Inside Reference Data/News
FSB Lays Out More Regulatory Deadlines To G-20
FSB chairman Mark Carney has told bank regulatory officials of the G-20 countries of new time frames for accounting standards, Basel III implementation stages, insurance company identification and central clearing of derivatives
Torstone Uses OData Protocol Interface To Open Up Data
The software vendor says its new interface, which uses Microsoft's Open Data Protocol, will make it easy for users to access reference data
Sifma Taps Cullen for Corporate Actions Group
Kevin Cullen, communications and marketing director at Information Mosaic, will serve on the Industry Leadership Committee for Sifma's Corporate Actions Section
FISD Wants Data Contracts To Be Crisp
The Consumer Constituency Group of the Financial Information Services Division has begun an initiative for standardization of the language used in data contracts, to prevent different interpretations by end-user firms, data vendors and exchanges
Erste Bank Chooses Asset Control For EDM
The bank has become Asset Control's 28th client in Central and Eastern Europe and will use the AC Plus product to cleanse, validate and distribute reference data
EDM Council Chooses FIBO Standard Leader
The EDM Council has appointed Dennis Wisnosky, a former US Defense Department official with data experience, to head the implementation of its FIBO standards
Bloomberg Polarlake Launches EDM Managed Service
Swedbank has become the first client of the new service, which acquires and manages large volumes of data before distributing it to risk, trading and regulatory reporting systems
SIX Creates European Evaluated Pricing Team
The Frankfurt-based team will help clients comply with new regulations by providing valuations of European OTC and fixed-income products that can be defended and justified
Cox Leaves BNY for Professional Services Role
Matthew Cox will be responsible for growing new business in Europe and managing existing clients at Denver Perry, a professional services vendor
Thomson Reuters Launches Data Product Aimed at OMS Costs
The DataScope Workflow License is designed to reduce the costs of running order management systems by giving users access to a combination of reference data, pricing data and technical indicators
Kollross Joins AIM Software in Business Development
Joe Kollross, a former consultant at GoldenSource, will lead the software vendor's professional services activities in the UK and Ireland
O'Hanlon Appointed Numerix CEO
After serving as chief operating officer for more than a decade, Steven O'Hanlon has been named chief executive of the analytics software provider
Jyske Bank Automates Corporate Actions With SmartStream
The Danish bank will use the product provided by SmartStream Technologies to avoid the risk associated with its previous manual practices
Fatca's Final Version Eases Deadline, Maintains Data Burdens
The final regulations of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act have relaxed some deadlines and documentation requirements, but the data management challenges remain significant
LEI Governance Body Established With US Treasury's Reed As Chair
The Regulatory Oversight Committee has chosen Switzerland as the location for the legal entity identifier foundation and taken over responsibility for launching the global identification system
DTCC to Issue Further CICI Guidance for Funds
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will provide further clarification to the funds industry on using its utility to register for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifiers
Ken Price Joins Strevus
The Avox co-founder will work as vice president, sales, for the San Francisco-based start-up, which provides a collaborative data platform
Information Mosaic Updates Corporate Actions Product For T2S
Version 6.3 of IM Actions includes the ability to identify and track market claims, transformations and buyer protections based on standards published by the T2S corporate actions sub-group
Final Fatca Regulations Published In Federal Register
The final regulations provide clarity about what firms need to do to comply with the US anti-tax evasion regulation
Volante Opens Dubai Office, Makes New Hires
Mick Fennell has left Misys to lead Volante Technologies' new Dubai office
JP MorganReaps Benefits of Data Reorganization
Following the merger of back-office and front-office securities services units in July, the firm is consolidating its databases over the course of 2013
Information Mosaic Names New Chairman
Ulrich Kunz, an experienced industry executive, joins the post-trade automation provider
Clearwater To Offer S&P Capital IQ Data
Clearwater Analytics will begin providing S&P Capital IQ fixed-income data to its clients on February 20
Open Source LEI Data Model Launches
Element 22, in collaboration with several industry firms, has launched the Fimod (φmod) Open Source Project, an open-source model for the legal entity identifier intended to help promote LEI adoption