Regulation
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…
James Rundle: The Devil in the Details
The regulatory freight train is rushing full speed ahead in the opening months of 2012, but not without sincere attempts to derail it along the way. As well as that, James says, regulators are making efforts to gain real insight into how the financial…
Open Data Model Unveils Classifications
Strapline: Data Management
Asset Control Adds Bi-Temporal Capability
Strapline: Data Management
Omgeo Adding LEIs To Alert
Strapline: Data Management
Industry Leaders Offer LEI Insights to the FSB
A panel of private sector representatives is providing advice to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on the development of the legal entity identifier. Nicholas Hamilton speaks to Graeme Austin, one of the participants in this advisory group, about how…
The Match Game
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
FSB Panel Considers LEI Eligibility Criteria
The complexities of including funds within the remit of the legal entity identifier (LEI) has been highlighted by the Industry Advisory Panel, which is aiding the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in its work on the standard
Many Fingers In Many Pies
Diversification is the key for exchange growth, it seems.
European Fatca Information-Sharing Could Spread
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
The Road To European Harmonization
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…
CFTC Establishes Subcommittee for HFT Analysis
Four working groups will consider a wide spectrum of automated activity in regulated markets.
Why Regulatory Consensus Is Bad
Yale Law professor Roberta Romano says global banking regulations like Basel are misguided precisely because they involve so much collaboration.
FSB Sets Up LEI Expert and Advisory Groups
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
ProShares Trust Taps Citi for Regulatory Admin
ProShares extends relationship with Citi.
Fatca Proposed Regulations Published
The Internal Revenue Service says it has taken into consideration the views of stakeholders while writing the proposed regulations for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which will impact the data management procedures of financial institutions…
Troves of Trade Information
Trade repositories are set to become a common feature of the over-the-counter derivatives market globally. But what challenges and benefits do the facilities present for the companies that will operate them and the firms that will report to them, asks…
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
Sarkozy's Gambit Throws Wrench in EU's Financial Transaction Tax Debate
The announcement of a French financial transaction tax hasn't gone down well, and further muddles the issue for financial services organizations and technology providers.
Sarkozy's Gambit Throws Wrench in EU's Financial Transaction Tax Debate
The announcement of a French financial transaction tax hasn't gone down well, and further muddles the issue for financial services organizations and technology providers.
ICE Clear Credit to Offer Portfolio Margining Benefits
A move is made to allow for more efficient collateralization of opposite positions in index and correlated single-name credit default swap instruments.