of common obligations that will impact Fund Managers, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Fund Administrators & Custodians all at the same time! Going…
Data Management Summit: Regulation and Risk Require a New Approach
Regulation and risk are driving a new approach to data management across financial markets, but they are not the only drivers as firms seek cost reductions, operational efficiencies and a means of using data as a business asset. These issues and more were debated by a panel of experts at last week’s A-Team Group Data…
Opinion: Regulators Blink on Derivatives Reform – Industry Leadership Required
By Allan D. Grody While the complications of Obama Care reform in the US has reached all Americans directly, the complications of the implementation of the swaps risk regime are similarly ‘problematic.’ But they are not yet well enough understood to touch the lives of everyday people, although indirectly they will impact everyone through higher…
Misys Builds on Existing Technologies to Deliver EMIR Reporting Service
Misys has responded to customer demand for help with trade reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with Regulatory Reporting Service, a stand alone software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, and an extension to its Confirmation Matching Service (CMS). The company had previous experience of Dodd-Frank and EMIR reporting with its Opics banking product that is usually used…
Recorded Webinar: Entity Data Management & the LEI
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. As the global legal entity identifier (LEI) standard gains acceptance, institutions are coming to grips with their entity data, adopting a more entity-centric basis for their operations. What benefits are they realizing, and has the effort been worthwhile? Webinar Date: March 20, 2014 Speakers:…
Talking Reference Data with Andrew Delaney: That Was the Week that Was
I’m sure I’ve used that headline before but it seems apt: two conferences in one week, plus a data management training session in conjunction with our friends at EDM Works and JWG. Yes, last week was quite a week. For those of you that attended, I’m sure you’ll agree that Thursday’s Data Management Summit was…
Data Management Summit: Regulatory Challenges Demand Better Data Management & Risk Data Aggregation
The increasing complexity and more onerous obligations of new regulatory initiatives, particularly the recent EMIR deadlines, is demanding more sophisticated data management and better risk data aggregation programmes at banks and other financial institutions, according to industry experts at the A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit (DMS) last week. The panellists agreed that too much of…
Recorded Webinar: Enterprise Solutions – Entity Remediation
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Devesh Shukla, Global Head of Reference Data Product Development, Bloomberg and Peter Warms, Head of Product Development for Global Data and Symbology, Bloomberg discuss entity remediation. Webinar Date: February 28, 2014 Speakers: Sponsors: