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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Thomson Reuters Opens RIC Code
BATS Chi-X Europe is the first major announced user of the Reuters Instrument Code identifier, previously only available through its creator's services
DST, XSP Link Up on Corporate Actions Services
DST Global Solutions has partnered corporate actions systems provider XSP in an alliance with complementary territory and capability benefits
Sifma Tech Expo Takeaways
Legal entity identifier (LEI) standards discussions proved to be a highlight of this year's Sifma Tech Expo
Regulators Advocate Broader View of Data Systems Issues
Teresa Glasser, acting deputy director of the US Treasury Office of Financial Research, spoke about taking an overall view of data and systems issues for identifiers, in a discussion at Sifma, as Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua recounts
March 2013 LEI Deadline Tough to Meet, Sifma Panelists Say
Robin Doyle, a senior vice president at JP Morgan Chase, remarked that the legal entity identifier (LEI) deadline may be tough for the industry to meet, as Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua relates in this audio commentary
Data Gaining C-Level Treatment, Survey Finds
Data professionals are getting or will soon get chief data officer roles or report directly to higher levels within firms, according to a client survey conducted by data software provider GoldenSource
DST-QED Alliance Enhances Anova Platform
The newly renamed QED Anova data and analytics platform combines downstream processing of transactions with analytical viewing and distribution capabilities for an improved offering
Taking the Pulse of the Sifma Tech Expo
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua asks if the Sifma Tech Expo will reflect reference data users' needs and the changing nature of managing data?
SmartStream's Richard Bemindt and Philippe Chambadal on winning Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative
Richard Bemindt and Philippe Chambadal of SmartStream speak with Michael Shashoua at the Inside Reference Data Awards 2012 in New York. SmartStream won the award for Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative (Vendor).
SIX Financial Information's Barry Raskin on winning Best Corporate Actions Data Provider
Barry Raskin of SIX Financial Information speaks with Michael Shashoua at the Inside Reference Data Awards 2012 in New York. SIX Financial Information won the award for Best Corporate Actions Data Provider.
CoreOne Melds Netik, ConnectNet Data Offerings
CoreOne Technologies, the new rebranding of Netik, is rolling out VistaOne Solutions, the data management piece of its offerings, formed from pieces of its ConnectNet acquisition
S&P Cap IQ Adds Credit Ratings to Xpressfeed
Vendor combines credit ratings with fundamental data to help firms better identify and manage risk
S&P Capital IQ Exec on New Xpressfeed Coverage
Rui Carvalho, managing director of enterprise solutions at S&P Capital IQ, discussed the new additions to the company's Xpressfeed platform.
Here Comes The LEI Flood
Comments, actions and discussions concerning the legal entity identifier have increased and will continue to do so as key organizations make decisions and recommendations now and in the near future
Reference Data Technology special report
June 2012 - sponsored by: Eagle, Kingland, SIX Financial Information, SmartStream, Swift, Xenomorph
FSB Takes Another Step on LEI, But Administration Questions Linger
The approval of the ISO standard for the LEI moved much faster than most ISO standards, say industry observers. The FSB issued its LEI report to the G-20, setting a structure for the global LEI system, but the report leaves unanswered questions about…
Data Readiness Under Dodd-Frank
Inside Reference Data gathered a panel of leading industry experts to discuss the current state of regulation and standards readiness in the data industry. Dodd-Frank and the LEI loomed large in importance, as Michael Shashoua reports, but business…
Regulation & Standards Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts to discuss the latest market developments in relation to regulation and standards in a webcast on 30 May
LEI Makes Progress, But Administration Questions Linger
The approval of the ISO standard for the LEI moved much faster than most ISO standards, say industry observers, but the FSB still has to issue some decisions on who will administer the LEI
Michael Shashoua: Stability Board See-Saw
The ISO standards organization, at the behest of the Financial Stability Board, removed Swift as the registration authority for the legal entity identifier. Michael thinks the industry may be left wondering what the board intends to do in setting a…