SWIFT
Swift Eyes Further US Penetration by Staying 'Local'
Omgeo's move away from its long-standing Oasys platform to a new central trade matching (CTM) service for non-US trades is still playing out, but SWIFT business development director Paul Taylor says the industry banking utility already created new…
Swift VAN Passes ENAT
Swift has announced that its value-added network (VAN) for the Target2-Securities (T2S) project has passed the final milestone in a major test cycle.
BBH Introduces New Corporate Actions Tool
Part of Brown Brothers Harriman's Infomediary platform, InfoAction will help institutional asset managers streamline their corporate actions workflow applications.
Swift's Janssens on CICI Changes: PART 1
Paul Janssens, Swift's legal entity identifier program director, explains the changes that have been made to the pre-local operating unit it manages with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, including the removal of 18,000 codes
Swift's Janssens on CICI Changes: PART 2
Paul Janssens, Swift's legal entity identifier program director, explains how the messaging services provider and its partner, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, are helping users manage recent changes to the CFTC Interim Compliant Identifier…
Three LEI Utilities Endorsed, 3,000 CICIs Sidelined
Pre-legal entity identifier utilities in the US, Germany and France have become the first to be admitted into the official interim LEI system, but 3,000 CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers will not be globally recognized
Pre-LEI Issuers Respond to Demand for Consolidated Files
The London Stock Exchange has begun issuing consolidated files of pre-legal entity identifier data from all pre-local operating units and WM Datenservice plans to follow suit, following demand from data users for a single source of pre-LEI data
The Origin of Data
A growing drumbeat for generating or collecting data closer to its source—the issuer—is beginning to be heard
Swift's Taylor on Regulation, Post-Trade Technology
Paul Taylor, director of global matching at Swift, talks to Waters at Sibos 2013, in Dubai.
Swift Helps BAML Cut Cost of ISO 20022 Migration in Japan
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will benefit from a period of free messaging after becoming an early adopter of SwiftNet for its connection to the Japan Securities Depository Centre
Misys Enriches Products With Swift Data
The software and services vendor is using additional data from SwiftRef to improve the accuracy and consistency of payments and reduce the need for manual intervention
SocGen Taps Swift for T2S Connectivity
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has chosen to use Swift's Value Added Network (VAN) to connect to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform.
Six, Clearstream Select Swift VAN for T2S
Six Securities Services and Clearstream will use Swift's value-added network (VAN), in order to connect to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform, the communications provider has announced.
African Exchange Links Could Draw Investment, Liquidity
The alliances that stock exchanges strike between themselves often turn out to be game-changers for a region’s economy. Marina Daras looks at regional initiatives to link up exchanges in one of the fastest evolving regions of the world—Africa.
Swift Launches BIC to LEI Directory
The messaging vendor believes providing a directory that cross-references Bank Identifier Codes and legal entity identifiers will facilitate adoption and integration of the latter
Swift App To Help Firms Confirm Trades Electronically
The Affirmations app allows users to view the details of their trades on a single screen, where they can confirm them electronically, as recommended by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
Slovenian CSD Takes Swift for T2S
KDD Central Securities Clearing Corporation will connect to the pan-European Target2-Securities (T2S) platform using Swift's value-added network (VAN), the provider has announced.
Light and Shade In LEI Outlook
Shifts in legal entity identifier guidelines attract attention to the differences between countries on how to implement the identification standard
ROC Rule Changes Force Purge Of CICIs
The Regulatory Oversight Committee's pre-LOU guidance spurs Swift and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation to remove 18,000 CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers that do not meet requirements
Stepping Up to SEPA
The Single Euro Payments Area project is standardizing the identifiers and messaging formats used for transactions throughout the eurozone. With six months left to comply, some firms have a lot of data mapping work to do, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Open Platform: Planning for the Inevitable with T2S
Harmonization of the European securities settlement landscape is gathering pace. The single settlement platform Target2-Securities (T2S) and the forthcoming CSD Regulation (CSD-R) – which could impose T+2 settlement Europe-wide and require an electronic…
BNP Paribas Selects Swift VAN for T2S Connectivity
BNP Paribas Securities Services has chosen Swift's value-added network (VAN) to meet its connectivity needs to the proposed Target2-Securities platform (T2S).
Volante Joins SwiftRef Partner Program
The data integration software vendor says joining SwiftRef's partner program will give its customers access to a single source for payments reference data
