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Are You Fit For Fatca?
The publication of the draft of the US anti-tax evasion regulations at the end of the month is keenly anticipated, with all indications suggesting a significant impact on data quality and management
The Reference Cloud
Strapline: Data Management
Weiss' Steven Breen Keeps it Simple
Steven Breen has made a career out of untangling and simplifying hedge funds’ technology infrastructures. Breen now finds himself at Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisors implementing a blueprint that has been honed over the course of nearly two decades. By…
The LEI Of The Land
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Latency Race Going Nowhere Fast
Open-outcry exchanges are now largely extinct, with most trading executed through global computer networks. The rate of these transactions is limited only by technology and, increasingly, the speed of light. But as latency reaches the point of…
The Waiting Game
Report from Corporate Actions Webcast
The Risk Foundation
The increased awareness of the importance of data in relation to risk management has resulted in more investments in data management-related activities. Inside Reference Data gathered a panel of leading industry experts to discuss how firms can build a…
Getting Set for Solvency II
With Solvency II set to introduce unprecedented demands on data management, individual firms and industry bodies are keeping a close eye on the situation and taking steps to ensure the legislation can be smoothly implemented
The Next Stretch
John Metzner is a man perpetually in search of a challenge. This has resulted in a meteoric rise through Wall Street’s ranks to his current role as president of Plural Investments. By Anthony Malakian
The Big Data Picture
The concept of big data has become daunting, as the conversation around it increases in volume – just like the increased trading volume that drives firms to consider how to operate with it, manage it and process it. Michael Shashoua examines the methods…
Managing Wall Street's Merger Mayhem
After a series of mergers, Waters looks at how some of these IT integrations are going.
Evaluated Prices: The Data Challenge
The demand for evaluated pricing services has continued to increase in recent years, and data vendors have jumped on the bandwagon to expand coverage and services. Inside Reference Data gathered a panel of leading industry experts to discuss the…
In Britain, a Derivatives Code Rises
Dawn of the UK Derivatives Code
A Clearer Sense of Standards
A Clearer Sense of Standards