Articles by Nicholas Hamilton
ISITC Works To Manage Fatca Compliance
With less than a year until Fatca comes into force, Nicholas Hamilton speaks to Paul Wiltshire of ISITC Europe about how the trade association dedicated to improving operational efficiency can help the industry prepare for the US anti-tax-evasion…
DTCC, Global Banks Prepare Comprehensive Data Utility
The post-trade services provider, working with some major global firms, plans to create a single utility addressing legal entity, know-your-customer and other compliance data needs
SIX on Financial Transaction Taxes' European Impact
SIX Financial Information's Darren Marsh explains how the rollout of financial transaction taxes in Europe is affecting data management
HSBC's Johnson Outlines Lessons Learned from New Regulations
Chris Johnson of HSBC Securities Services shares the lessons he has learned from his close analysis of regulatory announcements in recent years
Interactive Data Upgrades Workflow for Fixed-Income Web Portal
The pricing and data vendor says enhancements to its Vantage web portal will allow users to avoid the manual price review processes usually required to explore price movements
Data Execs: "We Need Consolidated Pre-LEI Files"
As the number of utilities issuing pre-legal entity identifiers increases, delegates at the European Financial Information Summit called for a single source they can use to find all of the pre-LEI data they need
IBOR Takes Hold on Buy Side
The investment book of record, or IBOR, is becoming an attractive option for buy-side firms that want a more accurate view of their portfolio positions at the start of the trading day. Nicholas Hamilton explores the options available for firms looking to…
Sapient Launches Lightweight Data Maturity Assessment
The services vendor says its sentiment-based assessment offers 80% of the value of an evidence-based assessment with 20% of the effort of commonly used evidence-based assessments
Russia's NSD Chooses GoldenSource for Corp Actions Repository
Russia's central securities depository has chosen GoldenSource's enterprise data management system to power a repository it is creating for corporate actions data
Swift Helps BAML Cut Cost of ISO 20022 Migration in Japan
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will benefit from a period of free messaging after becoming an early adopter of SwiftNet for its connection to the Japan Securities Depository Centre
Misys Enriches Products With Swift Data
The software and services vendor is using additional data from SwiftRef to improve the accuracy and consistency of payments and reduce the need for manual intervention
Omgeo, DTCC Partner to Create Settlement Instructions Utility
The post-trade services providers have created a product governance committee of market participants to help make the Omgeo Alert database of standing settlement instructions into a global utility
Thomson Reuters Adds Country of Risk to DataScope
The data services provider is using an algorithm that considers factors including the domicile of a company and produces data about the top ten countries to which the company is exposed
Former Morgan Stanley Exec Appointed Interactive Data CEO
Stephen Daffron will replace Mason Slaine as president and chief executive of the data vendor on September 20
LSE Discusses its New Role Allocating Pre-LEIs
Emma Kalliomaki, the London Stock Exchange's head of SEDOL masterfile, discusses the processes it has put in place to ensure the uniqueness and validity of the pre-legal entity identifiers it issues in its new role as a pre-Local Operating Unit
Calastone Gets $18 Million Expansion Funding
The provider of a global fund transaction network is investigating how its superannuation products in Australia can be adapted for Europe and Asia-Pacific markets
S&P Cap IQ Expands LatAm Offering With Mexico Office
The data and analytics vendor says its new office in Mexico City will benefit both customers in Latin America and around the world
Rimes Appoints New French Head
Renaud Larzilliere has been appointed director general for the French operations of the managed data services vendor, after four years at the company
Markit Targets APAC Growth as Top Execs Move to Singapore
Kevin Gould and Brad Hunt have been sent to Singapore to help the data vendor capitalize on opportunities that are being created across the Asia-Pacific region as a result of regulatory change
Multiples Of Utility
With confidence in outsourcing growing, Nicholas Hamilton asks whether multi-vendor utilities are the best way for third-party service providers to continue offering greater value to their clients
Société Générale Gets Cheuvreux Back Office
Société Générale Securites Services has migrated reference data details for thousands of accounts from Kepler Cheuvreux, the equity brokerage firm which was created when Kepler Capital Markets acquired Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux
Rimes Partners with EDI for Fixed Income Data
Customers of the managed data services vendor can now access Exchange Data International's Worldwide Fixed Income Service, which includes terms and conditions data and corporate actions data from 170 countries and supranational organizations
ISITC Europe Aims to Foster Fatca Collaboration
The industry body has established a working group to explore efficient ways of addressing common challenges created by the US anti-tax evasion regulation
LSE Launches Bulk Registration For Pre-LEIs
The London Stock Exchange expects large firms and fund managers to take advantage of the option to request pre-legal entity identifiers for multiple entities in a single process