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Russian Depository Launches LEI Data Site
The National Settlement Depository has debuted lei-code.ru, a website providing data on legal entity identifiers in the Russian market
Sparinvest Chooses SunGard’s XSPrisa for Corporate Actions Processing
International asset management firm Sparinvest will implement SunGard's XSPrisa software-as-a-service offering to help mitigate its operational risk and more efficiently process corporate actions events
Singapore Exchange Upgrades Reporting
The exchange, working with a market practice group, is requiring completion of structured data fields to better support corporate actions reporting
European Solvency II Data Template Proposed
UK, Germany and France asset management industry groups collaborate on tripartite data exchange template
Canadian LOU Chooses GMEI Utility
CDS Clearing and Depository Services will use DTCC and Swift's Global Markets Entity Identifier utility for legal entity identifier registration
Numbering Agencies Update ISIN Standard
Members of the Association of National Numbering Agencies have broadened the standard to cover more instrument types
Nationwide Chooses AxiomSL for Reporting
The financial services firm will use the reporting and risk management provider's services to comply with UK regulations
Thomson Reuters Debuts Solvency II Data Service
The data provider is offering the service through its DataScope Select platform, covering four types of data relevant to compliance with the regulation
Fenergo Expands to Asia-Pacific
Company appoints Brett Hodge, former head of Asia at Avox, as head of sales for new Sydney office, in response to new regulatory compliance services demands for OTC derivatives
Industry Addresses Solvency II Readiness
For some firms, data management operations necessary for compliance with the regulation will take right up to the January 2016 deadline. Others may need more time, industry sources say
LuxCSD Goes Live with LEI Registrations
The Luxembourg securities repository has launched its legal entity identifier service, powered by the DTCC
Fenergo and BMO Continue Compliance Partnership
Software provider Fenergo and Bank of Montreal Capital Markets (BMO) are preparing to launch phase two of their onboarding project, designed to meet regulatory deadlines in July.
Asset Control Finds its Feet in Singapore
Asset Control's consolidation of its offices in the Asia-Pacific region is generating positive feedback from clients, according to Franck Peltier, MD of the New York-based data management technology and services provider.
Interactive Data Makes Evaluated Pricing Continuous
The data services provider adds updated evaluations with continuous fixed-income evaluated-pricing service
Wipro Makes Impact With Collective Knowledge Service
Impact Accelerated Client Transformation (ImpACT) has saved customers $15 million in costs over four months through collectively developed data-management and processing improvements
Chinese LEI Registrar Launches
LEI China, established by the China Financial Standardization Technical Committee certified by the LEI ROC authority last year, has started operating
Data Requirements May Place Strains on Bank Infrastructure for Corep Compliance
Legacy systems and continued use of Excel are making it difficult for firms to upgrade taxonomy in keeping with deadlines set by the European Banking Authority for its reporting guidelines
DTCC, Swift Top Ranking of LEI Infrastructures
The first quarterly ranking from Tabb Group puts the US legal entity identifier providers at 97% comprehensiveness for more than 140,000 records
Russia Depository Fills Information Roles
National Settlement Depository has named Alina Akchurina to run collateral management systems and hired Intesa Bank's Svyatoslav Berezin as information security director
EDI Readies Derivatives Corporate Actions Tool
Pricing and reference data provider Exchange Data International has announced plans for Exchanged Traded Derivatives, a new service that will offer more than 30 types of corporate actions from derivatives instruments
Tokyo LOU Goes Live; Canadian LOU Designated
The Japan Exchange Group has launched its local operating unit for implementation of the legal entity identifier, as designated by LEI ROC. The committee has also tapped CDS Clearing and Depository Services as Canada's LOU
Vienna Exchange Debuts Intraday Corporate Actions
Wiener Börse's new Corporate Action Service offers data from more than 300 firms on an intraday basis, including those in six other markets covered by its central and eastern European parent group
Eagle Promotes Sales Executives
Greg Farrington, a US executive at Eagle Investment Systems, gains responsibility to cover the Americas, while John Boggis expands his European role to include the entire EMEA region
GLEIF Sets Fees For LEI Licensing
The foundation, which is responsible for legal entity identifier infrastructure and principles, is relying on the licensing fees to fund the central operating unit administering LEIs