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FSB Takes Another Step on LEI, But Administration Questions Linger

The approval of the ISO standard for the LEI moved much faster than most ISO standards, say industry observers. The FSB issued its LEI report to the G-20, setting a structure for the global LEI system, but the report leaves unanswered questions about...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 08 Jun 2012

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LEI Makes Progress, But Administration Questions Linger

The approval of the ISO standard for the LEI moved much faster than most ISO standards, say industry observers, but the FSB still has to issue some decisions on who will administer the LEI

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 06 Jun 2012

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Max Bowie: Speed Is Nothing Without Control

With the Sifma technology show upon us, vendors are showcasing their wares—often with a focus on speed and throughput. But in a regulatory environment placing greater emphasis on risk checks and compliance, firms are also expecting these solutions to...

Waters | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 06 Jun 2012

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Fed Confirms Two-Year Conformance Period for Volcker Rule

Concerns eased over possible 21 July enactment.

Sell-Side Technology | News | Regulation & Standards | 20 Apr 2012

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Suing the Lawmakers: Deutsche Börse Takes on Brussels

Deutsche Börse's threats of a legal challenge to the European Commission have raised eyebrows.

Sell-Side Technology | Opinion | Exchanges | 23 Mar 2012

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Up For Discussion

As the Financial Stability Board (FSB) continues its work to establish a global legal entity identifier (LEI), Nicholas Hamilton explores the crucial decisions it will have to make before presenting its conclusions in June

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 07 Mar 2012

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RiskSpan Hires Lynch as Head of Pricing Service

John Lynch, previously valuations head at Alliance Bernstein, joins RiskSpan, a software and advisory provider, as executive of its pricing service

Inside Reference Data | News | People | 27 Feb 2012

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LEI Myth-busting

The DTCC’s William Hodash, Swift’s Paul Janssens and Sifma’s Robin Doyle describe why the financial services industry is pouring its efforts into the legal entity identifier standard initiative

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 06 Jan 2012

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The LEI Of The Land

As the Financial Stability Board takes on responsibility for developing the governance framework for the legal entity identifier (LEI), Nicholas Hamilton looks at what the protagonists in the LEI project are doing to prepare the way for implementation...

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Regulation & Standards | 30 Nov 2011

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LEI and the Profit Motive

The fate of legal entity identifiers as an industry standard could rest on what types of organizations implement them

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 13 Jul 2011

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Key challenges in legal entity identification

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