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GoldenSource Debuts Data Visualization System
The EDM provider's latest product includes charts, reports and dashboards that enable non-technical staff to gain insight into data quality, data operations and exposure
SIX Evaluated Pricing Service Promises Proactivity on Transparency
The company's new Evaluated Pricing Service includes a web tool that provides access to day-to-day inputs, assumption data and some core data that goes into its valuation process so clients don't need to approach the vendor for the information
Form PF Presents Data Challenges For Funds With Derivatives Positions
The head of risk, analytics and regulation for enterprise content at Thomson Reuters believes data vendors can help firms comply with the Form PF rule by providing underlying security information, terms and conditions reference data and pricing variables
FSB Calls For Demonstrations Of Proposed LEI Solutions
The Financial Stability Board is inviting experts to demonstrate proposed approaches to all parts of the legal entity identifier system at a gathering in Basel, but says the meeting is not connected to the vendor selection process
iGATE Upgrades RADAR
The consulting and technology company has added more data mapping capability and types of visualization to its reference data rationalization program
DTCC Names Milrod as Chief Administrative Officer
Donna Milrod, a senior executive at Deutsche Bank North America, will begin a new role at DTCC in mid-October
Lacrosse Derives Benefit From Outside Pricing Services
The fund services company implemented Markit services and Bloomberg's BVAL, and now offers its clients more authoritative data as a result.
CICI Utility Includes Rigorous Data Validation And $200 Fees
The interim legal entity identifier utility launched by Swift and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation enables self-registration and third-party registration at a fee of $200, and includes rigorous data checks
S&P Adds Asian-Pacific Institutional Investor Data To Searchable Web App
The data vendor has made company profiles of Asian-Pacific institutional investors and information about their investment asset sizes and allocation strategies available via Money Market Directories WebAccess, its searchable web application
Sapient Launches Standard For Cleared OTC Derivatives
Sapient's clearing connectivity standard can transmit information about cleared OTC derivatives; aims to reduce risk and operational burden by replacing multiple formats currently in use
FSB Seeks Legal Advice On Establishment of LEI Foundation
The Financial Stability Board has asked legal experts to submit recommendations on the most appropriate jurisdiction in which to set up the legal entity identifier foundation and the operational unit it will be responsible for
Latest FpML Version Addresses CFTC Reporting Requirements
The latest version of the Financial products Markup Language standard includes new templates for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's requirements to report to swap data repositories and for real-time reporting purposes
FSB Does Not Expect LEI System To Be Live In March
The Financial Stability Board does not expect the global legal entity identifier (LEI) system to be live and ready to use in March, according to an executive who took part in the inaugural meeting of the LEI Private Sector Preparatory Group in July
Omgeo Names Gray As Chairman
Andrew Gray, a managing director at DTCC, will succeed Donald Donahue as chairman of the board of the post-trade processing services provider
Single Sources of Proof Gain Traction in Canadian Market
Canadian firms are starting to consider single data repositories spanning across their lines of business, due to risk management concerns, according to BMO executive
Dalglish Appointed CTO at UBS
After two years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Tom Dalglish moves to UBS, where he will work on improving access to reference data
LEI, Other New Rules Create Entity-Centric Data Management
Thomson Reuters legal entity content executive Tim Lind advances the idea that an entity rather than securities focus will link data silos for better risk management
Buzzelli Joins Nomura in EDM Role
Nomura America Services has named Brian Buzzelli as Americas head of enterprise data management
FIBO Semantics Initiative Addresses Interest Rate Swaps
The EDM Council and Object Management Group have presented their FIBO Semantics Initiative to US regulators as a way to gain data consistency and transparency
Questions Remain About CICI-To-LEI Transition
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) choice of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Swift to provide its interim legal entity identifier (LEI) is unsurprising, but it is not yet clear how the CICI identifier will fit into the…
DMM Model Offers Self-Assessment For Data Management
After three years in development, the EDM Council and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) have completed their Data Management Maturity model
Latest Swift Network Connection Allows Exchange Of All Message Formats
Alliance Lite2 connects users to the Swift network and enables them to exchange Swift messages, in all formats, from user to application and from application to application
Swift, DTCC Prepare CICI Portal
Following on their CFTC designation, Swift and DTCC are making changes to their LEI registration portal to accommodate CICI identifiers
BME Launches Reference Data Web Portal
The new service will enable users to access master and corporate actions data from Bolsas Y Mercados Espanoles Market Data, a unit of Spanish exchange BME