Regulation
ISO Makes SQL Standard Bi-Temporal
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
State Street Rolls Out Form PF Solution
State Street unveils its own Form PF solution.
January 2012: There Will Be Blood ...
Victor places his bets for 2012
Following the Sun: Trading in the Age of Free Capital Flows
In an age of free capital flows, the day never ends for the financial markets. For this reason, it is imperative for asset managers to be able to follow the sun, and they must embrace a vigorous global regulatory environment and not be constrained by its…
Equities Mask for Derivatives
Concerned about the danger posed by leveraged OTC derivatives, regulation is forcing many of those instruments from a bilaterally traded environment to a publicly traded one. Dealers are preparing for the automation of collateral management and clearing…
STP For Risk Reduction Back in the Spotlight
As industry initiatives push for T+2 settlement of securities transactions in addition to reduced levels of latency and more electronic support of the trading process, the notion of STP is once more gaining ground. However, this requires an adjustment of…
CFTC Appoints a Whistleblower Chief
Following the creation of a whistleblower office pursuant to a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assistant director Vincente Martinez as its…
Year of the Dealer
With the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) promising to complete its rulemaking requirements under Dodd–Frank later this quarter, many in the industry are looking at 2012 as the year of the swap execution facility (SEF). It is too early to…
Managing LEI Expectations
Doubts about the pace of implementation of the legal entity identifier could be eased by a look at the work already getting done by firms and industry organizations
LEI Myth-busting
Strapline: Industry Warehouse
Unlocking LEI Potential
Third-party service providers are taking the opportunity presented by the legal entity identifier (LEI) to offer enhanced services to their customers. Nicholas Hamilton hears how these providers are preparing for implementation
Prediction and Preparation
Industry professionals have their work cut out for them concerning the legal entity identifier (LEI) standard, ratified in 2011, and administrators of the standard were also named last year. Data professionals from Cusip Global Services, BNY Mellon and…
What Do You Fear?
Anthony examines some of the issues that companies fear in 2012.
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
Looking back on 2011, and ahead to 2012.
Legal Entity Identification Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts to discuss the latest developments in the legal entity identification space in a webcast on 13 December
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
Are You Fit For Fatca?
The publication of the draft of the US anti-tax evasion regulations at the end of the month is keenly anticipated, with all indications suggesting a significant impact on data quality and management
Ballot Result Means LEI Standard Won't Be Published in January
Publication of LEI standard expected in spring as International Organization for Standardization (ISO) must work on comments received during ballot on ISO 17442
Trillium Offers Fatca Compliance Assessment
Trillium Sofware is to help firms analyze whether their data is fit for compliance with US anti-tax evasion regulations
A Tale of Two Citadels
The UK declined to sign onto a new European treaty that could redraw capital markets regulation in the EU. By James Rundle
Data as Regulatory Inoculation
Editor's View
Swift Seeks Participants For Pilot of Standards Platform
Financial institutions and market practice groups are asked to give their feedback on the MyStandards platform, which is being developed to cut out manual work associated with standards
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…
Anna Gets Fit For the Future
Strapline: Industry Warehouse