Articles by Nicholas Hamilton
No Time For A Leap Into The Unknown
The idea of practitioners and data vendors sharing the burden of regulatory responsibility sounds attractive, but end-users have valid concerns about disrupting the status quo they often criticize
S&P Adds Asian-Pacific Institutional Investor Data To Searchable Web App
The data vendor has made company profiles of Asian-Pacific institutional investors and information about their investment asset sizes and allocation strategies available via Money Market Directories WebAccess, its searchable web application
Sapient Launches Standard For Cleared OTC Derivatives
Sapient's clearing connectivity standard can transmit information about cleared OTC derivatives; aims to reduce risk and operational burden by replacing multiple formats currently in use
FSB Seeks Legal Advice On Establishment of LEI Foundation
The Financial Stability Board has asked legal experts to submit recommendations on the most appropriate jurisdiction in which to set up the legal entity identifier foundation and the operational unit it will be responsible for
The Future For Outsourcing
Ramanan Seshadri, executive vice-president and head of European operations at Hexaware Technologies, an IT and business process outsourcing provider, tells Nicholas Hamilton why he believes firms will increasingly use third parties to help manage their…
Latest FpML Version Addresses CFTC Reporting Requirements
The latest version of the Financial products Markup Language standard includes new templates for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's requirements to report to swap data repositories and for real-time reporting purposes
FSB Does Not Expect LEI System To Be Live In March
The Financial Stability Board does not expect the global legal entity identifier (LEI) system to be live and ready to use in March, according to an executive who took part in the inaugural meeting of the LEI Private Sector Preparatory Group in July
Big Challenges And Big Opportunities
During an Inside Reference Data webcast about big data, panelists described how the phenomenon is redefining established approaches to data management, and how firms can harness the opportunities it presents. Nicholas Hamilton reports
Enterprising Strategies
Data vendors are showing increasing interest in enterprise data management, but insist they will not bundle products. Nicholas Hamilton finds there are many potential benefits to be had
Keeping Solvency II Solvent
The final report on the disclosure and reporting requirements for Solvency II has provided some clarification, but it also highlighted new data management challenges, writes Nicholas Hamilton
India's Global View
Suresh Iyer of Nomura Services India tells Nicholas Hamilton why data management is flourishing in his country and why working in a global hub for offshoring and outsourcing gives Indian data managers a unique perspective on the industry
Dalglish Appointed CTO at UBS
After two years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Tom Dalglish moves to UBS, where he will work on improving access to reference data
Questions Remain About CICI-To-LEI Transition
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) choice of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Swift to provide its interim legal entity identifier (LEI) is unsurprising, but it is not yet clear how the CICI identifier will fit into the…
Latest Swift Network Connection Allows Exchange Of All Message Formats
Alliance Lite2 connects users to the Swift network and enables them to exchange Swift messages, in all formats, from user to application and from application to application
BME Launches Reference Data Web Portal
The new service will enable users to access master and corporate actions data from Bolsas Y Mercados Espanoles Market Data, a unit of Spanish exchange BME
Egyptian Clearing Authority Adds Société Générale Exec To Board
Yasser Zaazaa, head of Société Générale Securities Services Egypt, will represent the Egyptian custodian community on the board of Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry
CFTC Chooses DTCC, Swift To Provide Interim LEI
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Swift will provide the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifier when it comes into use in September
Cullen Chooses Calastone For Mutual Funds Order Routing
The network provider says that Cullen Funds will benefit from using its order routing service, which converts all fund order messages into ISO 20022 in order to facilitate automation
LSE Experiences Reference Data Problems
Data management
GLG Partners Chooses Calastone To Automate Trade Settlement
The global asset management firm will benefit from a simplified process and reduced costs by using the automated settlement service, according to Calastone's CEO
CFTC Moves Closer To Implementation Of Interim LEI
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's decision on the definition of a swap paves the way for implementation in September of its interim legal entity identifier, but market participants are still waiting to learn who will provide the utility that…
The Impact of Big Data on Your Data Management Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts to discuss how big data affects the data management market in a webcast on 12 July
Solvency II Report Clarifies Purpose of New CIC Standard
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has emphasized that the complementary identification code is intended to help supervise the identification of risk and not to develop a consistent approach to data management
EIOPA Publishes Final Solvency II Reporting Requirements
The European regulator is recommending that firms base their preparations for Solvency II on its final report on disclosure and reporting requirements, despite the likelihood of some changes