Articles by Michael Shashoua
Updating the data quality toolbox -- Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on December 17, 2013 to discuss what financial trading firms are doing to improve data quality and the measures they are taking in light of increased reporting rules and regulation.
Fatca special report
December 2013 - sponsored by: Avox, a DTCC Company, Noetic Partners, SIX Financial Information
Business Entity Data special report
December 2013 - sponsored by: DTCC, SIX Financial Information, S&P Capital IQ
IRD's Editor on Data Management Collaboration
Pricing transparency and regulatory compliance efforts share a common thread: the need for collaboration.
Why Collaboration Is Key
Quality data management—taking on challenges as varied as centralizing data, bridging data gaps, regulatory compliance, establishing identifiers and more—all depends on promoting functional collaboration.
Entities and Data at Fatca's Crossroads
Heading into 2014, registration systems for compliance with the US foreign accounts tax law are ramping up, and the specifics of how Fatca will govern are starting to be filled in. Michael Shashoua surveys the remaining knowns and unknowns
Considering Trends and Milestones
High-net-worth investors' data management needs and less reliance on multiple tactical data solutions could shape data management plans in the new year
Michael Shashoua: Communication Breakdown
While it might have seemed that the US Fatca foreign tax compliance regulation was not getting adequate attention from firms required to comply, Michael says it now appears as though the regulators are failing to devote enough attention to its specifics…
Fatca Fault Lines
The financial services industry is asking for more specificity from US Fatca foreign tax collection rules, even as some in the industry say they're not moving quickly enough to meet mandated deadlines
Less Reverence For 'Grandfathers' Possible From Fatca
The US foreign account tax rule, scheduled to take effect July 1, may mean changes to previously exempt securities are more likely to put them under the scope of the rule, according to a data services provider working on a means to monitor the effect of…
Volante Launches ISO 20022 Migration Aid
Volante Technologies has built on a partnership with Swift to develop the Funds Migration Accelerator, which gathers message types into the 20022 standard
Magic and Loss
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua reflects on his biggest influence.
The March of LEI Progress
The legal entity identifier still has its hurdles to clear for full implementation, as panelists in an October 18 webcast acknowledge. Michael Shashoua reports their concerns about private-public cooperation, federated system structure and onboarding and…
Dealing With Data Dichotomies
The gap between what is required by regulations and what can realistically be achieved is becoming apparent
Michael Shashoua: Central Potential
The ongoing and increasing efforts to centralize key reference data elements in single locations could be coupled with other data management innovations now being explored or already underway. Michael identifies these elements and innovations, and…
State Street's Saul: FIBO is Adding Transparency, Reducing Risk
State Street's David Saul has put himself right in the middle of efforts to promote the FIBO ontology as a means to reduce risk through better data management. He speaks with Michael Shashoua about FIBO's progress and the virtues of "smart data"
LEI Progress & What It Means For Data Management -- webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on October 18, 2013 to discuss recent efforts by financial trading firms implementing the global legal entity identifier (LEI), and what these developments mean for managing new…
Shake To Shuffle
The data management industry may be reshuffling the description of its most prevalent themes, as well as their importance, but a lot of the same basics remain in its infrastructure
IRD's Editor on FIBO's Part in Centralization
The Financial Industry Business Ontology standard is looking useful for centralization of reference data management.
The Risk Rationale
More careful tracking and management of data, driven by the desire to reduce risk, requires multiple efforts. One of these, the FIBO ontology, is proving to be a key piece of the puzzle
IRD's Editor on Centralization
Michael Shashoua points to several areas of data management where centralizing data is becoming prevalent
Enterprise Data Management special report
October 2013 - sponsored by: Eagle Investment Systems, MarkLogic
Fenergo Wins Backing For US Expansion
Client onboarding and entity data services provider Fenergo plans to use €4 million Investec Ventures funding to serve North American clients
Centralization Takes Center Stage
Data management professionals are increasingly looking for ways to integrate and centralize reference data, as seen in stories in the October issue of IRD. Channeling data directly from its sources could be a helpful pre-requisite