Inside Reference Data/Analysis
The Rise of the Multi-Firm Financial Data Utility
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XBRL's Fatca Benefits
The US foreign tax law creates a high volume and complexity of data needed for compliance. Frederic Chapus, of shareholder documents and communications company RR Donnelley, calls Belgium’s use of the XBRL standard a useful example of what to do
Managing Data For Efficiency and Cost
Fidelity ActionsXchange’s Deborah Culhane describes the benefits of a data-centric approach to regulatory compliance, and advises on how to evaluate the sustainability of outsourcing for data services
Fatca Meets Metadata
Citisoft chief executive Steve Young proposes a metadata repository as a destination for data collected from various sources to be channeled into efforts to comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Placing Proper Weight on Pricing
Independent verification of derivatives pricing is necessary to stand up to increased regulatory scrutiny, writes HSBC product manager Anthony O'Connor
The Value of Data's Heritage
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Getting Ready To Meet The CICI Deadlines
Two important dates for adopting the US precursor to the legal entity identifier will soon be here. JP Morgan's Robin Doyle presents the steps firms need to take in response
Visions of a Corporate Genome Map
The CFTC interim identifier may not be enough of a spark, but other bright lights illuminate ways to map entities, says Wipro's Jennifer Ippoliti
Benchmark Boom Pushes Data Managers To New Approaches
The increasing volume of index and benchmark data coming from more sources is inciting firms to find new ways of managing the data, according to a survey of end-users conducted by Rimes Technologies
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
Tips on Integrating Semantic Data
Diversifying data structures are making modifications more complicated. SunGard's Yingxia Wang sorts through the various formats and suggests how best to make them work together
Risk Reduction Isn't Just Semantics
Crossing the “semantic barrier” requires alignment of “tribal knowledge” with the actual meaning and concepts being described. Financial industry consultancy IQ3Group’s Mack Frankfurter considers how this can be accomplished through data standards
Maximized Analysis
The ability to grasp big data and gain competitive advantage based on how a firm manages and leverages that data will differentiate financial institutions, says Barbara Ridpath, of the International Centre for Financial Regulation
Standards Coronation
The ISO 10962 Classification of Financial Instruments code is due for an overhaul, says Martin Sexton of London Market Systems. What will the new reigning standard look like?
We Can’t Upgrade, the Data Model’s Changed!
Although Knight Capital lost $440 million with just one faulty software upgrade, the cost of system maintenance and product upgrades are far greater, albeit less dramatic, than that much-publicized financial systems failure. Seemingly “simple” software…
Windows on Derivatives
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Ontologies Gain Importance
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Addressing Big Data One Byte At A Time
Strapline: Industry Warehouse
Clear Horizon
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CFTC 30-Minute Rule Likely to Change Desk Operations
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Are Open Standards in Data's Future?
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Cloud Sourcing
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Bottega Hire Elevates CDO Role
Strapline: Data Management