Regulation
All Derivatives, All the Time
IT spend and T+2 lead this week's coverage.
Canadian LOU Chooses GMEI Utility
CDS Clearing and Depository Services will use DTCC and Swift's Global Markets Entity Identifier utility for legal entity identifier registration
Questions for EFIS
The upcoming European Financial Information Summit promises to capture the important shifts in data management operations issues that are happening in the industry
Numbering Agencies Update ISIN Standard
Members of the Association of National Numbering Agencies have broadened the standard to cover more instrument types
Nationwide Chooses AxiomSL for Reporting
The financial services firm will use the reporting and risk management provider's services to comply with UK regulations
Thomson Reuters Debuts Solvency II Data Service
The data provider is offering the service through its DataScope Select platform, covering four types of data relevant to compliance with the regulation
Unexpected Sources Of Value
Value, in relation to data operations and management, can mean more than just the importance of the information. It can also be derived from smart collaboration and cultivation.
EMIR-Go-Round
Last month's second deadline under the European regulation, following a February scramble, found the industry better prepared with better command of data reporting requirements, Joanna Wright reports
ECB: Eurosystem Ready for User Testing on T2S Platform
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that the Eurosystem is ready to begin user testing on the Target2–Securities (T2S) platform, the pan-European project aimed at providing a single system for settling central bank securities transactions.
Industry Addresses Solvency II Readiness
For some firms, data management operations necessary for compliance with the regulation will take right up to the January 2016 deadline. Others may need more time, industry sources say
Solvency II LEI Imperative Makes Progress
The regulation's proposed requirement for reporting using legal entity identifiers is nearing the end of its industry comment period, and firms that will be affected are looking at how to comply.
LuxCSD Goes Live with LEI Registrations
The Luxembourg securities repository has launched its legal entity identifier service, powered by the DTCC
DTCC Seeks to Expand Real-Time Submission
With an eye on moving the industry forward and increasing efficiency in trade clearance submissions, the DTCC held a forum with the NSCC and industry participants focused on how to reduce risk and streamline the process.
FCA Fines Deutsche Bank for Extensive Reporting Errors
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has levied a fine of £4.7 million (approximately $7.8 million) on Deutsche Bank for submitting nearly 30 million incorrect trading reports over a number of years.
With Swap Volumes Slacking, Tech to Serve as SEFs' Differentiator
As the new world of SEF clearing starts to shape, TrueEX's Sunil Hirani says that smaller venues will have differentiate themselves against the larger players by being better at second-order functions.
Chinese LEI Registrar Launches
LEI China, established by the China Financial Standardization Technical Committee certified by the LEI ROC authority last year, has started operating
Gaining Momentum, In Two Flavors
A new analytics product focused on momentum trading leads this week's content, while a different kind of confidence, and some welcomed calmness, settles in as the second EMIR reporting deadline hits.
EMIR Coming Into Focus with Quieter Second Deadline
With the passing of the second deadline occurring with relative ease, firms are slowly getting a better grasp of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, but there is still plenty of room for improvement in terms of participation, particularly…
EMIR Coming Into Focus with Quieter Second Deadline
With the passing of the second deadline occurring with relative ease, firms are slowly getting a better grasp of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, but there is still plenty of room for improvement in terms of participation, particularly…
Data Requirements May Place Strains on Bank Infrastructure for Corep Compliance
Legacy systems and continued use of Excel are making it difficult for firms to upgrade taxonomy in keeping with deadlines set by the European Banking Authority for its reporting guidelines
DTCC, Swift Top Ranking of LEI Infrastructures
The first quarterly ranking from Tabb Group puts the US legal entity identifier providers at 97% comprehensiveness for more than 140,000 records
Swearing the Oath of the Data Watch
Strapline: Industry Warehouse
Facing Up to the New Regulatory World
The BCBS 239 risk data aggregation principles, CCAR and FDSF stress tests, and COREP and FINREP reporting frameworks are some of the most significant new measures developed by regulators and are having a major impact on data management, writes Nicholas…
Tokyo LOU Goes Live; Canadian LOU Designated
The Japan Exchange Group has launched its local operating unit for implementation of the legal entity identifier, as designated by LEI ROC. The committee has also tapped CDS Clearing and Depository Services as Canada's LOU