Articles by Michael Shashoua
European Fatca Information-Sharing Could Spread
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Has Fatca Arrived Stillborn?
US authorities have issued proposed rules for the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) and reached agreements with European countries for their cooperation. But will the lack of business benefits and other key allies for enforcement make it…
CPPIB Names Wadehn Program Director
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has hired Bettina Wadehn as program director for data management. Wadehn's prior experience includes executive and senior manager roles at Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Capital and Reuters
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Lingua Fatca
Strapline: Corporate Actions
ISO 20022 Corporate Actions Pilot Gains Momentum, Complexity
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Four Horsemen of Reference Data
Legal entity identifiers are being joined by bi-temporal data, Fatca and Target-2 Securities as major issues for firms to address this year and in coming years
PWC Names Lachaga Director
Veteran operations executive Steven Lachaga joined the regulatory advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers in January
Numerix, Orchestrade Partner on Risk Analytics
Strapline: Pricing & Valuations
Bi-Temporal Data Boon
Strapline: Data Management
Tasking For Fatca
With Fatca looking very likely, the industry will have to search for ways to handle the processing complexities the regulation will create for corporate actions
Michael Shashoua: The Rise of Index Fund Data
Exchange-traded funds based on alternative weighted indexes are growing, creating greater demand for handling index data. Michael describes the effects the growth is having on data processing and how firms are thinking about managing increased data…
Deloitte Hires Krishna for New York Risk Team
Deloitte & Touche has named Dilip Krishna, most recently of Teradata, as a director in its financial services practice
FMDS Synchronizes Class Actions Data
Strapline: Data Management
Interactive Data Adds International Bonds to FactSet Feed
Strapline: Pricing & Valuations
Scrutinizing Data Quality Needs
While data standards compatibility and firms' ability to work with data providers are key considerations for data quality, attention must also be paid to the role and purpose of the data in question
Following Cusip’s Arrow
Strapline: Interview With
Changing Data Quality Definitions
Will data quality be defined by grand notions of making multiple standards compatible, or will it evolve slowly through firms working with their providers?
Bottega Hire Elevates CDO Role
Strapline: Data Management
Centralized Data: Analytics’ Friend or Foe?
The Pleasures and Pains of Centralized Data
FSB Announces LEI Implementation Group
The Financial Stability Board has set up a group of experts to develop and present LEI system implementation plans by April
ISO Makes SQL Standard Bi-Temporal
Strapline: Regulation & Standards