Inside Reference Data/News
Alacra Adds CounterpartyLink Access to KYC Tool
Users of Alacra's know-your-customer tool can now access CounterpartyLink's legal entity intelligence, including primary-source documents that can be used to verify entities and changes in directors and legal structures
Scotiabank Chooses Fenergo Onboarding System
The client data software provider's onboarding system uses a rules-driven process to classify Scotiabank clients affected by European Market Infrastructure Regulation, the US Dodd-Frank Act and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Sutton Takes Customer Data Role at HSBC
Julia Sutton has left Deutsche Bank to take a role within group customer data strategy at HSBC
Cox Supports IDC, Pace Metrics as Independent Consultant
Matthew Cox has set up his own consultancy firm, MJC Data Management Solutions, and is supporting Interactive Data with the roll-out of a price validation tool
UTIs, Pre-LEIs Are Top Concerns as EMIR Reporting Begins
Industry participants are worried about confusion surrounding unique trade identifiers and a shortfall in pre-legal entity identifier registrations, as trade reporting requirements come into force for derivatives trades in the European Union
Element 22 Adds Partners
Thomas Bodenski, Edward Hawthorne and Rohit Mahur have joined the advisory company, which runs the Fimod open source model for legal entity identifiers
Markit EDM Signs $300bn Asset Manager As First Chinese Client
China Life Asset Management Company, the largest institutional investor in China's capital markets, has become the enterprise data management software vendor's first Chinese client, after it introduced a number of enhancements to meet local requirements
Interactive Data Responds to Asia Demand
The pricing and data services provider rolled out a new version of its Vantage platform responding to Asia-Pacific clients' need for bonds and swaps data from other global regions
Calypso Upgrades Repository Interface For EMIR Reporting
Software and services provider adds new data fields and functionality to its interface to the DTCC's trade repository so it can be used for both EMIR and Dodd-Frank Act trade reporting
Bloomberg Integrates EMIR Reporting into Terminal Service
The data vendor has integrated EMIR reporting functionality into its terminal service, will generate unique trade identifiers and help users report outstanding trades
BMO Asset Management Adds IBOR
The firm has completed a multi-year effort to implement an investment book of record system.
MMT Post-Trade Standard Joins FIX Family
By being under the administration of the FIX Trading Community, it is hoped the Market Model Typology will become more widely used and will benefit from further development
SIX Service Monitors Instruments Subject to Fatca Witholding
The data services provider will use its corporate actions processing capabilities to provide a constantly updated view of instruments that are in scope for tax withholding under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Broadridge IM Business Boosts Ref Data Expertise with SmartStream, Paladyne Hires
Former SmartStream exec Lou Longhi and former Paladyne MD Jonathan Cross have joined Broadridge's recently created Investment Management business, where they report to its president, Bennett Egeth
Hausman to Lead IDC Ref Data as Hepsworth Heads to Europe
Andrew Hausman has been appointed president of pricing and reference data at Interactive Data, as Mark Hepsworth leaves the role to head the company's business in Europe
HSBC Chooses Thomas for Major Client Data Project
David Thomas has left Barclays Capital, where he was global head of client data, to take responsibility for creating a shared services model for client data at HSBC
SmartStream Tackles Intraday Liquidity Management
The software vendor has upgraded its Transaction Lifecycle Management Cash and Liquidity Management product by enabling users to monitor, manage and report on their intraday liquidity positions
Itaú Chooses Omgeo to Automate Post-trade Processing
Itaú Asset Management has replaced faxes, emails and spreadsheets with Omgeo's central matching platform and settlement instructions database
Bureau van Dijk Addresses Counterparty, Supplier Risk
The vendor of company data will blend users' data with its own data and display the results on bespoke dashboards to help financial firms understand their counterparty and supplier risk
SIX Chooses Avox to Map LEIs to Securities Database
A new partnership between the two data vendors means SIX will be able to provide entity-level data to its clients, based on instrument-level requests
Pre-LEI Waiting Times Range From 24 Hours to Three Weeks as EMIR Looms
With implementation of EMIR weeks away, the production time for mandatory pre-legal entity identifiers varies between the pre-local operating units that issue the codes and depends on a number of factors
Eley Appointed GoldenSource CEO, Meriton to Focus on Utilities
After 12 years as CEO, Mike Meriton will now serve the company as vice chairman, driving its strategic activities in relation to the creation of utilities. Former Pivot CEO John Eley has been chosen to succeed him
Fenergo Follows Client Wins With Appointment of North America Lead
Stan De Schepper has taken on responsibility for growing Fenergo's business in the US and Canada, where it now has four clients
Global Custodian Chooses AIM for Instrument, Issuer Data
A custodian bank with $3 trillion in client assets under management is using the GAIN Security Master application to create and maintain instrument and issuer reference data