Data
MoneyMate Hires Smith for European Sales
Ashley Smith, previously an IBM sales executive, joins MoneyMate to lead the data management provider's European sales
Markit Begins Euroclear Bond Data Distribution
The data services provider has begun distributing the first portions of bond data that it plans to offer under its agreement with Euroclear Bank
Information Mosaic Launches IMValue
The post-trade financial services software provider's new suite of performance indicators and analytics aims to automate extraction of corporate actions information to better indicate risk
IRD's Editor on LEI's Reach
The legal entity identifier is playing a part in data quality issues, as it winds its way toward implementation
Colby, Four Others Join DTCC Board
Finra's chief legal officer, Robert Colby, is joined by four representatives of financial firms' clearing agencies on the board of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
LEI's Tentacles
The legal entity identifier, and the process to implement it, is making itself a factor in unexpected places, such as data quality and collateral transaction data
Data Validator Criticizes DTCC's Identifier Database
A Bloomberg data official points to 600 duplicate files—about 1% of the total—in DTCC's database for CICIs, the LEI precursors. DTCC's CDO counters: It's still the most accurate database of its kind
Mizuho Chooses Wolters Kluwer For Regulatory Reporting
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has a data warehouse that consolidates reference, market and counterparty data, and which will enable Mizuho International and Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland to automate regulatory reporting
SIFMA Cries Foul to SEC Over UTP Tape C Fee Hike
SIFMA calls on SEC to reject 25 percent Tape C price increase, claims UTP did not follow mandated procedures before raising fees.