ISO 20022
Sibos: A Good Place To Check ISO 20022 Progress
Industry professionals plan to take stock of progress on the ISO 20022 messaging standard used for corporate actions, in a key session at the Sibos conference in Boston on September 29
DTCC Tests Corporate Actions Service
DTCC has begun testing of Corporate Actions Web, with plans to move all its users to the service by October. DTCC also is promoting greater migration to the ISO 20022 standard for corporate actions
Actionable Material
Data quality, timeliness and standardization have become the most important traits for corporate actions processing. Michael Shashoua hears from industry experts on the challenges these represent
ICBC Financial Services Uses XSP to Adopt ISO 20022
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services is now using the XSPrisa software from SunGard's XSP business to process corporate actions in ISO 20022, rather than using the DTCC's CCF files
ICD Chooses Volante for Data Integration
Institutional Cash Distributors Technology will use Volante Designer to help it integrate Swift Fin, Bank Administration Institute 2 and proprietary messages in XML and other formats
Volante Launches ISO 20022 Migration Aid
Volante Technologies has built on a partnership with Swift to develop the Funds Migration Accelerator, which gathers message types into the 20022 standard
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
Moving Parts and Closing Gaps
Corporate actions professionals are looking at how to automate more complex pieces of processing these events, Michael Shashoua reports. Messaging standards and complex instructions and choices are key factors
IRD's Editor on ISO 20022 and LEI Developments
Support for the ISO 20022 messaging standard could be wavering in the industry. In contrast, a maneuver by the US Office of Financial Research could improve the LEI's prospects
ISO 20022 Likely Stalled For Years More, Say Corporate Actions Execs
Efforts to phase out the use of the older ISO 15022 standard for corporate actions messaging on a worldwide basis are still failing to gain traction in the industry, executives from BlackRock and Barclays Capital said in a recent webcast
IRD's Editor on Risk and the Drive to ISO 20022
With risk management being the biggest driver for corporate actions processing improvements, that ought to translate to support for the ISO 20022 messaging standard
Risk Waiting
Will concern about reducing corporate actions exposures be enough to push the industry toward advancing the ISO 20022 messaging standard?
Taking Action Against Asian Fragmentation
The diverse nature of the Asia-Pacific region has long caused problems for the timely processing of corporate actions data. Nicholas Hamilton finds out how market participants manage these challenges and what is being done to improve standardization and…
DTCC Pilot Introduces ISO 20022 For Distribution Events
In the third phase of its corporate actions pilot, the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is introducing ISO 20022 messages for distribution events such as cash dividends, stock dividends, interest payments and principal payments
Soc Gen Adopts ISO 20022 for Funds in France
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IRD's Editor on Construction of Compliance Utilities
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua discusses management of data through compliance utilities for risk management purposes
Linedata Preps Mshare for Fatca, Swift MX Changes
In an effort to get ahead of changing regulations that are coming down the pike, Linedata has upgraded its Mshare investor accounting solution to be compliant with Fatca and the upcoming Swift ISO 20022 messaging format.
New Alliance Calls For ISO 15022 Phase-Out
Several investment firms and service providers are presenting a business case for completing the industry's migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard for corporate actions
Advances In Automation
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Lingua Fatca
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ISO 20022 Corporate Actions Pilot Gains Momentum, Complexity
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The Waiting Game
Report from Corporate Actions Webcast
Sorting Through Sibos Alphabet Soup
Along with LEI, Sibos participants contend with a tangle of regulatory and standards initiatives that some say clouds the industry's ability to reach common ground
A Slow Shift to ISO 20022
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