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LEI: Looking for the Horizon -- Webcast
On September 18, Inside Reference Data hosted a webcast about progress in implementation of the legal entity identifier and the work to be done to complete the LEI system
Citi Expands Total Touch to European Equities
The investment bank's hybrid block equities offering for institutional investors is launching in Europe, with 560 symbols initially supported.
Corlito's Way: BTG Pactual COO Dayna Corlito
Thousands of miles from Copacabana Beach, BTG Pactual is doing things a once-small banking partnership from an emerging market shouldn’t be able to—managing a diverse group of admired hedge funds. Yes, the firm’s successful foray into asset management…
Traiana Extends Kill Switch Range to SDPs for CreditLink
Icap-owned specialist Traiana has announced the expansion of kill-switch functionality in its CreditLink offering, which now includes single dealer platforms (SDPs).
LEI's Big Payoff
While the legal entity identifier is starting to produce value for data management operations, Fatca and BCBS 239 could follow suit in similar fashion
Securing LEI Success
From more regulatory mandates to standardized data quality checks, there was no shortage of suggestions of ways to ensure the success of the LEI project at the North American Financial Information Summit, writes Nicholas Hamilton
IRD Awards Include Big Wins For Fenergo, Interactive Data
Fenergo and Interactive Data score big in the Inside Reference Data Awards, as Thomson Reuters recaptures one prize, and Markit is honored for humanitarian work
Citi Reaps Benefits of LEI, Despite Limited Coverage
At this week's North American Financial Information Summit in New York, Citi's head of entity data operations explained how the legal entity identifier has helped the bank improve standardization and increase the number of attributes held in client…
NAFIS 2014 Live: Regulatory Landscape Challenges
Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua reported live via Twitter on the first panel in the reference data stream of the North American Financial Information Summit on May 21
Barclays Joins Swift's KYC Data Utility Project
Barclays and 10 other banks are working with Swift to establish a central source of know-your-customer data
BYOD, Mobile Offer Banks a Chance to ‘Get Cool Again'
As bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategies grow inside banks, mobile data management has also emerged as a pressing issue, according to panelists at this year's North American Trading Architecture Summit.
Citi Rolls out Pricing Tool on Bloomberg App Portal
Citigroup has made a new electronic block pricing tool available on Bloomberg's App Portal, to allow traders to request bespoke prices for block orders as part of their workflow on the Bloomberg Professional service.
SEFs and OTC Trading special report
April 2014 - sponsored by: Tradeweb; Thomson Reuters
Quality's Governing Principles
Data governance efforts, in early stages for many firms, require navigation of the divide between business and IT units, as well as cost, data quality and value concerns. Michael Shashoua reports on a discussion held during a March 6 webcast
Deltix, Citi Team on Development & Back-Testing Solution for Algo Trading
Software provider Deltix is partnering with Citi to deliver an integrated algorithmic trading solution for research and execution of automated foreign exchange (FX) strategies.
The data governance culture -- webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on March 6, 2014 to discuss how financial trading firms are managing data governance considerations in light of increased management focus.
Swift Partners with Major Banks on KYC Utility
Swift plans to launch a central utility for know-your-customer data later this year and is working with six major banks, who are sharing their views on the processes, documentation and data needed
Sutton Takes Customer Data Role at HSBC
Julia Sutton has left Deutsche Bank to take a role within group customer data strategy at HSBC
ParFX Adds JPMorgan, Citi as Founder Banks
ParFX has announced that JPMorgan and Citi have joined the foreign-exchange (FX) platform as founding members, bringing the total to 14.
Eley Appointed GoldenSource CEO, Meriton to Focus on Utilities
After 12 years as CEO, Mike Meriton will now serve the company as vice chairman, driving its strategic activities in relation to the creation of utilities. Former Pivot CEO John Eley has been chosen to succeed him
Anthony Malakian: When the Love is Gone
In a world of new technologies—where evolution happens at breakneck speeds—Anthony says that buy-side firms need to employ new strategies when managing their third-party relationships. Perhaps they can learn a lesson or two from their sell-side brethren?
AFTAs 2013: Best Data Management Initiative—Citi
The disciplines and processes that fall under the data management moniker are the best examples of tasks for which no finish line exists. It is a given that all financial services firms need to cost-effectively manage their data, whatever its prefix—big,…
Quality's Matrix
Data quality improvement efforts—even those aimed at making the process simpler—are proving to be a complex mix involving different actions for different types of data, regulations to contend with, and management issues to be grasped. Michael Shashoua…
Updating the data quality toolbox -- Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on December 17, 2013 to discuss what financial trading firms are doing to improve data quality and the measures they are taking in light of increased reporting rules and regulation.