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WFIC Day 3: Partly Cloudy

After three days in San Francisco, I feel like an expert in technology. At least technology company locations. I know who’s who in the Bay Area, and...

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Data Management | 13 Oct 2011

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FactSet Launches First Two Offerings in New Ref Data Suite

FactSet has introduced a new global business entity data feed, EDM Publishing Package, and a mapping service, the Concordance Service, which are the first two offerings in a new suite of reference data products, officials tell Inside Reference Data. ...

Inside Reference Data | News | Business Entity Data | 08 Mar 2011

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Cusip Preps Launch of Issuance Data Reports and Hedge Fund Offering

Cusip Global Services (CGS), part of McGraw Hill Financial, is gearing up for the release of two new product offerings, Cusip issuance reports and a separate file with Cusip hedge fund identifiers. The Cusip issuance trends product, a new standalone...

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 12 Jan 2011

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The Bucket List for Reference Data

In the spirit of list-making for the holiday season, I started reading about bucket lists-lists for actors to marry, mountains to climb, and dances to learn. But in the reference data industry, there are a few more unique things that could be added to...

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Data Management | 07 Dec 2010

DTCC Joins Debate on Ops Model for Entity Identifier

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has entered the discussion on universal business entity identification, responding to industry questions about how the organization could be involved in the build-up of a utility of basic entity data...

Inside Reference Data | News | Business Entity Data | 07 Dec 2010

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Get Ready for Universal Entity Identification

With increased pressure from regulators and growing focus on standardization, now seems to be the ideal time for the market to agree on a universal business entity identifier. The industry debate has moved from creation to implementation, and the challenges...

Inside Reference Data | Feature | Business Entity Data | 07 Dec 2010

Nasdaq Preps Old Symbology Feed Shutoff

Nasdaq OMX is encouraging clients to upgrade to symbology-compliant versions of its datafeeds by Dec. 31, as the exchange will retire non-compliant versions on that date. In other news, the exchange last week restated index values for its Green Economy...

Inside Market Data | News | Exchange Data | 19 Nov 2010

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GS1 US Mulls Two-Dimensional Code for Corporate Events

GS1 US has looked at how two-dimensional codes can help the financial services industry solve standardization challenges

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 17 Nov 2010

ISITC Europe Panel: ‘Entity ID to Be Announced Soon'

Market participants expect to see an imminent announcement about an international business entity identifier, which will have support from regulators in Europe and the US

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 11 Nov 2010

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Bloomberg to Offer Mapping Service to BBGID

Bloomberg is set to help firms map to the new security identifier Bloomberg Global ID (BBGID)

Inside Reference Data | News | Regulation & Standards | 09 Nov 2010

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