Inside Reference Data/News
Rimes Appoints New French Head
Renaud Larzilliere has been appointed director general for the French operations of the managed data services vendor, after four years at the company
Markit Targets APAC Growth as Top Execs Move to Singapore
Kevin Gould and Brad Hunt have been sent to Singapore to help the data vendor capitalize on opportunities that are being created across the Asia-Pacific region as a result of regulatory change
Société Générale Gets Cheuvreux Back Office
Société Générale Securites Services has migrated reference data details for thousands of accounts from Kepler Cheuvreux, the equity brokerage firm which was created when Kepler Capital Markets acquired Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux
Rimes Partners with EDI for Fixed Income Data
Customers of the managed data services vendor can now access Exchange Data International's Worldwide Fixed Income Service, which includes terms and conditions data and corporate actions data from 170 countries and supranational organizations
ISITC Europe Aims to Foster Fatca Collaboration
The industry body has established a working group to explore efficient ways of addressing common challenges created by the US anti-tax evasion regulation
LSE Launches Bulk Registration For Pre-LEIs
The London Stock Exchange expects large firms and fund managers to take advantage of the option to request pre-legal entity identifiers for multiple entities in a single process
eVestment Integrates Morningstar Data
The data provider, which mostly collects and distributes its own institutional investment information, is easing Morningstar data into its mix, through past acquisitions
Swift Launches BIC to LEI Directory
The messaging vendor believes providing a directory that cross-references Bank Identifier Codes and legal entity identifiers will facilitate adoption and integration of the latter
Swift App To Help Firms Confirm Trades Electronically
The Affirmations app allows users to view the details of their trades on a single screen, where they can confirm them electronically, as recommended by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
Rimes Opens Singapore Office
Thomas Gooding has been chosen to head the new office, established to help the managed data services provider build stronger relationships with Asian buy-side firms
Interactive Data Explores Demand for Country of Risk Information
The data vendor is investigating whether it has access to the data needed to produce country of risk information, after the challenges associated with this category of risk were highlighted during its inaugural Reference Data Advisory Group meeting
Basel Committee Recommends Reporting Improvements
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says enhanced disclosures by banks, including granular data on asset class mixes, may be needed to improve understanding of risk-weighted assets
ISITC Issues Multi-Listed Identifier Best Practices
The standards organization's working group is basing best practices on ISIN codes, as the most common and widely used format
Advent, Advise Collaborate to Automate Form PF, Form CPO-PQR Reporting
The software vendors have integrated their portfolio management and regulatory reporting products to help private fund advisers and commodity pool operators comply with regulatory reporting requirements
Fatca Registration Portal Launched
The online portal firms must use to register their details, as part of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, is now operational
Kunz Takes Over As CEO of Information Mosaic
Ulrich Kunz, chairman of the data software support company, will become interim CEO of the company, after longtime CEO John Byrne stepped down.
Applications Open for LEI Foundation Directors, New Pre-LOUs Announced
The Regulatory Oversight Committee of the legal entity identifier system has asked candidates for the board of directors of the LEI foundation to submit their applications before September 4, and has revealed that Chinese and Argentine organizations have…
Rimes Adds Data Sets to Reference Data Service, Plans to Include LEI
The managed data services vendor has added new data sets to its Rimes Reference Data Service and Rimes Benchmark Data Service, and plans to also include legal entity identifier data in the next two months
Omgeo Sees 47% Increase in Japanese Trade Volumes
The vendor of post-trade services has acquired 18 new clients in Japan over the past year as demand to automate the processing of equity and fixed-income transactions increases
SunGard XSP Grows In Singapore
The corporate actions services provider is adding local sales and customer support personnel for its offerings
O'Donovan Joins Legal and General IM as CDO
Diarmuid O'Donovan has joined Legal and General Investment Management as chief data officer, where he will be responsible for building a data management office
SmartStream Hires Maligi In Bangalore
The software provider has named Ranganath Maligi head of data operations in its new Bangalore office
ROC Rule Changes Force Purge Of CICIs
The Regulatory Oversight Committee's pre-LOU guidance spurs Swift and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation to remove 18,000 CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers that do not meet requirements
LSE Goes Live with Pre-LOU
The London Stock Exchange has become the fourth organization to launch a pre-Local Operating Unit that will allocate pre-Legal Entity Identifiers and include a process of entity validation, duplication prevention and entity eligibility checks