Regulation

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?

Michael Shashoua: Selling Fatca Globally

Firms in the US and abroad are beginning to get a clearer picture of what foreign tax withholding regulation will look like, following the release of proposed rules under the law. Yet US regulators can expect varied levels of cooperation from other…

James Rundle: The Devil in the Details

The regulatory freight train is rushing full speed ahead in the opening months of 2012, but not without sincere attempts to derail it along the way. As well as that, James says, regulators are making efforts to gain real insight into how the financial…

Industry Leaders Offer LEI Insights to the FSB

A panel of private sector representatives is providing advice to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on the development of the legal entity identifier. Nicholas Hamilton speaks to Graeme Austin, one of the participants in this advisory group, about how…

FSB Panel Considers LEI Eligibility Criteria

The complexities of including funds within the remit of the legal entity identifier (LEI) has been highlighted by the Industry Advisory Panel, which is aiding the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in its work on the standard

Has Fatca Arrived Stillborn?

US authorities have issued proposed rules for the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) and reached agreements with European countries for their cooperation. But will the lack of business benefits and other key allies for enforcement make it…

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