Aug 18th 2020 - Currency Ref Data Meeting Minutes #23
Description
Currency Reference Data Meeting
Date
Aug 18th 2020 - 10am EST / 3pm BST
Untracked attendees
- Laurence Usher / Nomura
- Martin Price / Nomura
- Ben Sandler / AQR
- Richard Wagener / Codethink
Agenda
- Convene & roll call (5mins)
- Approve July 7th, July 21st and August 4th CurRef Meeting minutes - meeting minutes were approved
- Questions for the Group:
- Confirm with ISO that we can freely distribute their standardized currency codes?
- Sample data got populated, is there any additional work that needs to be done?
- What's the purpose of using FINOS ID vs. ISO ID?
- There may be currencies that don't have an ISO ID
- Need to identify use cases:
- Use Case # 1 - Regulatory reporting: Currency Reference Data solution may make it easier to get consistent and more explicit mapping between edge case currency codes across the industry
- Identify key business areas that would benefit from Currency Reference Data solution? How can the Currency Reference Data solution drive efficiency, cost reduction at a high level?
- AOB, Q&A & Adjourn (5mins)
Action Items
- Identify and submit use cases [entire Group]
- Confirm that there are no limitations to using & distributing ISO currency codes [Aitana]
- Draft Roadmap for Currency Reference Data workstream [Vijay & Sailesh]
WebEx info
- WebEx Meeting URL
- Meeting Number: 127 819 0322
- Join by phone: +1.415.655.0003 USA Toll | +44-20319-88141 UK Toll | Access code: 127 819 0322
- Password: VXcd2eQgh82
- Global call-in numbers