DSB Webinar: Current Status, Future Plans 12 March 2018 – The current status and future developments of the Derivatives Service Bureau will be the topic of a webinar presented at 3pm UTC on 22 March. The webinar is the initial activity of the Technology Advisory Committee process, which is planned to begin committee meetings in […]

AMID INCREASING USER NUMBERS, DSB CALCULATES FINAL FEES Sign-Ups for Free, Open Data Service Double in Last Three Weeks 15 January 2018 – 12 noon UTC London, UK – The Derivatives Services Bureau, the global utility for creation of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for over-the-counter derivatives, has finalized fees for the current user contracts […]

Banks Lead Industry Preparations for MiFID II Reporting of OTC Derivatives Reference Data Contract Submissions Suggest Changing Profile of DSB User Base 14 December 2017 – 8am UTC London, UK — the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) reports today on progress in new contracts received for fee-based services. These include creation of new International Securities Identification […]

Derivatives Service Bureau Reports Rise in Registrations Swap market participants begin using the service in increasing numbers London, UK – 9 November 2017 Since the Derivatives Service Bureau (“DSB”) entered production on 2 October, the DSB has witnessed a steady rise in registrations, with rising numbers of firms looking to be on-boarded in time for […]

Derivatives Service Bureau to Establish Technology Advisory Committee Industry Group to Support Ongoing Evolution of DSB Technology for Expanding Market Needs London, UK – 9 October 2017 The Board of the Derivatives Service Bureau today announced that an industry committee will be formed to advise the DSB on future evolutions of the DSB technology platform […]

Derivatives Service Bureau Launches Real-time ISINs for OTC Derivatives Addressing the need for regulatory reporting obligations under MiFID II London, UK – 2 October 2017 The Derivatives Service Bureau launched its real-time International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) creation service today and users can now create OTC derivative ISINs and obtain associated reference datato address regulatory […]

DSB OPENS SECOND AND FINAL FEE MODEL CONSULTATION 02.05.2017 London, UK – The Derivatives Service Bureau today opened its second industry consultation on the proposed final fee model of user payments and other topics related to the cost-recovery financial basis of the DSB. The fee model will go into effect on 2 October 2017 when […]

DSB PRODUCT COMMITTEE OPENS CONSULT ON ISIN DEFINITION DETAILS 19.04.2017 Feedback on OTC ISIN attributes sought for MiFID II reporting and planned UPI London, UK – The Product Committee of the Derivatives Service Bureau today opened its second industry consultation with the publication of the consultation paper which uses the example of a specific swap product […]

THE DERIVATIVES SERVICE BUREAU ACHIEVES FUNDING GOAL 13.04.2017 London, UK – The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) today announced that  the funding to complete development and support initial operations of the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has been secured. The investors are four organizations representing some of the largest and longest established National Numbering Agencies, which […]

DSB USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING BEGINS 03.04.2017 Latest provisional OTC derivative product definitions also available for industry review London, UK – The Derivatives Service Bureau today opened the DSB User Acceptance Testing (UAT) platform to the industry with a revised and updated set of product templates that are consistent with MiFID II requirements.  The UAT platform is […]