Articles by Michael Shashoua
Michael Shashoua: Halfway Down the LEI Road
The start of 2013 finds some of the preparation for legal entity identifier implementation complete, but much left to do. Michael says the necessary structures are in place, but now the real work begins
Basel III Liquidity Level Changes Said to Weaken Rules
Inclusion of more types of securities as liquid assets and lowering of thresholds for depositor exits that banks must be able to survive, as set out by new changes to Basel III rules, weaken the regulation, according to one industry observer
IRD's Editor on Opportunities in LEI Challenges
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua identifies an opportunity presented by industry concerns about the LEI
Identification Breakdown?
The structures and parameters for global implementation of a legal entity identifier are in place, but industry professionals are finding cracks in the registration process that undermine its accuracy. Michael Shashoua describes some of the issues now…
Where Crisis Equals Opportunity
Legal entity identifier implementation concerns could be a chance for clever service providers to offer a solution to ensure accuracy
Davies Takes Over Avox With Core Focus
Mark Davies, an executive at the DTCC, has succeeded former CEO Ken Price at the DTCC-owned reference data provider
Basel Committee Proposes Basel 2.5 Revisions
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has set a March 15 deadline for comment on two new securitization hierarchies
Swiss Private Bank Takes Xpressfeed
Gonet & Cie has begun using the S&P Capital IQ data platform, on the strength of its ability to link through the AIM Software GAIN package the bank already uses
The Real Work on LEI Begins
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua points out what's left in the industry's journey toward global legal entity identifier implementation
LEI’s Next Phase
With the structures for implementing the legal entity identifier basically in place, now the real work begins—actually implementing registrations
Sifma's Strongin on Global LEI Implementation
Sifma's David Strongin tells IRD editor Michael Shashoua about the industry organization's work on securities identifier standards
Industry Segments Get More Time For CICI Adoption
Extension of deadlines for swaps market participants as well as FX, commodities and equities traders to adopt the CICI identifier still leaves accuracy challenges to be addressed
Information Mosaic Hires Sales Head
James Millard joins the post-trade automation vendor as global head of sales, to be based in New York
IRD's Editor on New Year Regulatory Concerns
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua talks about how firms should tell data providers what their needs are for regulatory compliance
Sifma LEI Live: Regulatory Adoption
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua tweeted live from Sifma's Legal Entity Identifier seminar on December 11 in New York
Pricing Providers Prepare For IFRS 13
A more sophisticated definition of fair value pricing under a new international standard taking effect January 1 requires providers to tie together more details in their services
Regulatory Concerns For 2013
Next year promises to be a key time for clarifying regulations and figuring out just how they will affect and govern data management, especially Fatca
Mittiga Joins Wipro as Senior Advisor
Outsourcing service provider Wipro Technologies has hired Paolo Mittiga, a veteran industry technology executive, as senior domain advisor in New York
The Long Crawl to Basel III
Continued uncertainty about a phased compliance timeline for Basel III capital adequacy rules is likely to complicate data management for the foreseeable future, Michael Shashoua writes
IRD's Editor on Cloud Computing and Data Management
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua identifies the factors in cloud computing data management decisions
Tension on the Margins
Tom Davin, managing director of FISD, sees cause for concern in the reaction to cost pressures for data management operations, and tells Michael Shashoua that regulation could give certain data providers a leg up in some spaces
Behney Leaves UBS for DTCC
The DTCC has hired Christopher Behney to lead enterprise production assurance from its Dallas office. Behney previously headed technology infrastructure at UBS
A Foot in the Cloud
Data center services providers advise data managers to consider the value of cloud computing functions rather than just the cost savings they may bring