Articles by Michael Shashoua
Putting Efficiency and Centralization Hand in Hand
Reference data managers may see centralized data as a road to efficiency, but shouldn't forget about accuracy and risk management in the process
The Medium Is (Not Just) The Message
Strapline: Interview With
A Question of Characters
Financial InterGroup (Fig) is taking another shot at challenging the favored ISO 17442 standard for the legal entity identifier by specifying an 11-character LEI. The challenger has an uphill climb to catch on
ViaWest Promotes Carolan to CTO
Data services provider ViaWest has named Jason Carolan, previously a vice-president for product development, as chief technology officer of the company.
IRD/IMD Awards Voting Nears End
Voting closes April 6 for the awards, to be presented in New York on May 22
CFTC Sets Interim LEI Standard
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked market participants to apply to be identifiers of swap counterparties, and also introduced CICI, an identifier designation designed to fill the gap until the Financial Stability Board issues its own
Financial InterGroup Proposes Alternative LEI Format
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Goldberg Leaving BNY Mellon for Sovereign
BNY Mellon EDM executive David Goldberg will take a senior operations role at Sovereign Bank/Banco Santander
Swift Stakes Position on Reference Data, Risk Reduction and Identifiers
Patrik Neutjens, head of reference data at Swift, discusses the value of end-to-end data systems, and how the organization aims to advance the legal entity identifier globally as one of the administrators for the LEI standard.
Thomson Reuters Responds to EU Comment on RICs
The data provider is reviewing the use of Reuters Instrument Codes after an EU official said a test by the company was insufficient to ease antitrust concerns
Managing Risk special report
March 2012 - sponsored by: First Derivatives; Sybase, an SAP company
Identification Specifics Take Shape
This month's Inside Reference Data coverage of the legal entity identifier (LEI) and OTC derivatives identification efforts finds that specifics about the standards, as well as the choices firms must make, are coming into focus
Data’s Seat at Risk’s Table
Strapline: Data Management
Bloomberg Next Enables Bond Pricing Comparisons
Strapline: Pricing & Valuations
Can Open Data and EDM Cooperate?
Different data standards models being advanced by Open Data Model and the EDM Council raise questions as to whether they can blend together to users' benefit
Buy-Side Firms Using More Index Data
Strapline: Pricing & Valuations
RiskSpan Hires Lynch as Head of Pricing Service
John Lynch, previously valuations head at Alliance Bernstein, joins RiskSpan, a software and advisory provider, as executive of its pricing service
Data Standards Competition Heats Up
Open Data Model espouses a classification-based approach to data standards models, while the EDM Council focuses on making various standards compatible. Which approach will be more effective?
Michael Shashoua: Selling Fatca Globally
Firms in the US and abroad are beginning to get a clearer picture of what foreign tax withholding regulation will look like, following the release of proposed rules under the law. Yet US regulators can expect varied levels of cooperation from other…
Open Data Model Unveils Classifications
Strapline: Data Management
Omgeo Adding LEIs To Alert
Strapline: Data Management
The Match Game
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
The Next Big Data Debate Emerges
Having apparently settled on cloud computing as the preferred solution for big data needs, the industry is now addressing the volume and velocity of this data