Data
AIFMD: No Alternative to Harmonization
With the Level 2 measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive now published, managers and third-party providers are analyzing whether they have all the data and technology they need for compliance
Data Providers See More Convergence and Centralization
Data services providers are considering convergence and centralization of data sources in response to user demands, as well as how to best tie together data sources
Ending the Toxic Data Binge
The financial industry must flush out old data management process used to support assets that have gone bad, says Asset Control's John Mitchell
Jyske Bank Automates Corporate Actions With SmartStream
The Danish bank will use the product provided by SmartStream Technologies to avoid the risk associated with its previous manual practices
Fatca's Final Version Eases Deadline, Maintains Data Burdens
The final regulations of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act have relaxed some deadlines and documentation requirements, but the data management challenges remain significant
IRD's Editor on Basel Committee Principles
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua says the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has raised more questions about how data managers should deal with risk data.
LEI Governance Body Established With US Treasury's Reed As Chair
The Regulatory Oversight Committee has chosen Switzerland as the location for the legal entity identifier foundation and taken over responsibility for launching the global identification system
The Hub of the Matter: Ken Price Interview
After leading Avox for 10 years, in December, Ken Price left the company he co-founded. He tells Nicholas Hamilton about spotting a gap in the industry, building up a respected data company and his new job working for a start-up
DTCC to Issue Further CICI Guidance for Funds
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will provide further clarification to the funds industry on using its utility to register for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifiers
Basel Committee Principles Raise More Questions
Parameters for effective risk data aggregation and reporting issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision appear to encourage data management improvement, but how that will be done is left unanswered
Evaluating the Quality Chain
Is data management carrying out all the imperatives set by regulations intended to address risk issues? Michael Shashoua assesses the chain of cause and effect linking new rules with data quality and operational issues
