Articles by Nicholas Hamilton
CounterpartyLink Launches Client Off-Boarding Service
The service helps firms identify clients and counterparties it no longer does business with so efficiency can be improved and costs reduced by removing their files
Putting a Value on Collateral
With the European Market Infrastructure Regulation set to impose margining requirements on parties to over-the-counter derivatives trades, firms are examining their own policies for valuing their collateral, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Quartet FS Partnership Helps Markit Aggregate Analytics in Real time
An in-memory analytical database has been integrated into the Markit Analytics platform to enable the front office to aggregate its calculations on a real-time basis
Taking Action Against Asian Fragmentation
The diverse nature of the Asia-Pacific region has long caused problems for the timely processing of corporate actions data. Nicholas Hamilton finds out how market participants manage these challenges and what is being done to improve standardization and…
EDI Expands EMEA Coverage With Morocco Office
The data vendor will employ a team of French and Arabic speakers in Agadir, Morocco, to translate data from France, French-speaking Africa and the Middle East into English
SIX Announces Departure Of CEO
Thomas Gross left SIX Financial Information on June 5 after serving as CEO for four years
Rimes Launches Managed Reference Data Service
The managed data services provider has applied tools and techniques from its Benchmark Data Service to reference and security master data, creating a new offering aimed at managing costs and following regulations
EDI, OTC Markets Group Partner On Corporate Actions
The data vendor and operator of marketplace platforms have teamed up to provide corporate actions data on companies trading on OTC Markets Group's OTCQX, OTCQB and OTC Pink marketplaces
Xenomorph Uses Windows For Cloud Deployment
The analytics and data management technology vendor is responding to clients who have successfully deployed its TimeScape product on-site, but now want to move the infrastructure offsite to simplify its management
BAML Exec: "Granular Data Creates Aggregation Challenges"
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch director told delegates at this week's North American Financial Information Summit that firms face challenges aggregating the more granular data now required for risk management
HSBC CDO: "Reporting Regs Emphasize Need To Manage Data Throughout Lifecycle"
HSBC's Peter Serenita told delegates at the North American Financial Information Summit that firms need processes for managing data throughout the trade lifecycle in order to comply with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new reporting…
UBS Exec Outlines Fatca Strategy
The bank's global head of client data policy and quality assurance told delegates at this week's North American Financial Information Summit that clearly defined data definitions and roles and responsibilities for data users are at the heart of its…
NAFIS 2013 Live: Charles Dolan Keynote
IRD's Nicholas Hamilton will tweet live on a keynote presentation by Charles Dolan, chief strategist in the fixed income, cash and currency group at BNY Mellon Asset Management.
Young Departs From Bloomberg
Stanley Young has ended his time as CEO of enterprise products and solutions at Bloomberg, just short of one year in the role.
GoldenSource Implements FIBO Standard
The enterprise data management software vendor says it can help its clients improve clarity and efficiency by combining the semantic standard with the physical data it holds
Swift Launches Daily Data Feeds To Help Firms Cut Costs
The messaging provider says daily feeds of reference data files from the SwiftRef platform will help firms avoid the cost of manually updating data themselves
Triangle Park Sees SIX Connection Fueling Reference Data Demand
The founder of the price surveillance, monitoring and OTC verification services vendor says a redistribution agreement it has signed with SIX could be broadened to include reference data, including corporate actions data. Triangle Park currently…
S&P's Sta. Maria Takes EMEA Role; Ordonez To Head APAC Sales
Rocco Sta. Maria of data and pricing vendor S&P Capital IQ is to move to London to head sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while Jose Ordonez will replace him as managing director of sales and client services for Asia-Pacific
Identifying LEI Opportunities and Challenges
The rollout of the legal entity identifier offers firms an opportunity to improve their onboarding processes and bring together valuable data sets, but a successful outcome depends on careful planning, writes Nicholas Hamilton
LEI Working Group to Improve Pre-LOU Communication; Plans for LEI Board Unveiled
A new working group is being set up to improve co-ordination between pre-Local Operating Units following concerns about duplication, and regulators have unveiled their plans for the board of directors of the legal entity identifier foundation in…
DTCC Files Legal Challenge to CFTC's Swap Reporting Rules
The New York-headquartered company says the regulator has introduced anti-competitive rules that will increase costs for market participants by allowing clearing houses to control which swap data repositories they report to
Hubert Holmes Joins Interactive Data As Reference Data MD
The former Xignite, Chi-X and Reuters executive has taken responsibility for Interactive Data's Apex platform