Standardization
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…
A New Dawn for Corporate Actions Processing
The US corporate actions market is seeing a growing number of complex notifications, resulting in an increased interest in taking data from multiple sources and in-depth tax information. Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry professionals to…
A Woman of Actions
IRD talks to Natalie O'Connell about automation, notification standards and proxy voting in the corporate actions arena