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FOW TRADEdata Named TT Connected Partner
Trading Technologies International (TT), a leading provider of order-entry software and solutions for professional derivatives traders, and FOW TRADEdata, a specialist data aggregator and distributor of reference data for exchange traded derivatives, are pleased to announce that FOW TRADEdata has been named a TT Connected Partner. FOW TRADEdata’s Xymbology service ensures clean symbol mapping of…
Hedge Fund Standards Board Launches Drive into the US and Asia
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) is launching an international drive to sign up more hedge fund managers in the US and Asia now that most leading European managers have become signatories. The HFSB, which brings together investors and managers to promote high standards of practice in the industry, will also be seeking to bring…
Virginie’s Blog – Standards Innovation: An Oxymoron?
Given my often critical view of the world of financial data standards, it has been an interesting exercise to look at the positive aspects of standardisation as part of my prep work for a panel session at this year’s Sibos on “standards and innovation”. Rather than being viewed purely as a chore, can the C…
Swift’s Young on Opportunities for Industry Collaboration in the Face of Impending Regulatory Compliance Challenges
Reference Data Review speaks with speaks to Swift’s head of regulatory affairs for the securities markets Richard Young about the onslaught of regulation that the industry is facing and where the compliance challenges lie. Young discusses how the industry can respond to these challenges in a collaborative manner and provides some practical examples of this…
Virginie’s Blog – Does Corporate Actions Data Have a Place in a Utility?
The same old discussions about STP and standardisation in the corporate actions space may play out year after year (see my recent blog on which here), but one interesting (and newer, if not entirely new) idea discussed at last week’s CorpActions 2011 conference was the concept of corporate actions event data being stored in a…
ISDA Publishes 2011 Equity Derivatives Definitions
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today the publication of the 2011 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions. The Definitions represent a key development in the ongoing industry initiative to increase standardization and automation and further reduce risk across over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. The Definitions, published on July 8, include a Main Book and…
Virginie’s Blog – Corporate Actions: Get Over it
This week’s CorpActions 2011 conference in London raised some rather familiar points with regards to the appetite for change in the corporate actions space. After years of talking about standardisation, some progress has been made in drawing up industry best practices (see the recent standards documents produced by many of the industry associations out there,…
Bloomberg Symbology (BSYM) Enters Asian Markets
Ace Derivatives and Commodity Exchange, a Kotak Group anchored commodity exchange in India, has successfully completed integration of the Bloomberg Global Identifier (‘BBGID’). The Exchange supports Bloomberg’s Open Symbology (BSYM), and is the first exchange to adopt the BBGID in Asia. Dilip Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer of Ace Commodity Exchange said, “We see Bloomberg’s Open…
MSCI ESG Research Launches New ESG Manager Platform with Impact Monitor
MSCI, a leading provider of investment decision support tools, announced today MSCI ESG Research’s launch of MSCI ESG Manager, a new integrated platform designed to provide asset managers and owners with an integrated suite of tools to efficiently manage research, analysis and compliance tasks across the spectrum of ESG factors. With the launch of MSCI…
IOSCO Highlights Dark Pool Post-trade Data Gaps, Lack of Global Venue Identification Standards
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its principles for the global dark pool community, which highlights the high degree of disparity across the post-trade data environment for these venues. In particular, it notes the lack of a common venue identification standard and trade reporting processes. IOSCO, which has also been working on…