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The Derivatives Service Bureau Calls for Responses to 2023 OTC ISIN Consultation Paper

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has published the 2023 industry consultation paper related to 2024 OTC International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) and Classification Financial Instrument code (CFI) service provision. The consultation paper focuses on the next steps for the security operations centre investigated as part of the 2022 industry consultation. It also looks at the…

CUSIP Global Services Enhances Products and Services to Improve Market Efficiency and Transparency

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) has implemented a series of product and service enhancements designed to improve the efficiency and transparency of financial markets. Provided at no additional cost to CGS customers, these improvements include an expansion of the standard CUSIP data field, the introduction of a series of counterparty risk reports, and infrastructure improvements to…

FCA Sets Out Next Stages of Data Strategy

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is advancing its data strategy after publishing an update in 2020, which set out a five-year plan designed to make the FCA smarter in its use of data and analytics. It has also established a joint programme with the Bank of England to transform how it regulates, with the aim…

FIX Protocol Includes Digital Token Identifier

The Digital Token Identifier (DTI) ISO standard has been added to the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol, the industry-standard messaging protocol for electronic communication. The addition means financial institutions will be able to use the FIX Protocol to send messages with DTIs both internally and externally. The DTI standard is increasingly being used as it…

ESG Handbook 2023

The ESG Handbook 2023 edition is the essential guide to everything you need to know about ESG and how to manage requirements if you work in financial data and technology. Download your free copy to understand: What ESG Covers: The scope and definition of ESG Regulations: The evolution of global regulations, especially in the UK…

GLEIF Extends LEI Mapping to OpenCorporates Global Database of Legal Entity Data

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has linked LEIs to corresponding records in the OpenCorporates global database of legal entity data, one of the largest open databases of companies in the world. With LEIs natively available in the OpenCorporates database, cross-referencing between the datasets will facilitate a range of compliance, surveillance, and due diligence…

DSB Opens Unique Product Identifier User Acceptance Test Environment

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has opened its Unique Product Identifier (UPI) User Acceptance Test (UAT) environment and associated Client Onboarding Support Platform (COSP). Go-live of the UPI UAT environment follows publication of mandates to report the UPI in the EU, UK, US and Australia, with additional jurisdictions expected to follow. The nine month UAT…

Bloomberg Wins A-Team Group Award for Most Innovative Data Standards Initiative

Bloomberg has won the award for Most Innovative Data Standards Initiative in A-Team Group’s Innovation Awards 2023. The awards celebrate innovative solutions, projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions in capital markets. Bloomberg’s data standards initiative, the Financial Instrument…

Optimising ISO 20022 for Cross-Border Payments

Why the LEI and BIC are a Perfect Fit for a Truly Global Identification Scheme By Clare Rowley, Head of Business Operations, GLEIF. Challenges in the cross-border payments market include high costs, low speed, limited access, and insufficient transparency. In October 2020, the G20 endorsed a roadmap to enhance cross-border payments. The roadmap was developed…

FCA Requires IBA to Continue Publication of US Dollar LIBOR Settings Using Synthetic Methodology

Further to a November 2022 consultation, the FCA has decided to use its powers under UK Benchmarks Regulation (UK BMR) to require ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) to continue publication of 1-, 3- and 6-month US dollar LIBOR settings using an unrepresentative synthetic methodology. The FCA will require IBA to publish these synthetic US dollar LIBOR…