Regulation
New Perspective: Australian Markets Spar Over Surveillance Funding
A proposal by the Australian Treasury to raise funds for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) by charging exchanges and market participants has set rivals Chi-X Australia—due to launch at the end of the month—and the incumbent…
AMQP 1.0 Launch Promises New Messaging Benefits
Developers of the messaging protocol say it will simplify trading communications and communication between risk management systems
Seeking the Path to Data Quality
Trying to produce quality data requires a complex, intertwined effort comprised of making standards compatible and moving to more advanced data management methods. Achieving this result, however, is necessary for current regulatory compliance challenges
Getting Under the Surface of Standards
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Anthony Malakian: Studying the Bottom of a Pint Glass
According to Anthony, few individual get work completed ahead of schedule. This is also true of the buy-side space, where many hedge funds ─ and even vendors ─ are waiting until the last minute to address Form PF.
Rob Daly: Smarter, Not Faster, Wins the OTC Race
As US regulators finally define the parameters of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, dealers and other market participants are racing to have their systems ready to trade on the first day of the new regulatory regime. Rob…
Feature: Performance and Risk Management: Risk and Reward
The financial crisis exposed shortcomings in performance and risk management practices with many firms taking on excessive risk with scant regard for long-term performance. Sitanta Ni Mathghamhna reports.
Sibos 2011: LEI Implementation's Ripple Effect
At Sibos in Toronto, Tony Freeman, director of industry relations at Omgeo, gives his take on the unexpected ripple effects of the implementation of LEI
XBRL Begins to Catch on in Japan
Tokyo markets are sorting out accounting issues and other limits encountered by the data format, with an eye toward compatibility with international reporting standards
Sibos 2011: Bringing SSI Onto ISO 20022
Genevy Dimitrion, immediate past chair of ISITC, notes progress bringing the SSI [standard settlement instructions] standards onto ISO 20022
Regulation & Standards special report
September 2011 - sponsored by: Avox, CUSIP Global Services, SIX Telekurs, Standard & Poor's
