Inside Reference Data video
IRD's Senior Reporter on Wiki's Role in Data Management
Nicholas Hamilton discusses how wiki technology can be used for data management in the financial industry
Euroclear's Groot on Data Utilities
Martijn Groot of post-trade services vendor Euroclear explains how data utilities can help financial firms reduce costs and improve data quality
IRD's Editor on Data Management Collaboration
Pricing transparency and regulatory compliance efforts share a common thread: the need for collaboration.
GS1 Consultant on Pre-LEI Consolidated File Project
Ken Traub of GS1 explains how the not-for-profit standards body and a consortium of three other organizations are helping the industry by making consolidated files of pre-legal entity identifier data and statistics on the data available on the P-LEI.org…
IRD's Editor on FIBO's Part in Centralization
The Financial Industry Business Ontology standard is looking useful for centralization of reference data management.
BT's Cooper on Gaining Benefits from Big Data
Michael Cooper, CTO, Radianz, at BT Global Banking and Financial Markets, BT, explains how financial firms and vendors are harnessing the potential of big data, at the World Financial Information Conference hosted by the Financial Information Services…
Markit's Chidsey on Plans for Corp Actions Validation Service at WFIC 2013
Ed Chidsey, managing director, global co-head of data services, at Markit explains that the data and services vendor is rebuilding the platform of the Global Corporate Actions Validation Service it acquired in June, at the World Financial Information…
SIX's Raskin on Fatca, Solvency II at WFIC 2013
Barry Raskin, managing director at SIX Financial Information, discusses the challenges of monitoring which assets are in scope for reporting under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and offers advice on managing uncertainty surrounding Solvency II…
IDC's Hepsworth on Data Centralization at WFIC 2013
Mark Hepsworth, president, pricing and reference data, at Interactive Data speaks about the benefits and challenges of data centralization at the World Financial Information Conference hosted by the Financial Information Services Division in Lisbon
IRD's Editor on Centralization
Michael Shashoua points to several areas of data management where centralizing data is becoming prevalent
Swift's Janssens on CICI Changes: PART 1
Paul Janssens, Swift's legal entity identifier program director, explains the changes that have been made to the pre-local operating unit it manages with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, including the removal of 18,000 codes
SIX on Financial Transaction Taxes' European Impact
SIX Financial Information's Darren Marsh explains how the rollout of financial transaction taxes in Europe is affecting data management
Wells Fargo's Johnson Discusses Regulations' Effect on Valuations
Michael Shashoua speaks to Daniel Johnson of Wells Fargo Global Fund Services about the challenges for valuations teams created by AIFMD and IFRS 13
HSBC's Johnson Outlines Lessons Learned from New Regulations
Chris Johnson of HSBC Securities Services shares the lessons he has learned from his close analysis of regulatory announcements in recent years
IRD's Editor on Fatca's Effects on Data Operations
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua updates developments with Fatca tax regulation and how that will affect data operations
IRD's Editor on Finding Value From Data
Michael Shashoua considers how the industry defines value in relation to data management
IRD's Editor on Basel's Mixed Messages
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's latest guidance on Basel III capital adequacy requirements finds the regulator suddenly getting strict.
IRD's Editor on Collateral Data Growth and Data Governance
The June issue of Inside Reference Data features closer looks at the growth of collateral data and its effects for data managers, as well as developments concerning data governance
IRD's Editor on Collateral Issues
The growth in volume of collateral transaction data means the industry must ramp up technological capabilities for managing this data.
IRD's Editor on 'Extraterritoriality'
Reference data professionals are buzzing about "extraterritoriality," the concept of differences between jurisdictions or countries in how they handle new rules and regulations.
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
IRD's Editor on Pricing and Valuations Issues
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua describes the tension between keeping pricing method documentation concise and pursuing multi-sourced pricing models.