Inside Reference Data/News
Hubert Holmes Joins Interactive Data As Reference Data MD
The former Xignite, Chi-X and Reuters executive has taken responsibility for Interactive Data's Apex platform
SmartStream Adds Swift Support To Make STP Affordable
The software vendor has added support for Swift's Global Electronic Trade Communication system to help users achieve greater levels of automation and focus on exception management
TR Exec: "Third-Party Pricing Has Missed Out On Regulatory Push in Asia"
Regulations have helped to drive adoption of third-party pricing in the US and Europe, but this has not been the case in Asia, delegates have heard at this week's Tokyo Financial Information Summit
Morgan Stanley Exec: “LEI Can Make Onboarding More Efficient”
John Sproat, Morgan Stanley's Tokyo-based Asia head of enterprise data, said the legal entity identifier will help prevent firms from unnecessarily onboarding clients multiple times
SIX Exec: "Model Pricing Has Important Role Despite Central Clearing"
Ian Blance, Zurich-based director of evaluated pricing at SIX Financial Information, told delegates at the Tokyo Financial Information Summit that model pricing will remain important for fixed-income assets that are infrequently traded
MoneyMate Hires Smith for European Sales
Ashley Smith, previously an IBM sales executive, joins MoneyMate to lead the data management provider's European sales
Markit Begins Euroclear Bond Data Distribution
The data services provider has begun distributing the first portions of bond data that it plans to offer under its agreement with Euroclear Bank
Information Mosaic Launches IMValue
The post-trade financial services software provider's new suite of performance indicators and analytics aims to automate extraction of corporate actions information to better indicate risk
Colby, Four Others Join DTCC Board
Finra's chief legal officer, Robert Colby, is joined by four representatives of financial firms' clearing agencies on the board of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
Traiana Launches Trade Reporting Connection With LEI Functionality
The post-trade services vendor has launched a connection to trade repositories that helps firms manage legal entity and swap identification requirements
Data Validator Criticizes DTCC's Identifier Database
A Bloomberg data official points to 600 duplicate files—about 1% of the total—in DTCC's database for CICIs, the LEI precursors. DTCC's CDO counters: It's still the most accurate database of its kind
Mizuho Chooses Wolters Kluwer For Regulatory Reporting
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services has a data warehouse that consolidates reference, market and counterparty data, and which will enable Mizuho International and Mizuho Corporate Bank Nederland to automate regulatory reporting
Torstone Makes Inferno Available In Virtual Private Clouds
The software vendor has migrated its clearing, settlement and accounting system's reliance on non-standard operating system libraries to standard libraries
Interactive Data Expands Real-Time Offerings
The data services provider, acting on research confirming demand for the fixed-income asset class, plans to offer real-time pricing on a feed and in its Vantage platform
65,000 Entities Meet CICI Deadline As Self-Certification Continues
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has issued identifiers to entities all over the world and continues to see others certify data that was submitted on their behalf by third parties
Sapient Launches System for DTCC Swaps Reporting
Technology provider Sapient Global Markets is now offering its Compliance Management and Reporting System to users of DTCC Swap Data Repository reporting in a move that will link different messaging formats
IRS Publishes Draft Fatca Registration Form
The draft of the form firms will have to complete as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act asks them to supply entity information and choose between four options to describe their status in relation to the US anti-tax evasion regulation
Bloomberg PolarLake Integrates Fitch Credit Rating Data
The managed enterprise data management service provider says it has integrated data from the unit of the ratings provider, which will save costs associated with onboarding, processing and managing data
GoldenSource Upgrades Products To Facilitate LEI Usage
The enterprise data management software vendor has begun mapping to the legal entity identifier, which its customers can choose to use as an additional entity identifier or as their primary entity identifier
Aberdeen Australia Increases Fund Order Automation To 50% With Calastone
Australian arm of the asset management firm adopted Calastone's order routing service because it can accept messages of any size and format, and because the vendor has shown commitment to the local market
ISITC Groups Drafting MBS, Portfolio Value Guidelines
ISITC working groups plan to collaborate with Sifma to meet a June deadline on mortgage-backed securities margin requirements, and to revisit total portfolio value standards. ISITC as a whole will continue work begun last year on the legal entity…
Danish Bank Chooses SmartStream for Corp Actions Processing
The software vendor says its TLM Corporate Actions product will help Ringkjøbing Landbobank transform the management of corporate actions into an exception management process rather than a manual one
Eurex Clearing Names Book CEO
Thomas Book will be joined by three other executives taking new titles at the company, effective April 1
Ruffer Automates Trade Notifications With New Calastone Service
The new service is intended to help firms reduce costs and operational risks by generating trade notifications and sending settlement instructions to custodians