Earlier in the year, ANNA held its first Benchmarks Task Force (TF21) meeting at the London Stock Exchange, the outcome of which was shared in a blog post published in April 2019. Since then, TF21 has met twice to follow-up on…
The use of Classification of Financial Instrument (CFI) codes has gained momentum since the increase in scope of MiFID II requiring the reporting of CFIs for OTC derivatives. Scrutiny from regulators has likewise increased with Competent Authorities frequently questioning users…
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) is a global member association seeking to foster standardisation within the financial industry by upholding the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) principles and by promoting ISIN, FISN and CFI codes for financial instruments. This is…
Chief Risk Officers are keen to stem losses linked to operational risk, as well as minimising the costs involved in managing the all-important mountain of data that financial institutions find themselves sitting on. One way to reduce operational friction in…
When the EU Benchmarks Regulation was first introduced, its objectives were to improve the governance, controls, quality of input data, and transparency in order to protect consumers and investors. As part of its efforts to improve standardisation, the regulation requires…
Concerns about the governance and pricing of the ANNA Derivatives Service Bureau are generating a great deal of background noise among some trade associations and data vendors. We believe this may be due to lack of information about the business…
Association of National Numbering Agencies response to the second CPMI – IOSCO Consultative report on Harmonisation of the Unique Product Identifier 29 September 2016 The Association of National Numbering Agencies (‘ANNA’) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the second consultative…
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) today announced the availability of specifications for connecting its Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) to trading platforms and front office systems. The connectivity is based on the messaging protocol of the FIX Trading Community…
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) today announced its engagement of BearingPoint as a Trusted Advisor in the development of the ANNA Derivatives Service Bureau for ISINs for OTC derivatives. BearingPoint, an international management and technology consulting firm, is…
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) welcomes and supports the position taken on 19 July by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee in its proposed amendments to the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament…