FISD Executive Committee Elections
All FISD members are invited to nominate candidates to fill 15 positions on the FISD Executive Committee (EC) for two-year terms which begin in January 2018. Positions are open for representatives in each of the three FISD constituency areas: exchanges, vendors (data, software, hardware, services), and consumer firms. View the current EC list. Please submit one nomination for your company with the campaign statements for both executives who will be representing your firm. Nominations will be accepted until November 17, then voting will begin on November 21. Nominate candidates from your firm now.
Upcoming Consumer Constituent Group Activities
At the September 25 meeting at WFIC in Barcelona, the group identified two new activities:
- Workshops are planned in NYC and London on organizational and management issues like organization structure, workflow, tools, employee recruitment, and development.
- FISD will schedule an ad hoc meeting to address issues related to Credit Ratings
Consumer members should let Tom Davin know if they are interested in participating in either of these activities.
Are You Ready for the Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference (APFIC)?
FISD and Inside Market Data/Inside Reference Data are pleased to announce that the Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference (APFIC) will take place on November 13-15 in Hong Kong, an event that is promising to be a must-attend conference for you and your colleagues. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel.
APFIC is an excellent opportunity to increase the visibility of your products and services to a highly focused regional audience. Don't miss this opportunity to network with 400+ market data industry contacts. Staff from financial institutions that consume financial information attend for free. FISD members and Incisive subscribers from exchanges, vendor and technology provider firms receive a discounted rate.
For sponsorship package details, or to suggest a discussion topic for APFIC please contact Scott Cooper.
WFIC 2017 Recap
We hope everyone enjoyed the 2017 World Financial Information Conference in Barcelona Spain! FISD would like to thank all of our sponsors and speakers who helped make this event a huge success.
In case you missed it or want a recap, please check out the WFIC Wrap-up page where you will find the event Powerpoints, photos and more!
WFIC The Movie: A special thank you to Ed Flynn for creating WFIC 2017 The Movie. Click here to view the video on YouTube!
Level 2 Exam is officially here!
FISD is pleased to announce the newest addition to the FISD Professional Certification program, the Data Licensing Module. This Level 2 exam focuses on a set of issues that cause a great deal of friction within our industry.
To help you defeat the data licensing dragon, FISD has created a certification that will arm you with essential knowledge on this difficult topic. The FISD Data Licensing Module syllabus will guide your preparation for a rigorous exam that covers:
- Firms that participate in the licensed data life cycle
- Various types of licensable data
- Governance
- Licensing terms
- Compliance
- Audits
FISD can’t solve all of your data licensing problems for you, but the FISD Data Licensing Module can equip you to solve these problems for yourself.
FISD Dues Scale to Increase by 5% on January 1, 2018
In June 2017, the Board of SIIA (FISD’s parent organization) approved an across-the-board 5% increase in the SIIA dues scale. This dues increase is the first in approximately 20 years and will affect FISD members with membership terms ending December 31, 2017 and later. After consultation with the member leadership of the SIIA’s divisions (including the FISD Executive Committee), the SIIA Board undertook these changes as part of a comprehensive package of expense cuts and revenue increases that will provide for the continued financial health of the SIIA and its divisions. The revised dues scale can be viewed here. FISD asks that you consider these changes as you plan your budgets for 2018 and beyond. While price increases are never popular, FISD management believes that this increase will enable FISD to maintain and increase its level of support for its members in an increasingly expensive environment. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this, please contacts Tracey Shumpert.
FEATURED EVENTS
FISD Tokyo
This FISD event will be hosted by FINOLAB, the Tokyo Fintech incubator. FINOLAB is home to development teams from a number of national consumer institutions. We will discuss how Fintech firms will interact with Consumer institutions and vendors to exchange information: market data, customer details, etc. The other topic for the event will be the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). We will discuss the outstanding data requirements that Consumers need to address for compliance, where institutions intend to get this data and the vendor perspective on the required data set for FRTB.
FISD is back in Toronto
You do not want to miss this exciting event in Toronto hosted by BMO Capital Markets. Topics will include:
Valuating Pricing: This panel will examine the methods used for evaluating pricing of these thinly traded vehicles, what classes of securities are most frequently seen in this sector (e.g. corporate bonds, municipal bonds and ETFs) and which firms provide this service.
Cloud Computing: This panel session will address this extraordinary growth and focus on the primary benefits financial firms derive in using this technology. We’ll also discuss the move toward Open Standards in this sector that claim to offer greater flexibility and responsiveness and consider the security issues that concern many users.
For more information about this event, click here. To register for this event, click the button below!
Recently Confirmed FISD Events:
November 9: FISD Tokyo
November 14: FISD Toronto
Novovember 30: FISD London Issue Brief & Christmas Party
December 14: FISD General Meeting - New York
December 14: FISD Holiday Party - New York
To see a full list of our 2017 Events, Click Here
Share Your News in the FISD Newsletter
Members can have their press releases, events, white papers, blogs, news articles, and job postings featured in the FISD Newsletter. Delivered monthly to thousands of financial information professionals, the newsletter is a great place to spread your news. Email relevant material to Michael Zingali with the subject line "FISD Newsletter Submission.
FISD WORKING GROUPS
Consumer Index Group
Contact: Nick Merritt +1 202-789-4441
Consumer Constituent U.S. Exchange Data Sub-Group
Contact: Tom Davin +1 202-789-4465
Business Issues Policies and Practices Standards (BIPPS) Working Group
Contact: Tom Davin +1 202-789-4465
Service Level & Communications Working Group
Contact: Nick Merritt +1 202-789-4441
MIFID II Reference Data Working Group
Contact: David Anderson +44(0)1825791382
FISD CONSTITUENT GROUPS
*All constituent group meetings are invitation only
Consumers Contact: Tom Davin +1 202-789-4465
Exchanges Contact: David Anderson+44(0)1825791382
Data Vendors Contact: Nick Merritt +1 (202)789-4441
STAFF SCHEDULES
Tom Davin (DC Office):
Hong Kong: November 13 - 15
London: November 28 - December 1
New York: December 13 - 15
Nick Merritt (DC Office):
Toronto: November 14
David Anderson (UK Office):
London: November 30
Anika King (DC Office):
New York: December 14
Tracey Shumpert (NYC Office):
New York: December 14
Hope Wilkes (DC Office):
New York: December 14
Michael Zingali (DC Office):
New York: December 14
