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The ECB’s Reference Data Utility: Evidently a Controversial Topic…

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) proposed reference data utility seems to have caught the attention of a lot of Reference Data Review readers out there. While most are in support of standardisation in the reference data space in general, many are confused and, frankly, concerned about what the ECB is planning.

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29 Jul 2009

Electronic Trading First Words: A Flash in the Pan?

More rumbling and grumbling about the proliferation of so-called ‘flash trading’ techniques in the U.S. equities markets. This week saw New York Senator Charles E. Schumer enter the fray, rattling off a letter to SEC head Mary Schapiro to urge the banning of the practice.

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29 Jul 2009

FCAG Says Mark to Market Rules Not to Blame for Procyclical Nature of Market

The Financial Crisis Advisory Group (FCAG) has released its final report indicating that mark to market accounting standards did not fuel the procyclicality of the market. The group, which is the joint effort between the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), established to tackle accounting standards in the post-crisis world, says the rules actually understated the losses rather than overstated them.

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29 Jul 2009

CME Group Appoints Ex-LCH.Clearnet’s Lamb to Head European CCP

As LCH.Clearnet transfers its credit default swap (CDS) clearing counterparty (CCP) ambitions from BClear to Paris-based Clearnet, arch rival CME Group has hired its ex-CEO Andrew Lamb to lead its own European CCP venture. Lamb assumes the role of CEO for CME Clearing Europe, subject, of course, to its approval by Financial Services Authority to become a UK recognised clearing house (RCH).

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29 Jul 2009

Baikal Rolls Out UnaVista for Reconciliations and Confirmation Matching FREE - A-Team Wire

28 Jul 2009

LSE Considers Future of TradElect Platform; MillenniumIT Waits in the Wings

Following a couple of weeks of rumour and intrigue, the received wisdom now appears to be that the London Stock Exchange is indeed considering the future of its TradElect trading platform, introduced with much fanfare as recently as 2007. With new CEO sweeping a broom through the corridors of St. Paul’s Churchyard, it appears that TradElect’s turnaround latency – at a once market-leading 3.7 milliseconds – can’t keep up with newcomers like Chi-X Europe and Bats Europe.

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28 Jul 2009

The FSA’s Incoming Liquidity Regime: What Will it Mean for Data Management?

The compliance departments and senior managers of those affected by the UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) incoming liquidity reporting regime have finally begun to sit up and take notice of its implications, but what does it all mean for the data management community?

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28 Jul 2009

eSignal 10.5 Significantly Expands Content Offering and Extends Historical Data to 12+ Years FREE - A-Team Wire

28 Jul 2009

Charles River Development Integrates Access to UBS Perimeter Algorithm FREE - A-Team Wire

28 Jul 2009

Aim Software and Interactive Data Launch Sixth Edition of the Aim Global Reference Data and Risk Management Survey FREE - A-Team Wire

28 Jul 2009

Commerzbank Chooses BT to Provide Trading Systems in Financial Centres Worldwide FREE - A-Team Wire

28 Jul 2009

GAIN Capital To Open Office in South Korea Further Expanding Presence in Asia FREE - A-Team Wire

28 Jul 2009

XtremeData Leapfrogs Competitors with a New Breed of Appliances for Database Analytics FREE - A-Team Wire

27 Jul 2009

LatitudeFX Limited and GAIN Capital Launch Award-Winning Forex Trading Platform FREE - A-Team Wire

27 Jul 2009

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