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Waters Wrap: The expanding battle over reference data identifiers
Bloomberg, Broadridge, and Finra have all recently made news in the world of standards and identifiers. Anthony looks at some of the questions the reporters at WatersTechnology will be asking going forward.
Bank-backed futures utility criticized as too ambitious
Osttra’s Joanna Davies is urging industry leaders to look for “quick wins”.
After lengthy fight, Bloomberg’s Figi recognized as official US data standard
The Figi is free to use, and becomes the second reference data standard alongside Cusip, authorized for financial instrument identification by the American National Standards Institute.
Swipe left: repo reporting no match for Brexit, or collateral
A happier start than Emir, but SFTR honeymoon is over now that trades report separately in UK and EU.
Waters Wrap: A useful use-case for blockchain? (And Broadridge’s bond play)
While not a fan of blockchain, Anthony looks at some potential use-cases for the tool in the world of capital markets. He also gives his thoughts on Broadridge’s soon-to-launch LTX platform.)
Esma: Both OTC identifiers will not be required in Emir reporting
Market participants will not have to use both the UPI and the Isin in their submissions to trade repositories, policy officer says.
Bloomberg's FIGI: A Case of Red Light, Green Light
After the route toward accreditation via the ISO petered out, Bloomberg is vying to establish its reference data standard as a system of record in the US, following a win in Brazil.
Xenomorph Building New Module To Reduce Duplicated Data Requests
The new module will be aimed at anyone who is charged for data from external vendors and needs to track data consumption across their organization.
Numbering Agency Calls for Experts
The Derivatives Service Bureau is looking for new members on its technical advisory committee, after its designation as the UPI service provider.
Simm May Come with a Side Benefit—A Common Data Standard
Buy-side firms using AcadiaSoft for Simm calculations must adopt the ORE XML data format.
SteelEye to Monitor Social Media for Trade Reconstruction
Compliance vendor says upcoming automatic trade reconstruction will slash processing times and allow users to monitor news feeds to detect insider trading.
Numbering Association Starts Work on Crypto Identifiers
Anna task force explores how Isins can be extended to digital assets such as tokenized securities and cryptocurrencies
UBS’s Data Lake for Regulation Pays Dividends
Waters Europe: Data requirements are driving better data for consumption across the bank.
Esma Calls for Unified Crypto Rules in Europe
The EU's market cops have urged the adoption of a unified approach to crypto assets across member states.
ISIN Fees Rise for the Second Year Running
Power users of DSB's ISIN generator service will pay €117,500, up from €112,500.
Rimes to Debut New Benchmarks Service
Rimes will be launching a new managed service, called RegFocus BMR Data Feed, to help users adhere to the Benchmarks Regulation.
Kaizen Launches Regulatory Reporting Training
The course focuses on Mifid II regulatory reporting and breaks down reference data rules that remain roadblocks for firms.
Wall Street Horizon Adds Global Spice to Enchilada
As a result of adding coverage of international company events, WSH has incorporated ISIN codes into its datasets.
ANNA Takes on Benchmark Challenges
The ANNA Benchmark Task Force aims to collaborate with benchmark administrators for clarity of regulatory and ISIN requirements.
Appsbroker Fintech Angles To Undercut Legacy Data Providers
In partnership with Google, Appsbroker Fintech launches lower-cost market data platform.
DSB Announces New Services, Fee Discounts for 2019
DSB’s planned service improvements and operational cost savings that will result in rebates for users in the 2019 fee year and lower fees in 2020 and 2021.
Algomi Pivots Offering Away from Honeycomb to Alfa
Usman Khan sits down with WatersTechnology to discuss how the vendor will look to change course in 2019 and focus on the development of the Alfa platform.