The commission’s decision to keep the ISIN identifier standard reaps criticism from industry professionals Source: European Commission Adopts ISIN and RTS 23 Under MiFID II
(Waters Technology |InsideReferenceData.com) 20 July 2016-The European Commission (EC) has adopted several technical standards of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), including RTS 23 (Regulatory Technical Standard), which deals with standards and formats for financial instrument reference data. The initial version of the standards mandated the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) for reporting under…
ISIN as the unique identifier is considered to be critical component by industry vendors and compliance experts In advance of the MiFID II reporting requirement enhancements, slated to begin in earnest during January 2018 , the array of unique identifiers for the broad range of financial instruments, including derivatives has created somewhat of a conundrum…