Articles by Michael Shashoua
Legal Entity Identifiers special report
March 2013 - sponsored by: Alacra, Avox, a DTCC Company, CUSIP Global Services, Kingland Systems, Thomson Reuters, SIX Financial Information
Trans-Atlantic Regulatory Storms
Features in the upcoming March issue of Inside Reference Data identify continuing conflicts over identifier and tax regulations and standards, describing how these divert attention from data management improvement possibilities
Dark Clouds For Off-Site Data
Cloud computing has caught on as a buzzword, but it still has trouble gaining acceptance for use in financial industry operations. Michael Shashoua reports on the difficulties reference data managers have with deploying the cloud to save costs while…
Leveraging Identifiers and Systems
Inside Reference Data speaks to Robin Doyle, managing director, regulatory strategy and policy, at JPMorgan, about the implementation of legal entity identifier registration set to begin soon
Swift, DTCC Move Forward On LEI Registration
The industry utilities have increased the number of identifiers now registered, as other interested parties such as the FSB's Central Operating Unit also make progress on preparations
Swift's McMahon on DTCC Partnership, Corporate Actions
Malene McMahon of Swift Americas speaks with IRD editor Michael Shashoua at the Swift event in New York
Partnership Creates Cusip Route To CICI Registry
The DTCC and Cusip Global Services have formed a partnership for the assignment of CICI identifiers
IRD's Editor on LEI Progress
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua points out issues with the implementation of the legal entity identifier that preclude further innovation
Russia Gets LEI Prefix
The Regulatory Oversight Committee administering legal entity identifiers has issued its sixth "pre-LEI" prefix, for the Russian market
Crawling Before Walking
Moving forward with the idea of coordinating the legal entity identifier (LEI) with other key securities codes first requires tying up some loose ends on LEI implementation
Luz, SIX Prepare Data Linkage Launch
SIX Financial Information will supply US, Latin American and European data to Luz Engenharia Financeira, a Brazilian compliance and risk management service provider. SIX will obtain Brazilian data in return under the partnership, to begin operating March…
Michael Shashoua: Identification, Linkage and Risk
Efforts to get comprehensive views of reference data, driven by risk management needs and mandates, are taking different shapes. Michael classifies these into the straightforward and the more subtle.
Benchmark Boom Pushes Data Managers To New Approaches
The increasing volume of index and benchmark data coming from more sources is inciting firms to find new ways of managing the data, according to a survey of end-users conducted by Rimes Technologies
Lynch Lands at SunGard
Phil Lynch, formerly CEO of Asset Control, has taken a role in SunGard's asset management division
IRD's Editor on Basel III and Tax Reporting Requirements
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua asks if it is wise for the European Parliament to tie tax reporting rules to Basel III
Wisnosky Brings Government Experience To EDM Council Ontology Efforts
Regulation & Standards
Basel III Mash-Up?
Will tax reporting requirements be added to Basel III capital adequacy rules, and what is the wisdom or folly of doing so?
IRD's Editor on Linking Identifiers
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua describes the potential role for the Alacra Authority File in managing LEI data
FSB Lays Out More Regulatory Deadlines To G-20
FSB chairman Mark Carney has told bank regulatory officials of the G-20 countries of new time frames for accounting standards, Basel III implementation stages, insurance company identification and central clearing of derivatives
Next Step For Identifiers: Spotting Red Flags
Alacra's potential use of its Authority File database to trigger alerts of corporate events that have caused regulatory status changes, could be key to linking identifiers—especially the LEI
Sifma Taps Cullen for Corporate Actions Group
Kevin Cullen, communications and marketing director at Information Mosaic, will serve on the Industry Leadership Committee for Sifma's Corporate Actions Section
IRD's Editor on Reference Data Infrastructure Changes
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua tracks common themes in the features in the February issue: regulation impacting data infrastructures, and convergence and centralization of data.