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Swift launches corporate Iban validation kit

Financial information network Swift is marketing a directory and software tool designed to help corporates validate and set-up Iban account codes for customer and supplier payments in time for the Sepa deadline.

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XBRL US launches corporate actions taxonomy

XBRL US has finalised its corporate actions taxonomy and made it available for use.

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Banks push FIX for fixed income trading

The world's biggest sell-side banks have formed a working group to push the adoption of FIX connectivity for fixed income trading.

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Legal Entity Identifier standard nears

Plans to create a new legal entity identifier (LEI) system to help regulators and industry participants monitor systemic risk are gathering momentum, with Swift winning a vote to act as the registration authority for the ISO standard and a group of trade associations setting out their framework.

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Ex-AllianceBernstein man charged with stealing FIX software

A former AllianceBernstein employee has been charged with stealing software used to send and receive FIX messages from the investment firm.

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DTCC kicks off corporate actions pilot; legacy formats to be switched off by 2015

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation says it will shut off corporate actions processing for all legacy file formats in 2015, as it begins testing of new ISO 20022 announcement messages with five user firms.

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Bolero and Swift agree trade services pact

Internet-based trade finance utility Bolero has brokered an agreement with financial co-operative Swift to use the FileAct network for corporate-to-bank messaging.

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EU citizens betrayed by Swift data deal - MEPs

European Parliamentarians have slammed the latest Swift bank data sharing deal with the US, saying that six months after it was introduced checks put in place are failing and American requests for information simply rubber stamped by Europol.

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FPL launches FIXwiki

FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL) has launched FIXwiki, an interactive Web tool to help the trading community share knowledge and information about the front office protocol.

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Swift tackles SSI errors

Financial messaging body Swift is introducing a suite of services it claims will improve automation and reduce errors in standing settlement instructions (SSIs).

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MarkitServ plans collateral messaging automation

The DTCC and Markit, through their MarkitServ joint venture, have teamed with vendor AcadiaSoft to introduce a system for automating collateral messaging for the over-the-counter derivatives market.

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Sterci acquires majority stake in Simplex

Swiss-based STP vendor Sterci has acquired a majority shareholding in back office software house and Swift Service Bureau operator Simplex Consulting.

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Swift seeks pilots for collaborative standards management platform

Financial messaging network Swift is assembling a group of pilot users to help define a new collaborative Web-based platform for more efficient standards management.

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Direct Edge taps Microsoft for trading platform

US exchange operator Direct Edge has deployed technology from Microsoft and Informatica as the basis for its trading platforms.

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WikiLeaks: Merkel furious at MEPs over Swift data sharing deal rejection

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was left "very, very angry" after the European Parliament voted earlier this year to scrap a deal to allow US authorities access to banking data transmitted over Swift, worried that Washington would see the move as a sign that the continent does not take terrorism seriously, according to a cable released by WikiLeaks.

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FPL calls for industry-led European consolidated tape

FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) has submitted a proposal to securities regulators urging an "industry led solution" for the establishment of an authority overseeing the delivery and governance of a European consolidated tape.

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Acquisition marks major shift for Swift

Hans Cobben, CEO of new Swift subsidiary Arkelis, says the co-operative's foray into solution vendor ownership is about controlling more than just the network and interface layers.

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Sibos Innotribe Labs take centre stage

A business that aims to create a complete view of a bank's financial health by using recycled financial messages is the favourite to win the Innotribe Lab pitching contest held at Sibos, the annual conference held by financial messaging body Swift.

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Swift preps major network upgrade

Financial messaging body Swift has announced a system upgrade, the first since 2007, for both SwiftNet and Alliance, its messaging and connectivity services respectively.

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Swift plans sanctions screening outsourcing service for small banks

Financial messaging body Swift has pledged to improve the sanctions screening process designed to stop the flow of illegal money transfers by launching an outsourcing service for small banks.