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AI Emerges as Key Focus for the Buy-Side, Says SIX
Three years ago when Swiss financial data and market infrastructure provider SIX launched its first report together with Crisil Coalition Greenwich on the state of play within the buy-side, the subject of artificial intelligence barely made an appearance. Fast-forward to 2025, and AI dominates the latest report. AI is being deployed within a growing number...
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Sanctions Screening Takes Centre Stage in Riskier New World: Webinar Review
Financial institutions are battling to comply with an increasingly complex and intense sanctions regulatory environment as they contend with “multi-dimensional exposures” across the globe, experts in a recent A-Team LIVE webinar said. Geopolitical tensions, economic conflict and rapidly advancing technological developments are posing new threats to national cohesion, economies and individuals, sparking a regulatory crack...
S&P Global Data via Cloud: Unlocking Real-Time, Scalable Insights with Snowflake and Databricks Delta Sharing
As organisations accelerate their cloud migration strategies to manage growing volumes of structured and unstructured data, demand is rising for secure, real-time, cloud-native access to trusted datasets. Leveraging Snowflake and Databricks Delta Sharing, S&P Global provides a scalable, agile foundation that allows organizations to directly access and query S&P Global and curated third-party datasets without...
A-Team Group, a Division of Finelight Group, Announces Acquisition of Eagle Alpha’s Events Business
Finelight Group is delighted to announce that its subsidiary, A-Team Group, has successfully completed the acquisition of the events division of Eagle Alpha, a leading provider of alternative data solutions for the investment community. This strategic acquisition enhances A-Team Group’s position as a leading organiser of specialist conferences serving the financial technology and data industry....
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Acuity’s Agent Fleet Offers S&P Capital IQ Data
Acuity Knowledge Partners, which provides research and AI services to financial institutions, is integrating S&P Capital IQ data into its Agent Fleet platform. The collaboration brings company intelligence, financials, estimates, transactions and professional data into the Agent Fleet platform. This enhanced offering builds on a foundation of more than 10 years during which Acuity has…
Bloomberg Adds 20 Hamilton Lane Private Markets Indices
Bloomberg has added 20 closed-end fund performance indices compiled by Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment firm, to its services. The indices will provide investors with data tools to evaluate and compare performance across asset classes. This collection of indices covers more than 7,000 funds and builds on decades of proprietary fund and deal-level data….
Denominator Buys Equileap to Form Gender, Human Capital Data Giant
Denominator, a provider in social and human capital data, announced its acquisition of Equileap, a gender equality and diversity data company.The merger expands the combined company’s ability to deliver transparent and actionable insights to investors and corporations globally. The integrated offering expands Equileap’s data reach from 6,000 to 5.5 million public and private companies.
ISS STOXX Unveils Real Asset Climate Data Products
ISS Sustainability Solutions, the sustainable investment business of ISS STOXX, has launched its suite of Real Asset Climate Solutions. The product harnesses Physical Risk, Carbon Footprint, and Scenario Alignment analyses with geospatial asset-level data to support risk identification and management. The new offering is designed to identify and mitigate environmental risks to their raw assets…
Identifiers Body GLEIF Opens Office in Shanghai
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), a non-profit managing the LEI system, has established a representative office in China’s Shanghai Lin-gang Special Area. The expansion supports demand for the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and the verifiable LEI (vLEI) across the region. China is a key part of the Global LEI System, following a 2020…
Diligent to Offer Persefoni Sustainability Compliance Tools
Diligent, which provides governance, risk and compliance SaaS solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Persefoni AI enabling clients to use the sustainability data management provider’s tools to comply with ESG regulations. Diligent will transition its carbon accounting clients to Persefoni’s platform and take an equity position in the company. Persefoni, is a. This agreement…
GLEIF Names Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority as China’s New vLEI Issuer
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has named the Shanghai Electronic Certification Authority (SHECA) as its newest Qualified vLEI Issuer (QVI), The vLEI is a globally standardised, secure digital counterpart to the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), providing cryptographically verifiable organisational identity. SHECA, one of China’s Certification Authorities, will now offer authoritative vLEI issuance, validation…
RepRisk Data to Support JPX-Nikkei Indices
RepRisk, a Data as a Service (DaaS) company for reputational risks, said its data is now being used in the periodic review of constituents in the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 and the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index. The index providers, JPX Market Innovation & Research and Nikkei, will use the RepRisk Index (RRI) to strengthen…
S&P Global Integrates AI Document Analysis on Salesforce AgentExchange
S&P Global has made its S&P Capital IQ Pro Document Intelligence available to users of Salesforce’s AgentExchange, integrating Generative AI directly into customer relationship management workflows. S&P Global said this will simplify how customers analyse complex company documents, boosting productivity and enabling clients to make quicker, data-informed decisions. The new integration builds on S&P Global’s…
SIX Signs Seven-Year Strategic Partnership with Barclays
Financial data provider SIX has signed a seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays. The agreement will provide all divisions of the global banking group, including its investment banking, retail, wealth management, and corporate services, with access to SIX’s comprehensive suite of financial data products. The partnership is intended to support Barclays’ international growth and drive cost…
NeoXam Opens New Office in India
FinTech software provider NeoXam has opened a new office in Chennai, India, the French company expands its reconciliation-as-a-service product. The move follows NeoXam’s acquisition of artificial intelligence-powered reconciliation company EZOPS, which initially opened the Chennai hub in 2022.
Private Markets ESG Data Startup Novata Acquires Atlas Metrics
Novata, an ESG data startup for private markets participants, has acquired European sustainability performance and reporting platform Atlas Metrics. The purchase is targeted at helping New York-based Novata expand internationally, leveraging Atlas’ ESG compliance and sustainability performance management platform for banking and corporate clients.
Data Quality Tops List of Fixed-Income Market Challenges
Poor data quality has topped a list of challenges faced by fixed-income market participants in a survey by SIX. The poll found that almost three-fifths of respondents said that issues such as mismatches in reference data, such as identifiers, or coupon details delaying settlements were the leading hurdles to smooth operations. Data integration was a…
DMS USA Awards Winner Alkymi Launches Investment Data Management Tool
Private markets data an technology provider Alkymi has launched Alkymi Alts, an investment data management tool. Alkymi, which won the Best AI-Based Data Management Capability going at A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit USA Awards this year, said the new service “streamlines complex workflows, automates data extraction and validation, and provides powerful analytics with configurable dashboards,…
ESG Reporting Platform Greenomy Acquired by Position Green
Sustainability reporting solutions provider Greenomy has been acquired by ESG software developer Position Green. Brussels based Greenomy, which had been majority funded by Euroclear, is hoped to provide Position Green with an across-the-board analytics and compliance offering.
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Rimes Names New APAC and EDM Sales Leaders
Data management and investment intelligence solutions provider Rimes has appointment Ross Allen as head of the Asia and Pacific region and Bill Blythe as global head of EDM sales. Allen previously held senior leadership roles, including head of financial markets APAC, during 25 years at IHS Markit (now S&P Global) and was chief commercial officer…
SimCorp Appoints New Sales, Engineering Leaders in Singapore
SimCorp, a global financial technology company, has appointed Jesper Tyrer as head of sales, APAC, and Medi Tuku as head of solutions engineering, APAC. Tyrer and Tuku previously worked at BlackRock, where Tyrer spent eight years, most recently as head of APAC Aladdin Business Development, and Tuku served as head of pre-Sales for BlackRock Aladdin…
JMAN Appoints Kaushik Ravi as Chief of Staff to Chief Technology Officer
JMAN Group, a data provider for private-equity funds, has appointed Kaushik Ravi as Chief of Staff to the CTO. Ravi previously co-founded TODAC, a management consulting firm for technology-based products and services, and has experience with firms including Cognizant and Agilisium. Ravi will work with CTO Leo Valan to drive strategic planning and operational execution…
Private Markets Tech Provider Inveniam Names Two New Senior Hires
Private markets data infrastructure provider Inveniam has named former Moody’s Analytics leader Michael Salk as chief customer officer of its data management platform. Former AirWave Lease Insights executive Christopher Ward has been appointed managing director for strategic solutions and partnerships. Salk, who has more than 25 years experience in finance and media is “a proven…
Finbourne Names New Chief Product Officer
Finbourne Technology has appointed Gareth Evans as its chief product officer, bringing more than 20 years of fintech expertise to the investment management platform. Evans held senior roles in UBS, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley before moving to Finbourne, where “he will be responsible for driving the company’s product vision and accelerating innovation across its…
NeoXam Names New Product Manager to Drive Asia Growth
Investment management technology provider NeoXam has appointed Parasuraman Nurani as its new product manager with responsibility for growing business across the Asia-Pacific region. Parasu is based in the company’s Singapore office and has 20 years of experience in capital markets data and technology, NeoXam said.
Gresham Names New Sales Director for Asian Growth Focus
Gresham has appointed Haley Zhu as sales director for the Asia-Pacific, where she will help lead growth in a region that is a strategic focus for the enterprise data automation technology provider amid greater regulatory complexity. Zhu has worked for more than 15 years in FinTech on sell-side and buy-side platforms, enterprise data and regulatory…
Duco Appoints New COO
Data automation provider Duco has appointed Anthony Northam as its new Chief Operating Officer. Formerly group head of customer strategy and solutions at LSEG, Northam has more than 25 years of experience in the data industry and also held down senior positions at Thomson Reuters. “Anthony’s proven track record in scaling operations and driving strategic…
SimCorp Names New Chief Commercial Officer
SimCorp former director of strategy Dean McIntyre has been named the investment management software provider’s chief commercial officer, the third senior appointment this year. McIntyre will be responsible for instigating international initiatives on data and operations, as well as within the frontline commercial and marketing teams. After holding senior positions at companies including Bloomberg, Schroders…
GoldenSource Names New Managing Director
Global enterprise and master data management company GoldenSource has named former Fenergo senior manager Terry Flynn as its managing director, the company’s third leadership appointment in a year. The New York-based technology company said Flynn will focus on building GoldenSource’s buy-side client base. Over two decades Flynn has held senior positions at SunGard, Charles River…
Finbourne Appoints New Board Chair and Creates Advisory Board
Finbourne Technology has appointed a new board chair and advisory board to “enhance client focus and support continued growth”. Toby Glaysher, the new Finbourne board chair, joins the UK investment technology firm from Northern Trust. Finbourne said his track record of scaling business growth at previous posts made him an ideal choice to advise the…
Clearwater Promotes Two Leaders to Senior Roles
Clearwater Analytics has promoted two managers to more senior roles as part of a strategy to scale the technology platform globally. Subi Sethi has been elevated to chief operating officer after five years at the company and is charged with improving client experience through the use of artificial intelligence and driving efficiencies across the enterprise….
Allvue Boosts IT Budget and Hires New Data Leaders
Alternative investments technology provider Allvue Systems has increased investment into artificial intelligence, data and talent, starting with the appointment of industry veterans Dmitri Sedov as chief data and analytics officer, Mack Santora as head of AI and Brad Rosenfeld as chief marketing officer. The New York-based company said it had increased its IT budget 70…
ESG Data Firm Measurabl Names New People, Culture Chief
Sustainability data platform Measurabl has appointed Marta Patlan as Senior Vice President, People & Culture to oversee the company’s talent development and cultural policies. Patlan has previously worked at Sportradar, Aristocrat, and Brightstar.
NeoXam Names New Director to Drive UK, Irish and African Growth
NeoXam has named Mark Johnson as Managing Director of the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland and Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions, supporting the data management and investment technology company’s broader global expansion plans following its acquisition of EZOPS a year ago. Johnson, a 25-year veteran of the financial software industry, will deploy his experience in…
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Upcoming Webinar: Unpacking Stablecoin Challenges for Financial Institutions
18 November 2025 10:00am ET | 3:00pm London | 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 Minutes The stablecoin market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by emerging regulatory clarity, technological maturity, and rising global demand for a faster, more secure financial infrastructure. But with opportunity comes complexity, and a host of challenges that financial institutions need to address…
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AI in Capital Markets Summit London
Now in its 2nd year, the AI in Capital Markets Summit returns with a focus on the practicalities of onboarding AI enterprise wide for business value creation. Whilst AI offers huge potential to revolutionise capital markets operations many are struggling to move beyond pilot phase to generate substantial value from AI.
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Regulatory Data Handbook 2025 – Thirteenth Edition
Welcome to the thirteenth edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Data Handbook, a unique and practical guide to capital markets regulation, regulatory change, and the data and data management requirements of compliance across Europe, the UK, US and Asia-Pacific. This year’s edition lands at a moment of accelerating regulatory divergence and intensifying data focused supervision. Inside,…
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Dispelling Myths About North American Securities Class Actions
North America has one of the most extensive and developed class action frameworks in the world. The US system relies on private methods of seeking redress – as opposed to government regulation or enforcement – effectively operating as an opt-out system, where shareholders are automatically included and can obtain redress without actively participating in litigation...
Monitoring a High-Risk World: Next-Generation Sanctions Screening
Sanctions remain a critical tool in international relations, influencing global finance, politics and security. In the past five years, global economic and financial sanctions have intensified amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, creating a complex landscape for financial institutions worldwide, the report states. The risk that institutions can inadvertently engage with sanctioned securities has never been higher,...
The Data Transformation Imperative: From Operational Burden to Strategic Advantage
A new report by SimCorp examines the investment management industry’s data opportunities – and challenges – in a fast-changing financial landscape, offering guidance on how companies can plot a course towards future-proofing their data capabilities and making immediate operational improvements. New data complexity challenges are presenting themselves to investment managers at an immense scale, the...
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Upcoming Webinar: Unpacking Stablecoin Challenges for Financial Institutions
18 November 2025 10:00am ET | 3:00pm London | 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 Minutes The stablecoin market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by emerging regulatory clarity, technological maturity, and rising global demand for a faster, more secure financial infrastructure. But with opportunity comes complexity, and a host of challenges that financial institutions need to address...
AI in Data Management Summit New York City
Following the success of the 15th Data Management Summit NYC, A-Team Group are excited to announce our new event: AI in Data Management Summit NYC!
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Data Management Summit London
Now in its 16th year, the Data Management Summit (DMS) in London brings together the European capital markets enterprise data management community, to explore how data strategy is evolving to drive business outcomes and speed to market in changing times.
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Capital Markets Technology Awards APAC
Discover the winners in the inaugural Capital Markets Technology Awards APAC 2025. These awards celebrate the innovations and solutions that are reshaping the region’s technology in capital markets landscape and showcase breakthrough achievements across the financial enterprise, highlighting solutions that address the unique challenges and opportunities present across Asia Pacific’s diverse markets.
