Data
SIX To Help Firms Comply With Italian Transaction Tax
The data vendor will identify instruments that are in scope for the Italian financial transaction tax and provide the necessary tax information to clients
FSB Lays Out More Regulatory Deadlines To G-20
FSB chairman Mark Carney has told bank regulatory officials of the G-20 countries of new time frames for accounting standards, Basel III implementation stages, insurance company identification and central clearing of derivatives
Torstone Uses OData Protocol Interface To Open Up Data
The software vendor says its new interface, which uses Microsoft's Open Data Protocol, will make it easy for users to access reference data
Next Step For Identifiers: Spotting Red Flags
Alacra's potential use of its Authority File database to trigger alerts of corporate events that have caused regulatory status changes, could be key to linking identifiers—especially the LEI
Sifma Taps Cullen for Corporate Actions Group
Kevin Cullen, communications and marketing director at Information Mosaic, will serve on the Industry Leadership Committee for Sifma's Corporate Actions Section
FISD Wants Data Contracts To Be Crisp
The Consumer Constituency Group of the Financial Information Services Division has begun an initiative for standardization of the language used in data contracts, to prevent different interpretations by end-user firms, data vendors and exchanges
FISD Pitches Contract Standards Project
Consumer Constituency Group outlines 10 categories of terms that will form the basis of concise, standardized contract addenda.
Live Squawk Enlists Market Chartist for Audio-Visual Analysis
Live Squawk adds technical charts and narration to its offering from research analyst Steve Miley