Standardization
Cost Reduction Not Main Driver Behind LEI Adoption, Say Experts
Speakers agree cost should not be main driver pushing firms to adopt an LEI
FundsXML Initiative to Increase Scope
FundsXML is looking to become the established standard for mutual fund information exchange
Next Stop: ISO20022 for Corporate Actions
Getting the Message
The Standards Forum Heads to Amsterdam
With Sibos around the corner, standardization experts are getting ready to head to Amsterdam to attend the Standards Forum. Carla Mangado talks to conference speakers about this year’s highlights
Standardizing Company Names
What's in a name?
Interview With: Christine Strandberg
When it comes to standards, data practitioners look for guidance from industry market practice groups. Carla Mangado speaks to SEB’s Christine Strandberg on how the standardization efforts of these groups are making a difference in the corporate actions…
Global Markets Need a Common Language
Mind Your Language
Corporate Actions Spend on the Rise
While investment in corporate actions never suffered a slow-down, experts say it is now set to increase even further. Carla Mangado explores firms' strategies around corporate actions, and how the financial crisis has affected investment patterns
Anna Board to Discuss ISO Registration Authority Agreement
ISO has revised its registration authority agreement, and Anna is in the process of reviewing it for the ISIN standard
Final Version of Wall Street Reform Bill Includes Set Up of Data Collection Facility
The US Senate has passed the Wall Street Reform Bill, which includes the creation of the Office of Financial Research.
Corporate Actions Standardization
Standardization continues to be the main area of discussion in the corporate actions space, and a fundamental goal for the industry. On June 15, Inside Reference Data gathered key market experts for a live web seminar to discuss what challenges are yet…
Church: Issuers Lacked Vital Knowledge around Corporate Actions Challenges
At Sifma 2010, Swift's Chris Church explained how in the past issuers were not aware of the challenges of corporate actions downstream in the lifecycle
Panelists: Standards Will Not Resolve All Corporate Actions Challenges
Corporate actions experts say the industry should not think standardization of corporate actions will be able to resolve all data quality issues
Data Veterans Engage Industry Leaders To Create a Central Counterparty for Data Management
NEW YORK - US-based data specialists are engaging C-level executives at global firms to set up the Central Counterparty for Data Management (CCDM), an initiative focused on global data standardization and cleansing in the financial services industry,…
Utilizing Centralization
The concept of a global centralized reference data utility is not new. But some argue now could be the right, and perhaps the only time, to make it a reality. Carla Mangado asks what the next step will be, and whether there is enough clarity on the issue…
Industry Prepares
For February Options Symbology Change, OCC Announces New Test Date
Waiting for the Issuers
Industry efforts to standardize the corporate actions space are ongoing, but greater issuer involvement is now seen as a must to move ahead. Carla Mangado reports on the corporate actions discussions at Sibos 2009
Collaboration with Regulators and Standard Bodies Essential to Reach Transparency Goal, Say Speakers
NEW YORK - Firms should work with regulators and be participating in standards developments to improve transparency and risk management, according to panelists at the FISD member briefing held in New York in June.
XBRL: The Corporate Actions Solution?
The much-discussed data tagging standard, extensible business reporting language (XBRL), is increasingly referred to as an upcoming turning point for the corporate actions industry, helping to standardize announcements at the source level. Carla Mangado…