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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…
SunGard to Offer Same Day Securities Lending Data
SunGard is now offering same day securities lending data through SunGard’s Astec Analytics Lending Pit solution, helping customers improve price discovery, increase profitability and decrease risk. Broker-dealers and lending agents currently rely on data that is at least one to two days old, making it difficult to monitor the fast moving securities lending market or…
Virginie’s Blog – Guess Which Country in Europe is Furthest Ahead with Corporate Actions Standardisation…?
When I found out this week which European country is furthest ahead with regards to the adoption of the Corporate Actions Joint Working Group’s (CAJWG) standards it certainly surprised me. But when you realise the role and the approach that the central securities depository (CSD) in the country has adopted, it all makes sense… And…
Fitch Launches Analytical Tools for EMEA and Asia-Pacific Corporates
Fitch Ratings has released tools designed to help investors better understand Fitch’s analytical approach, in particular the agency’s approach to computing credit metrics in IFRS jurisdictions, and its bespoke recovery analysis. “These new tools are a continuation of EMEA Corporates’ Clear Thinking programme, which is designed to make Fitch’s ratings more transparent and useful to…
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…