EDM Council
EDM Council: Link Data To Ease Compliance
Regulatory mandates can best be met by linking data from instruments, disclosures, obligations and holdings, according to an official of the industry forum
Getting To Grips With Semantics
Businesses in a number of industries are seeing the benefits of using semantic technology for data management. Nicholas Hamilton asks where this approach may fit in the financial services sector and what advantages firms can expect to see
EDM Council Tackles Data Quality
The industry association has begun collecting feedback on data quality requirements set out in Basel III regulation, to plan a data quality initiative
FIBO Semantics Initiative Addresses Interest Rate Swaps
The EDM Council and Object Management Group have presented their FIBO Semantics Initiative to US regulators as a way to gain data consistency and transparency
DMM Model Offers Self-Assessment For Data Management
After three years in development, the EDM Council and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) have completed their Data Management Maturity model
Ontologies Gain Importance
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Swift Hopes For LEI Role Despite ISO Decision
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Semantic Technology Bears Fruit at State Street
Strapline: Data Management
The Haziness of Semantics
While the term "semantics" is starting to pique Wall Street’s interest, actual proof that it is a viable technology is still a while away.
Identification Specifics Take Shape
This month's Inside Reference Data coverage of the legal entity identifier (LEI) and OTC derivatives identification efforts finds that specifics about the standards, as well as the choices firms must make, are coming into focus
Over-the-Counter, Under the Radar
ISINs may not be be appropriate for identifying every over-the-counter derivative, creating a challenge for instrument identification. Nicholas Hamilton reports on efforts to find a fitting standards format in the asset class
Can Open Data and EDM Cooperate?
Different data standards models being advanced by Open Data Model and the EDM Council raise questions as to whether they can blend together to users' benefit
Data Standards Competition Heats Up
Open Data Model espouses a classification-based approach to data standards models, while the EDM Council focuses on making various standards compatible. Which approach will be more effective?
Open Data Model Unveils Classifications
Strapline: Data Management
No Turning Back: Firms Forge Ahead on Data Quality
In light of the global regulatory environment and firms looking to become more efficient while cutting costs, data quality has become a focal point for many technologists. However, the challenges are many and there’s still confusion as to who owns the…
The Vendor Community and Data Quality
Have vendors failed to address the issue of data quality? Some hedge funds say yes.
Automation Divides Opinion At End-User Firms
Strapline: Data Management
Changing Data Quality Definitions
Will data quality be defined by grand notions of making multiple standards compatible, or will it evolve slowly through firms working with their providers?
Reactions to ISO Standard Won't Delay Use For LEIs
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Running With The Rules
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
LEI Implementation Will Not Be Delayed By ISO Ballot Result
Publication of ISO 17442 is now expected in the first or second quarter of 2012, but the core standard will be unaffected
Data Regulation Time is Here
During a webcast hosted by Inside Reference Data and sponsored by iGATE Patni, industry experts warned financial services firms that they cannot afford to postpone their preparations for regulatory reform until the details are known, and must act now…
Industry Welcomes G-20 Support For LEI
Attention turns to enacting LEI in regulation, as industry participants welcome the G-20's support for the identifier