Standards
Standards Matter
The lack of standard symbology continues to be a fundamental problem in financial markets, and the credit crunch has further emphasized that there is an imminent need to fix this issue. Carla Mangado explores the opportunities for a commercial entity to…
XBRL Marks the Spot
Regulators are increasingly embracing the use of extensible business reporting language (XBRL), which means a growing amount of financial data will be tagged and easily accessible. Carla Mangado explores how widespread use of data tagging could affect…
Crying Out for Co-Operation
Standards remain one of the major headaches for the data industry, and with several groups dealing with the same issues individually, is progress in this field possible? Carla Mangado explores to what extent co-operation within the industry could make a…
Passports, Please
Every time I land at London Heathrow Airport, there are two things I know I'm not going to enjoy. First is schlepping a week's worth of luggage and a laptop bag through that underground corridor from Terminal 3 to the Heathrow tube stop on the Piccadilly…
Why Standards Matter
The importance of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) projects and the need for standards in the financial industry is well-established, but some still question the real impact of international identification codes. Carla Mangado…