Regulation
Internal Client Requirements Remain Top Driver of EDM Programs, Say Speakers
Increased pressure from regulators has not radically changed the focus of data management programs. The primary driver remains meeting internal client requirements, said panelists at the Headstrong and EDM Council event in London yesterday
Standardizing Company Names
What's in a name?
Speeding up the Standards Process
Regulators are running out of patience, and market practitioners need to up their game to speed up the standards-setting process, says Tine Thoresen
EDM Council Working Group Discusses Data Quality Standard
The EDM Council has initiated discussions about the possibility of using data quality standard ISO 8000 in the financial information industry
Global Markets Need a Common Language
Mind Your Language
Video: Bank of America's Dalglish at the European Financial Information Summit
Tom Dalglish, chief information architect, Equities, Bank of America, speaks to Tine Thoresen at the European Financial Information Summit in London.
EDM Council Gears up for OFR Implementation
EDM Council is looking at ways to support the US Treasury in the set-up of the OFR
IPUG: Open Letter to Bloomberg to Support Inclusion of Identifiers in Xymbology
IPUG has written a letter for members to send to Bloomberg in support of including Bloomberg symbologies in the FOW TRADEdata symbology mapping offering, Xymbology
Ref Data Industry Embraces Free Data Trend
Data vendors Avox and Bloomberg started making some data items free last year. With increased regulatory pressure and a move towards openness, market participants expect to see more vendors adopting a similar approach in coming years
Anna Follows up with ISO on RA Agreement
Anna has asked ISO for a meeting about the newly revised registration authority agreement for the ISIN standard, which is yet to take effect
Dutch Regulator Approves LSE¹s UnaVista for Transaction Reporting
UnaVista, the London Stock Exchange¹s approved reporting mechanism in the UK, has been approved by Dutch regulator, AFM, for transaction reporting.
The New Counterparty Data Attributes
At a time of regulatory uncertainty and calls for increased transparency, the importance of counterparty data quality is high up the agenda, and the focus is now on adding more data fields. Ensuring access to more attributes has become a priority, says…
OFR: Setting Reference Data Standards
OFR: The Road to Standardization
SEC’s Blaszkowsky on the Data Transformation
Data tagging standard XBRL can potentially help standardize various types of financial information. Tine Thoresen speaks to SEC’s David Blaszkowsky about how the ongoing transformation will change how people work
"Significant Challenges" in Aggregating Data for Single Customer View Requirements
Around 10 reference data items have to be aggregated for firms to comply with the single customer view requirements in the UK, and depending on the existing set-up, this can be challenging to achieve, say market participants