Articles by Michael Shashoua
Michael Shashoua: Play the Game
Taking cues from other industries, data management operations executives are looking to techniques including “gamification” as ways to solve problems in their field. Michael details the ways and means such methods are being applied.
Some Disaster Relief Data
Considering giving thanks for good fortune at a time when many are still trying to recover from Hurricane Sandy
IRD's Editor on Basel III Developments
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua comments on ongoing developments concerning Basel III capital adequacy rules
SumRidge Completes Municipal Securities Database
Working with Interactive Data, fixed-income firm SumRidge Partners has gained a more complete source of municipal securities reference data
Pneuron Names Fountain CTO
Thomas Fountain, a former CIO of agribusiness company Bunge, Honeywell and divisions of GE, has joined the data technology provider
Chester Joins Erudine Financial
Ian Chester, previously a business development executive at Calypso Technologies, has been named commercial director at Erudine, a data management provider now entering the financial services sector
EDM Council: Link Data To Ease Compliance
Regulatory mandates can best be met by linking data from instruments, disclosures, obligations and holdings, according to an official of the industry forum
Demanding Basel III Clarity
Despite postponed and longer-term deadlines, larger firms should be prepared to comply with Basel III rules, but they will need more specifics and final versions from those drafting the regulations
Business Entity Data special report
November 2012 - sponsored by: Joss Technology, S&P Capital IQ
Basel Group Lays Out Long-Term Rules Plans
The Basel III capital adequacy requirements will include several minimum provisions and other provisions taking effect gradually from next year through 2019, the Basel Committee's head states
Erudine Financial Launches Data Management Software
The data services software provider, whose background is in the aerospace and nuclear energy industries, is applying its expertise to financial data supporting LEI, KYC and Fatca compliance operations
Exponential Growth in Benchmark Data
Greater competition among benchmark data providers, along with a willingness to look at other industries' data management practices, could spur innovation in financial reference data management
Drilling Down On Benchmarks
Buy-side firms are scrutinizing their benchmark data sourcing more closely to ensure more accurate performance reporting and attribution, according to officials and leading service providers participating in an industry discussion. Michael Shashoua…
Strategic Grease
Speakers at an Inside Reference Data webcast on October 17 related progress in gaining acceptance for implementation of the legal entity identifier, writes Michael Shashoua
Vanguard's Benchmark Shift Influencing Others
Vanguard Group's switch away from MSCI benchmarks due to their cost could change how other benchmark and index data users think about where they go for the data, according to a consultancy serving 200 member firms
Michael Shashoua: Basel III’s Fault Lines
The likelihood that the Basel III capital adequacy rules will not take effect in January as planned is not surprising. Michael asks if the delay will allow for extra time to make the rules more effective or is it just a necessary evil to get…
AIM Software Hires Walford-Grant
The EDM provider has named Michael Walford-Grant, a veteran of PolarLake, to manage UK operations in the company's new London office
Is Grease The Word for Identifiers?
Reference data management operations still need some stimulation to move forward on LEI implementation
Link Up Markets Chooses Swift For T2S
The joint venture of European and African CSDs will use the Value Added Network service to connect to Target2-Securities infrastructure
Bloomberg Hires Mason in London
John Mason, previously chief operating officer at Netik, has joined the enterprise products and solutions group at the data provider
Euroclear Taps SmartStream To Run Data Utility
Euroclear and SmartStream have launched Central Data Utility (CDU), using SmartStream systems to reduce broken trades caused by fragmented or bad data
Legal Entity Identifier webcast: Implementation Challenges
During an Inside Reference Data webinar on October 17, industry experts discussed the latest developments in implementation of the legal entity identifier (LEI).