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Michael Shashoua
Michael Shashoua is editor of Inside Reference Data, a role he began in 2011. He joined Incisive Media in 2009 as deputy editor of Sell-Side Technology. His experience covering financial services industry operational issues includes eight years as senior editor of Global Investment Technology, and two years as an editor at The Deal. Shashoua completed a master's degree in Media Management at Fordham University in 2013, and began his career as a reporter and copy editor in local newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.
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Articles by Michael Shashoua
Reference Data Technology special report
July 2014 -- sponsored by Eagle Investment Systems and SmartStream
Data Governance As Leverage
Industry executives are looking to move away from their traditional use of data management resources and methods. Michael Shashoua reports that EDM, centralization and shifts in firms’ cultures are all being considered
Lessons of Facebook's Overreach
Financial industry firms should recognize the value of data they collect and analyze, and tread more carefully as a result
Embracing 'Next Best Action' For Data Management
Standard data processing models and tools such as Excel are giving way to greater demand for graphs and more connective and analytical data management methods. Michael Shashoua speaks with Hashmat Rohian, a data scientist for insurer Aviva Canada, about…
Study Recommends Open Standard For Taxonomies
London-based companies eTrading Software and Expand, working with broker-dealers, concluded that FIBO and ISMAG fixed-income data efforts would coordinate better with an open standard
Michael Shashoua: Critical Mass
Even as data quality and governance work becomes more demonstrably valuable for firms, the time that has passed since the 2008 events that spurred rules changes could be eroding its momentum. Michael hears professionals’ reasons for staying the course.
DST Adds IBOR to Anova Products
The data services company added IBOR position collection and visualization capability to its Anova software suite
DTCC Tests Corporate Actions Service
DTCC has begun testing of Corporate Actions Web, with plans to move all its users to the service by October. DTCC also is promoting greater migration to the ISO 20022 standard for corporate actions
Personnel Choices
Managing resources is increasingly being seen as an important part of efforts to improve data quality and consistency. This will require unorthodox and creative approaches to organizing and deploying data staff
Industry Firms Consult on CAT NMS Plan Response
As self-regulatory organizations evaluate bids to become the Consolidated Audit Trail processor, the Development Advisory Group of industry firms and organizations will offer input on related time stamping and manual order issues
Corporate Actions special report
June 2014 -- sponsored by Fidelity ActionsXchange, SIX Financial Information and WorkFusion
Scotiabank Hires Childerhose For Data Governance Role
Paul Childerhose, most recently a senior reference data executive at RBC Capital Markets, joined Scotiabank on June 9
Mizuho Gains Data Processing Capability and Savings on TimeScape
Mizuho Securities USA, the US broker-dealer arm of the Japanese firm, can sort identifier data better and faster since adopting Xenomorph's TimeScape system in February
Attention Getters
Around the Toronto Financial Information Summit this week, talk about how to improve data quality and governance included the possibility that a major market blow-up would be required to hasten such efforts
Toronto FIS: IRD's Editor Shares Highlights
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua notes key themes discussed at the Toronto Financial Information Summit on June 10
Decision Near on Inclusion of LEI in Canadian Fixed-Income Data Repository
IIROC, the Canadian self-regulatory organization, is expected to finalize Rule 2800C this summer, which could include the collection of legal entity identifiers in a fixed-income data repository.
Blaszkowsky Joins State Street
David Blaszkowsky, a data regulation executive at the Office of Financial Research and the US Securities and Exchange Commission in recent years, has been hired as a senior vice president of data governance at State Street
Actionable Material
Data quality, timeliness and standardization have become the most important traits for corporate actions processing. Michael Shashoua hears from industry experts on the challenges these represent
Toronto FIS Live: Afternoon Keynote
Mark Persaud, US chief data officer, BMO Financial Group, delivered the afternoon keynote at the Toronto Financial Information Summit on June 10.
LEI's Big Payoff
While the legal entity identifier is starting to produce value for data management operations, Fatca and BCBS 239 could follow suit in similar fashion
Fatca Drives Data Operations Changes
As a July 1 deadline approaches, it's become evident that the US Fatca tax withholding regulation has driven big changes in data collection and reporting, as the industry works to comply with the new tax withholding rules. Michael Shashoua reports on…