Inside Reference Data/News
Bloomberg Hires Mason in London
John Mason, previously chief operating officer at Netik, has joined the enterprise products and solutions group at the data provider
Euroclear Taps SmartStream To Run Data Utility
Euroclear and SmartStream have launched Central Data Utility (CDU), using SmartStream systems to reduce broken trades caused by fragmented or bad data
1 View Solutions Launches LEI Adoption Assistance Website
Firms can use 1 View Solutions' Ref-Data.com to compare their data with that of external sources, including CICI, the CFTC's interim identifier
Euroclear To Launch Online Service For Corporate Actions
EasyWay has been developed in close collaboration with five financial firms and will provide users with a consolidated view of corporate actions data, including uninstructed balances, pending instructions and tri-party collateral
Private Sector Group Weighs Thin Versus Fat LEI Structure in Basel
Regulators will consider whether the legal and governance structures of the legal entity identifier system should be “thin” or “fat,” following presentations on the topic by private sector representatives at a workshop held by the Financial Stability…
New Alliance Calls For ISO 15022 Phase-Out
Several investment firms and service providers are presenting a business case for completing the industry's migration to the ISO 20022 messaging standard for corporate actions
LEI Operating Arm Should Be Lean And Fast, Say Basel Delegates
Regulators will consider recommendations that the operating arm of the legal entity identifier system should be kept lean and fast to begin with, following a meeting of the Financial Stability Board's Private Sector Preparatory Group
Polaris Appoints New Head Of Worldwide Sales
In his new role of president and head of worldwide sales and account management, Jitin Goyal will report to the CEO of the technology and services vendor
Dyson Appointed Deputy CIO At SEC
In her new role, Pamela Dyson will be responsible for continuing to modernize the information technology systems of the regulatory body, which is headquartered in Washington, DC
SunGard Enhances Treasury Management Suite With Analytics
The integration of analytical tools into the suite is intended to address disconnects between executive-level perception of risk and the actual risks taken
JPMorgan Backs Swift's MyStandards
Firm's payments business has begun making the application available to its clients, in what looks like a prelude to securities units also doing so
Sentry Uses Eagle To Create 'Best Reference Data' For Analytics
Eagle Analytics enables the asset management firm to bring in reference data from multiple sources and create rules to determine what it calls "best reference data," which is then fed into analytics calculations
Barclays Hires Bannocks
Christopher Bannocks, previously head of enterprise data management at Nomura International, has joined Barclays as global head of reference data
iGate Appoints New Sales Director For EMEA
Amitabh Roy has been appointed to acquire new financial services customers for iGate’s consulting, technology and business process outsourcing services in Europe, with a particular focus on reference data
McMorrow Leaves AIB To Start Consultancy
After 30 years at Allied Irish Banks, Michael McMorrow has left and will now provide consultancy services on data issues
Fenergo Adds Auto-Classification to Fatca Service
The lifecycle management systems provider expects a 60% reduction in Fatca filing efforts through use of its compliance service
CounterpartyLink Adds LEI to Databases
The legal entity data vendor is helping firms prepare for Fatca by providing greater transparency into the beneficial owners of legal entities
Citi Readies Corporate Actions Data Service
Event Master Central, a new service from the bank's asset servicing unit, will begin its roll-out in selected markets
EDM Council Tackles Data Quality
The industry association has begun collecting feedback on data quality requirements set out in Basel III regulation, to plan a data quality initiative
Esma Recommends Use of LEI For Emir
Paris-based regulatory body says that if a global legal entity identifier is available and endorsed by the European Union, it should be used as part of reforms to the over-the-counter derivatives market in Europe. Otherwise, an interim entity identifier,…
DST Corporate Actions Module Links Data Cleansing And Accounting System
Software vendor expects strong take-up in Asia and Australia of its HiPortfolio corporate actions module, which it says solves a persistent industry problem
Daiwa Europe Consolidates Back-Office Ops With Torstone
Investment bank hopes to benefit from improved efficiency and cost reduction by using Torstone Technology's Inferno application for all back-office operations
MoneyMate Solvency II Offering Reduces Permission Tedium
The investment data management services provider is ready to roll out a reporting utility that manages the multiple permissions needed for handling Solvency II compliance data
Credit Suisse Exec: "Use Major Initiatives To Engage Senior Stakeholders"
If data is to become a strategic asset, data managers must use major initiatives to get the attention of senior stakeholders, and consider all data consumers, a Credit Suisse executive told delegates during his keynote speech at the European Financial…