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Improving Operations Through Automated Reconciliation

Spending on reconciliation solutions is set to increase steadily over the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 percent globally,...

Buy-Side Technology | Opinion | Buy-Side Operations | 17 May 2013

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Bloomberg Screws Up with Spying Scandal, But the End Ain't Near

Bloomberg has certainly suffered an embarrassing episode recently, but Anthony says no one should expect a sea change in the terminal market anytime soon.

Buy-Side Technology | Opinion | Trading Technologies and Strategies | 17 May 2013

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NAFIS Preview

Other regulatory issues, risk management and data governance will also find the spotlight, alongside the legal entity identifier, in this year's NAFIS conference on May 21

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Data Management | 17 May 2013

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IRD's Editor on Rulemaking and Fragmentation

Data managers should be prepared for "Balkanized" fragmentation in data management, due to nation-centric rulemaking, should globalized and harmonized rules efforts fail.

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Data Management | 13 May 2013 | video

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CFTC SEF Debate Sets Up Dodd-Frank Showdown

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has set a date of May 16 for a public meeting, over key elements of rules that govern how swap execution facilities (SEFs) will work.

Sell-Side Technology | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 13 May 2013

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Territorial Rulemaking and the Data Environment

Data managers should consider whether all regulatory politics will be local—or global—and be prepared for either possibility

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 13 May 2013

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Opening Cross: Market Data: The Ever-Expanding Horizon

Whether it’s alternative datasets, connectivity to new markets, or the expertise that professionals in our industry must continue to attain, the scope of market data—and the roles of those responsible for it—is always expanding. There’s never...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 13 May 2013

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IRD's Editor on the LEI's Bottom Line

Features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data explore client onboarding, budgeting and data quality issues related to the legal entity identifier.

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 08 May 2013 | video

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Looking for the Finish Line

Stories and features in the May issue of Inside Reference Data identify remaining hurdles for legal entity identifier, question how widely understood are the LEI's benefits, and explore drives to secure its value

Inside Reference Data | Opinion | Regulation & Standards | 07 May 2013

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Lessons Learned from Conference Season

Looking at the tenor and tone of the financial services technology debate so far this year.

Sell-Side Technology | Opinion | Events | 07 May 2013

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