Regulation
LSE Reveals Details of Pre-LOU to Be Launched on July 31
The London Stock Exchange is preparing to launch its pre-legal entity identifier (pre-LEI) utility which will include a flexible search engine and the ability to view the records of pre-LEIs issued by other organizations
US Postpones Fatca Deadlines, Citing Need For International Agreements
Due diligence and tax withholding requirements of the US anti-tax evasion regulation have been postponed until July 1, 2014 to allow time for more countries to sign intergovernmental agreements with the US Treasury
MarketAxess Files SEF Application with CFTC
Electronic trading platform operator MarketAxess has submitted its application to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in order to become a swap execution facility (SEF).
Don't Worry Guys, We've Got This
Batman and Robin to rescue derivatives from regulatory arbitrage.
The Road To Value From Data
Costs and resources for data management take precedence in reference data, so firms must develop a palette of strategies, centralization, sourcing and prioritization to make the most of what they have to work with
FATCA Deadline Pushed Back, Buy Side Gets a Reprieve
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice today saying that certain deadlines pertaining to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) have been delayed by six months, as rules around withholding and due diligence will move from January 1…
ESMA Preps Technical Standards for OTC Clearing
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released a discussion paper, as a first step in producing detailed technical standards for the central clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives instruments.
Guilty Bankers Should Be Counting Rocks on a Prison Beach, Says Consultant
Alex Jurshevski wasn't even supposed to appear on the over-the-counter (OTC) and central clearing panel at the Toronto Financial Information Summit. It was only because of flooding in the city that the founder of Recovery Partners, a consultancy, was…
Don't Equate Canadian OTC Derivatives Reform With US Reform
Much of what regulator Aaron Unterman had to say at the Toronto Financial Information Summit about Canadian over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reform would have sounded familiar to any American in the audience. Canada’s approach to reform largely mirrors…
Mixed Start for SEF Registrations
Although the US Commodity Trading Futures Commission (CFTC) has finalized its rules regarding the operation of swap execution facilities (SEFs) and registration has been open for weeks, not all institutions have filed applications with the regulator as…
IRD's Editor on July Issue Features
Solvency II and Fatca regulation developments, along with the applications of metadata figure prominently in industry discussions reported in the July 2013 issue of Inside Reference Data
SIA, Colt Network to Connect Four European Central Banks
The vendor of information delivery platforms and vendor of payment systems have won the contract to provide a high-speed network between the central banks of Germany, Italy, France and Spain, as part of the Target2 and Target2-Securities (T2S) projects
Where the Data Buzz Is
Data management developments and discussions breathed life into last month's Sifma Tech Expo.
Canadian Regulator Addresses Direct Access
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), an umbrella organization of regulatory bodies in Canada, has announced amendments to recent regulation over direct access to markets.
Tradeweb Submits CFTC Application for SEF Status
Tradeweb Markets has announced that it is applying to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for swap execution facility (SEF) credentials, operating two separate platforms.
Swedbank Robur Chooses SimCorp for Solvency II Reporting
The software vendor's Solvency II system has been integrated with the SimCorp Dimension investment management platform that Swedbank was already using, leading to better data quality, lower operational risk and reduced maintenance costs
SEC Announces Quant Analysis Unit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a number of new initiatives designed to combat fraud and market abuse, including a unit dedicated to risk and data analysis, within its enforcement arm.
IRD's Editor on Basel's Mixed Messages
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's latest guidance on Basel III capital adequacy requirements finds the regulator suddenly getting strict.
The Search for Solvency II Solutions
Solvency II may be delayed, but it has not gone away. As the most focused industry participants chip away at the complexity of the European insurance regulation, Nicholas Hamilton discovers innovative compliance solutions, including data metering systems…
Cost and Complexity for Asian Tigers
It’s trading, Jim, but not as we know it.
StatPro Adds Ucits Capabilities to Revolution; Lands Caceis
Portfolio analytics vendor StatPro Group has upgraded its Revolution platform to allow for global exposure and liquidity monitoring, which the company says will aid in staying compliant with Ucits IV.
Fatca-Fueled Shuffle
The US foreign tax collection regulation is beginning to drive firms to change data documentation and management procedures. Michael Shashoua audits the developments
Cusip Adds LEI Data to Relieve Mapping Burden
Cusip Global Services says incorporating legal entity identifier data will help firms link to the new standard because many of their internal identifiers are mapped to Cusip numbers