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Governing Data Governance
High-level data officers are being tasked with development of data governance frameworks. Michael Shashoua hears about some of the methods they are using to set up complete systems.
DTCC, ISITC, Major Firms Plan Collateral Data Processing Improvements
Lessons learned from transaction reporting, fund processing and settlement advances could prove useful in managing the growing trove of data being generated in the collateral space. Michael Shashoua uncovers the issues confronting collateral data…
Identifying LEI Opportunities and Challenges
The rollout of the legal entity identifier offers firms an opportunity to improve their onboarding processes and bring together valuable data sets, but a successful outcome depends on careful planning, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Rise of the CDO
Over the past year, the ranks of chief data officers at major financial services firms have been increasing. Michael Shashoua examines why and what this means for data management
JP Morgan, Northern Trust Search For Data Quality
In an Inside Reference Data webcast, panelists shared the factors driving their work to improve upon data quality, and the obstacles affecting those efforts. Michael Shashoua reports
Taking Responsibility for Entity Identification
With the go-live date for the legal entity identifier system still far off, a growing number of pre-local operating units are set to begin issuing entity identifiers. Nicholas Hamilton finds out why they have taken on the task, what challenges they face…
Judging When To Take Exception In Processing
The establishing steps of corporate actions are more conducive to automation, participants in a webcast said, writes Michael Shashoua
Surveying the Social Data Frontier
New guidance from US regulators on what is permitted for communicating via social media could create a new source for securities reference data for data managers to consider. Michael Shashoua reports on the significance of the SEC and Finra moves, as…
Easing the Evaluated Prices Regulation Burden
During an Inside Reference Data webcast, panelists discussed the steps that have been taken to improve confidence in evaluated prices and what pricing vendors can do to ease the regulatory burden on their customers, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Getting a Grip On The Investment Book of Record
Accurate start-of-day positions are essential for the successful operation of the front office, but are not always immediately available. Nicholas Hamilton discovers how an investment book of record can be used to ensure portfolio managers and traders…
Dark Clouds For Off-Site Data
Cloud computing has caught on as a buzzword, but it still has trouble gaining acceptance for use in financial industry operations. Michael Shashoua reports on the difficulties reference data managers have with deploying the cloud to save costs while…
Taxing Times
Decisions by France and Italy to introduce taxes on financial transactions have created new challenges for data managers who must identify all instruments that are affected. As more European countries plan to roll out similar taxes, firms will have to…
Clearing Trade Reporting Hurdles
With many firms now familiar with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's trade reporting requirements, the next big challenge is the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. Once these two have been overcome, new reporting requirements in other…
AIFMD: No Alternative to Harmonization
With the Level 2 measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive now published, managers and third-party providers are analyzing whether they have all the data and technology they need for compliance
Evaluating the Quality Chain
Is data management carrying out all the imperatives set by regulations intended to address risk issues? Michael Shashoua assesses the chain of cause and effect linking new rules with data quality and operational issues
IFRS 13 Driving Level 3 Coding Work
End users are figuring out how to determine levels for quotes and code accounting data
Getting Some Actions
Corporate actions processing professionals have been waiting to see their tasks streamlined. Michael Shashoua reports on who's making progress and who's been slowed by obstacles
Communicate and Aggregate
As regulations and reduced budgets add to existing challenges, data professionals point to standards and shared services as the best way to improve risk management and achieve straight-through processing, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Laying Compliance Foundations
With regulatory change looming large over the financial industry, Nicholas Hamilton finds out how extensible systems, best practices and good communication are helping firms to manage the uncertainty of evolving requirements and deadlines
Identification Breakdown?
The structures and parameters for global implementation of a legal entity identifier are in place, but industry professionals are finding cracks in the registration process that undermine its accuracy. Michael Shashoua describes some of the issues now…
Identifier's Infancy
During a webinar about the legal entity identifier, panelists discussed the opportunities the code presents for data vendors to create new products and the immaturity of current offerings, writes Nicholas Hamilton
The Long Crawl to Basel III
Continued uncertainty about a phased compliance timeline for Basel III capital adequacy rules is likely to complicate data management for the foreseeable future, Michael Shashoua writes
Further Fatca Hurdles
With 12 months left to prepare reporting capabilities for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, entity classification is presenting serious challenges, and the effect of intergovernmental agreements has not become clear, writes Nicholas Hamilton
Full And Fair Disclosures
When it comes into force next year, the IFRS 13 accounting standard will place significant requirements on end-users to provide new disclosures about the prices and evaluations they use, but pricing vendors are well placed to help them comply, writes…