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We Can’t Upgrade, the Data Model’s Changed!

Although Knight Capital lost $440 million with just one faulty software upgrade, the cost of system maintenance and product upgrades are far greater, albeit less dramatic, than that much-publicized financial systems failure. Seemingly “simple” software...

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Data Management | 07 Sep 2012

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Windows on Derivatives

Regulation-driven changes to OTC derivatives markets are compelling structural changes, say Liz Duggan and Mark Heckert of Interactive Data

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

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Ontologies Gain Importance

State Street chief scientist David Saul spoke out about the need to make use of formats such as the Financial Industry Business Ontology

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 31 May 2012

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Addressing Big Data One Byte At A Time

The industry buzzword has a real importance, encompassing data consolidation and regulatory compliance challenges that need to be addressed, says Rene Keller of Information Mosaic

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Data Management | 11 May 2012

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Clear Horizon

ISITC is looking ahead to its next 20 years, focusing on industry dialogue with regulators, international coordination, broker-dealer data operations issues, derivatives messaging standards and managing the use of new technology. The organization’s...

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 02 Apr 2012

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CFTC 30-Minute Rule Likely to Change Desk Operations

The US CFTC swap counterparties identification rule to take effect July 16 contains a 30-minute reporting deadline that is likely to affect transactions between the US and other regions.

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Regulation & Standards | 27 Mar 2012

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Are Open Standards in Data's Future?

Financial organizations have in the past had to build proprietary systems for data classification and distribution. But as firms look to reduce IT expenses, new opportunities to collaborate on industry-wide standards are starting to emerge. Bloomberg’s...

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

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Cloud Sourcing

Cloud computing is transforming data management, according to Daniel Retzer, chief technology officer of corporate actions services provider XSP

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | Data Management | 07 Feb 2012

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Bottega Hire Elevates CDO Role

Bank of America's naming financial data veteran executive John Bottega as chief data officer is a rare instance of raising data issues to the level of upper management.

Inside Reference Data | Analysis | People | 11 Jan 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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