Regulation
FPL Releases FIX Guidelines for Post-Trade Processing
The guidelines will facilitate the adoption of FIX standards for equity post-trade processing.
If You Invest Offshore, They'll Tax You For Sure
Discussion of the Fatca tax regulation at the ISITC conference centered on whether the law makes the financial industry an arm of the US government and just how effectively it does so
EMIR Approved by European Parliament
The trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives will be subject to European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation.
ISITC Past Chairs Discuss Organization's Direction
Genevy Dimitrion and Gary Probert speak with Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua about ISITC's history and their ideas for the organization's continued thought leadership
ISITC Launches Regulatory Working Group
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Fidelity ActionsXchange Adds Material Events
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CFTC 30-Minute Rule Likely to Change Desk Operations
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Michael Shashoua: Dueling LEI Standard Proposals
Recently, Financial InterGroup, which had challenged the favored ISO 17442 standard for the legal entity identifier, took another shot by specifying an 11-character LEI. Michael looks at its prospects in the industry.
SEC Combines Supervisory Efforts with Foreign Counterparts
The SEC establishes cooperation arrangements with the European Securities and Markets Authority and the Cayman Islands Monetery Authority.
Real-Time Surveillance: Mission Impossible?
European regulator ESMA wants trading venues to perform market surveillance and abuse monitoring in as close to real time as possible. But is the technology and operational capacity in place to make this initiative work? By Steve Dew-Jones
Suing the Lawmakers: Deutsche Börse Takes on Brussels
Deutsche Börse's threats of a legal challenge to the European Commission have raised eyebrows.
FPL Releases Support For Fixed-Income Trading
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The Medium Is (Not Just) The Message
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A Question of Characters
Financial InterGroup (Fig) is taking another shot at challenging the favored ISO 17442 standard for the legal entity identifier by specifying an 11-character LEI. The challenger has an uphill climb to catch on
FSB Announces LEI Workshop, Standard Details
Members of the public and private sector will share their views on the Financial Stability Board's (FSB’s) work on the legal entity identifier (LEI) at a meeting in Basel at the end of the month.
FSA Chief to Depart in June
UK regulatory boss to depart agency.
Whither Volcker? Firms Brace for Deadline as Delays Anticipated
The Volcker Rule’s deadline for public comment has passed, with a sea of responses from organizations all over the world. Implementation dates are currently debatable, but compliance with the regulation will require structural and technological change…
Futures SRO Committee Makes Fund Recommendations
Formed in response to MF Global's loss of customer funds, the committee makes four new recommendations regarding proper segregation.
CFTC Sets Interim LEI Standard
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked market participants to apply to be identifiers of swap counterparties, and also introduced CICI, an identifier designation designed to fill the gap until the Financial Stability Board issues its own
Financial InterGroup Proposes Alternative LEI Format
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Focus on Risk, Regulation Drives LSE's LCH.Clearnet Deal
The LCH.Clearnet deal could mark a new beginning for the London Stock Exchange.
Swift Stakes Position on Reference Data, Risk Reduction and Identifiers
Patrik Neutjens, head of reference data at Swift, discusses the value of end-to-end data systems, and how the organization aims to advance the legal entity identifier globally as one of the administrators for the LEI standard.
Thomson Reuters Responds to EU Comment on RICs
The data provider is reviewing the use of Reuters Instrument Codes after an EU official said a test by the company was insufficient to ease antitrust concerns