Regulation
ISITC Reaches Out
Industry messaging standards organization ISITC plans greater collaboration on market practice processes and to exert influence on LEI and global regulatory discussions. By Michael Shashoua
FSB Workshop Discusses Three Levels For LEI And Federated Model
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Ready To Report For Solvency II?
Reporting requirements for Solvency II present major challenges for third-party administrators, who must provide new data elements and keep an eye on the data costs their insurance clients may have to pay, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Gaining Clarity on Data Search Parameters
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Clear Horizon
Strapline: Industry Warehouse
FPL Releases FIX Guidelines for Post-Trade Processing
The guidelines will facilitate the adoption of FIX standards for equity post-trade processing.
If You Invest Offshore, They'll Tax You For Sure
Discussion of the Fatca tax regulation at the ISITC conference centered on whether the law makes the financial industry an arm of the US government and just how effectively it does so
EMIR Approved by European Parliament
The trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives will be subject to European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation.
ISITC Past Chairs Discuss Organization's Direction
Genevy Dimitrion and Gary Probert speak with Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua about ISITC's history and their ideas for the organization's continued thought leadership
ISITC Launches Regulatory Working Group
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Fidelity ActionsXchange Adds Material Events
Strapline: Corporate Actions
CFTC 30-Minute Rule Likely to Change Desk Operations
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
Michael Shashoua: Dueling LEI Standard Proposals
Recently, Financial InterGroup, which had challenged the favored ISO 17442 standard for the legal entity identifier, took another shot by specifying an 11-character LEI. Michael looks at its prospects in the industry.
SEC Combines Supervisory Efforts with Foreign Counterparts
The SEC establishes cooperation arrangements with the European Securities and Markets Authority and the Cayman Islands Monetery Authority.
Real-Time Surveillance: Mission Impossible?
European regulator ESMA wants trading venues to perform market surveillance and abuse monitoring in as close to real time as possible. But is the technology and operational capacity in place to make this initiative work? By Steve Dew-Jones
Suing the Lawmakers: Deutsche Börse Takes on Brussels
Deutsche Börse's threats of a legal challenge to the European Commission have raised eyebrows.
FPL Releases Support For Fixed-Income Trading
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
The Medium Is (Not Just) The Message
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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
FSB Announces LEI Workshop, Standard Details
Members of the public and private sector will share their views on the Financial Stability Board's (FSB’s) work on the legal entity identifier (LEI) at a meeting in Basel at the end of the month.
FSA Chief to Depart in June
UK regulatory boss to depart agency.
Whither Volcker? Firms Brace for Deadline as Delays Anticipated
The Volcker Rule’s deadline for public comment has passed, with a sea of responses from organizations all over the world. Implementation dates are currently debatable, but compliance with the regulation will require structural and technological change…
Futures SRO Committee Makes Fund Recommendations
Formed in response to MF Global's loss of customer funds, the committee makes four new recommendations regarding proper segregation.
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