Inside Reference Data/News
Three LEI Utilities Endorsed, 3,000 CICIs Sidelined
Pre-legal entity identifier utilities in the US, Germany and France have become the first to be admitted into the official interim LEI system, but 3,000 CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers will not be globally recognized
Turkish Pre-LEI Utility Launched
Takasbank has begun to issue pre-legal entity identifiers and plans to launch an online registration portal before the end of the year
Pre-LEI Issuers Respond to Demand for Consolidated Files
The London Stock Exchange has begun issuing consolidated files of pre-legal entity identifier data from all pre-local operating units and WM Datenservice plans to follow suit, following demand from data users for a single source of pre-LEI data
Irish Stock Exchange Launches Pre-LOU
The Irish Stock Exchange has begun issuing pre-legal entity identifiers, harnessing key capabilities of the Ex-Stream system it uses to service its international listings business
LEI Administrator Set to Name Board Members, Interim System Units
The regulatory oversight committee of the legal entity identifier project plans to reveal in coming days the board of directors of the LEI foundation and the results of applications by local operating units to become part of the interim LEI system
DTCC, Global Banks Prepare Comprehensive Data Utility
The post-trade services provider, working with some major global firms, plans to create a single utility addressing legal entity, know-your-customer and other compliance data needs
Interactive Data Upgrades Workflow for Fixed-Income Web Portal
The pricing and data vendor says enhancements to its Vantage web portal will allow users to avoid the manual price review processes usually required to explore price movements
HSBC Hires Experienced Data Executive
Lorraine Waters has joined the firm's data management unit as deputy group chief data officer and head of data policies
UBS Finds Data Opportunity in Client Onboarding
Client onboarding teams have taken on responsibility for managing data, particularly for linking client and legal entity data with other key reference data, operations executive Simon Feddo said at the European Financial Information Summit
Data Execs: "We Need Consolidated Pre-LEI Files"
As the number of utilities issuing pre-legal entity identifiers increases, delegates at the European Financial Information Summit called for a single source they can use to find all of the pre-LEI data they need
Sapient Launches Lightweight Data Maturity Assessment
The services vendor says its sentiment-based assessment offers 80% of the value of an evidence-based assessment with 20% of the effort of commonly used evidence-based assessments
Dolan to Lead Fidelity ActionsXchange
Will Dolan, who has held a few senior roles within Fidelity Investments since 2004, has been named head of Fidelity ActionsXchange
Russia's NSD Chooses GoldenSource for Corp Actions Repository
Russia's central securities depository has chosen GoldenSource's enterprise data management system to power a repository it is creating for corporate actions data
Swift Helps BAML Cut Cost of ISO 20022 Migration in Japan
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will benefit from a period of free messaging after becoming an early adopter of SwiftNet for its connection to the Japan Securities Depository Centre
Misys Enriches Products With Swift Data
The software and services vendor is using additional data from SwiftRef to improve the accuracy and consistency of payments and reduce the need for manual intervention
SimCorp Names Colson to European Post
The portfolio management software maker has hired Emmanuel Colson, recently of Thomson Reuters, as co-head of its Western European unit
DST Unveils Anova Improvements
Software provider DST Global Solutions has added reporting support and improved the user interface in version 3.0 of its Anova software
Omgeo, DTCC Partner to Create Settlement Instructions Utility
The post-trade services providers have created a product governance committee of market participants to help make the Omgeo Alert database of standing settlement instructions into a global utility
Thomson Reuters Adds Country of Risk to DataScope
The data services provider is using an algorithm that considers factors including the domicile of a company and produces data about the top ten countries to which the company is exposed
Markit, Genpact Partner on KYC Service
The data and process service providers are developing a customer data service they say will improve the efficiency and quality of client data processing, and plan to launch the offering in the second quarter of 2014
Former Morgan Stanley Exec Appointed Interactive Data CEO
Stephen Daffron will replace Mason Slaine as president and chief executive of the data vendor on September 20
Moody's Service Ties Together Economic, Regulatory Data
Version 3.4 of RiskFrontier from Moody's Analytics applies economic capital changes to regulatory capital changes for Basel III compliance
Calastone Gets $18 Million Expansion Funding
The provider of a global fund transaction network is investigating how its superannuation products in Australia can be adapted for Europe and Asia-Pacific markets
S&P Cap IQ Expands LatAm Offering With Mexico Office
The data and analytics vendor says its new office in Mexico City will benefit both customers in Latin America and around the world