(Editor’s note: Al Castillo, senior director, solutions management, Advent Outsourcing Services (AOS), has an idea why there is a major move to cloud-based managed services among SS&C Advent’s customer base. “As such, it’s an easy decision to pivot the deployment responsibility to a provider that has the knowledge and experience — and we’re seeing this… Read More >>
Elixirr & Kaizen Partner to Fix Reporting Errors
Management consultant Elixirr and regulatory support vendor Kaizen Reporting are partnering to provide financial services firms with comprehensive remediation capabilities to identify reporting problems, fix the root causes of them, and then resubmit the correct data. Both companies are combining their offerings to facilitate end-to-end support to help securities trading firms tackle a growing list… Read More >>
SEC Wants to Make Inline XBRL Mandatory
The SEC, as part of what it calls its “disclosure modernization initiative,” is proposing amendments to improve the quality of data submitted by public companies and mutual funds using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). XBRL is a format that “allows filers to embed XBRL data directly into a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document,” the… Read More >>
CFTC Issues Final Rule for Cleared Swaps Reporting
The CFTC reports that it has approved a final rule meant to bring “additional clarity” to existing cleared swaps reporting regulations and procedures. The rule codifies reporting obligations for counterparties and registered entities and improves the “efficiency of data collection and maintenance associated with the reporting,” the CFTC says. The commission’s own detailed analysis of… Read More >>
GLEIF Takes Charge of the LEI Effort
Editor’s note: The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body overseeing the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has taken center stage in the effort to promote the usage of the LEI standard. In fact, GLEIF has just launched the Global LEI Index, “a golden copy of all past and current LEI records including… Read More >>
