Articles by Michael Shashoua
Chinese LEI Registrar Launches
LEI China, established by the China Financial Standardization Technical Committee certified by the LEI ROC authority last year, has started operating
Data and Gut Feelings
During summer vacations, IRD's editor finds some lessons for data management in the world of fantasy football, as the fall season nears for both businesses
DTCC, Swift Top Ranking of LEI Infrastructures
The first quarterly ranking from Tabb Group puts the US legal entity identifier providers at 97% comprehensiveness for more than 140,000 records
Russia Depository Fills Information Roles
National Settlement Depository has named Alina Akchurina to run collateral management systems and hired Intesa Bank's Svyatoslav Berezin as information security director
GoldenSource Hires Hulse For EMEA Role
Stephen Hulse, a financial technology sales executive who has worked for NYSE Technologies and Thomson Financial, joins the EDM provider in London
Quest For Data Quality
Pursuing data quality requires consideration of big data, data tools and resources, error correction and getting various interests to work together. Recent Inside Reference Data stories explore all these factors.
Choosing Tools and Setting Models
Efforts to raise data quality require both coordination of data processes and resources, and clearer definition of expectations in data modeling and contracting with service providers. Michael Shashoua reports on data managers' insights about how to…
Interactive Data CEO Emphasizes Partnership For Quality, Transparency
By partnering with clients, Interactive Data aims to improve the quality of reference data and offer transparency into data sourcing to inspire confidence in its services. Michael Shashoua hears from Stephen Daffron, in his first year as CEO of the…
Tokyo LOU Goes Live; Canadian LOU Designated
The Japan Exchange Group has launched its local operating unit for implementation of the legal entity identifier, as designated by LEI ROC. The committee has also tapped CDS Clearing and Depository Services as Canada's LOU
Michael Shashoua: Protecting Valuable Data
Recognizing the increasing value of data, and with more worthwhile data being discovered or generated every day, cloud computing resources could aid in managing that data. Michael explores the parameters under which firms can do this securely and with…
Big-Time Data Terminology
Larger-than-life terms aren't necessarily the best way to describe data management issues. As an S&P data strategist points to integration and scalability concerns, IRD's editor writes that quality and consistency are really what it's all about
Eagle Promotes Sales Executives
Greg Farrington, a US executive at Eagle Investment Systems, gains responsibility to cover the Americas, while John Boggis expands his European role to include the entire EMEA region
GLEIF Sets Fees For LEI Licensing
The foundation, which is responsible for legal entity identifier infrastructure and principles, is relying on the licensing fees to fund the central operating unit administering LEIs
GE Capital Names Casper as New CDO
Rob Casper, previously a managing director at Morgan Stanley, has been hired by GE Capital as its chief data officer
GE Capital Names New CDO
Rob Casper, previously a managing director at Morgan Stanley, has been hired by GE Capital as its chief data officer
NY Fed Hires Goldman's Avery as CDO
Linda Avery, a Goldman Sachs data operations technology executive for about 20 years, begins as chief data officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on July 28
Cloud Choices
Security, accuracy, risk and cost are all factors to consider when deciding to use cloud computing resources for data functions, and how to use these resources.
OFR Names Advisory Committee Members
Interactive Data's Stephen Daffron and Northern Trust's Kay Vicino are among the new appointees to the US Treasury unit's advisory group
Cloud Computing Remains Tough Sell For Data, Study Finds
A survey of 21 firms conducted by Aite Group found that security and privacy concerns are barriers to more widespread adoption of cloud computing resources for data operations
Tep Joins Element 22 As Partner
Methea Tep, most recently a managed services executive at SmartStream, joins the advisory company as a partner
GLEIF Names Wolf As CEO
Stephan Wolf, a Frankfurt-based executive at Interactive Data, will leave that role to succeed interim CEO Gerard Hartsink at the legal entity identifier system infrastructure organization
The Value Of Sharing
Collaboration and cooperation, along with openness to innovative ways of handling data, are valuable assets that data operations professionals should be willing to use.