Regulation

Facing Up To Fatca

All the signs suggest US anti-tax evasion regulations present major data challenges for firms in 2012. However, it may be possible to derive business benefits through compliance, writes Nicholas Hamilton

Equities Mask for Derivatives

Concerned about the danger posed by leveraged OTC derivatives, regulation is forcing many of those instruments from a bilaterally traded environment to a publicly traded one. Dealers are preparing for the automation of collateral management and clearing…

STP For Risk Reduction Back in the Spotlight

As industry initiatives push for T+2 settlement of securities transactions in addition to reduced levels of latency and more electronic support of the trading process, the notion of STP is once more gaining ground. However, this requires an adjustment of…

CFTC Appoints a Whistleblower Chief

Following the creation of a whistleblower office pursuant to a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assistant director Vincente Martinez as its…

Year of the Dealer

With the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) promising to complete its rulemaking requirements under Dodd–Frank later this quarter, many in the industry are looking at 2012 as the year of the swap execution facility (SEF). It is too early to…

Managing LEI Expectations

Doubts about the pace of implementation of the legal entity identifier could be eased by a look at the work already getting done by firms and industry organizations

Unlocking LEI Potential

Third-party service providers are taking the opportunity presented by the legal entity identifier (LEI) to offer enhanced services to their customers. Nicholas Hamilton hears how these providers are preparing for implementation

Prediction and Preparation

Industry professionals have their work cut out for them concerning the legal entity identifier (LEI) standard, ratified in 2011, and administrators of the standard were also named last year. Data professionals from Cusip Global Services, BNY Mellon and…

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

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