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GoldenSource Revitalises EDM Platform with Open Source Database, Standardisation and Cloud Agnosticism
GoldenSource has revitalised its enterprise data management (EDM) platform with a new cloud native and agnostic version focusing on open source options and standardisation. The aim of version 8.8 is to help users extract more value from data faster and at a lower total cost. The new release supports the PostgreSQL open source database as...
Tractiv Raises $2.25 Million to Build Out Data Tracking Solution
Chicago-based data usage monitoring and tracking specialist Tractiv, formerly known as TradeX, has raised $2.25 million in seed funding to expand its engineering and sales teams. At the same time, the company has added Mark Almeida to its board of directors. Almeida is Limited Partner Advisor at Nyca Partners – which led the funding round...
Moody’s Boosts KYC Offerings with Acquisition of PassFort and Kompany
Moody’s has continued its foray into the regulatory and compliance segment with the acquisition of two KYC solutions providers: PassFort and 360kompany (a.k.a. kompany). The acquisitions complement Moody’s Orbis company database acquired with Bureau van Dijk, and are aimed at adding to Moody’s KYC, AML and counterparty risk capabilities. The acquisition of PassFort and planned...
SimCorp Partners Domos FS to Offer Cross Asset Investment Management for Public and Private Markets
SimCorp has partnered with Domos FS, a provider of solutions for alternative assets fund management, to deliver front-to-back-office investment management covering both public and private markets for asset managers, asset owners and service providers. SimCorp has also taken an initial minority stake in Domos FS. The partnership has been made in response to increased use...
The Market Prepares for Trading Digital Assets
By David Griffiths, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Eventus Systems. The journey into the world of trading digital assets is underway but differing regulatory regimes and a lack of technology standards remain a challenge. A recent A-Team Group webinar with representatives from Archax, R3 and Eventus provided insight into the ‘The Emerging Market Structure for Institutional...
Moody’s Boosts KYC Offerings with Acquisition of PassFort and Kompany
Moody’s Corp. has continued its foray into the regulatory and compliance segment with the acquisition of two KYC solutions providers: PassFort Ltd. and 360kompany (a.k.a. kompany). The two acquisitions are aimed at adding to Moody’s KYC, AML and counterparty risk capabilities, and are illustrative of the heating up of the beneficial ownership, sanctions and financial...
Surveillance Experts Discuss Impact on Segment of WFH
In case you missed it, watch below to hear this panel at our recent RegTech Summit Virtual discuss managing trade and communications surveillance in the new world of work. The panelists include: Moderator: Matthew Bernstein, Information Governance Strategist, MC Bernstein Data Yasmine Li, Head of EMEA Surveillance, Macquarie Group Stan Yakoff, Head of Americas Supervision,...
Horizon Expands Algo Platform to Include Agency Trading Functions
Algo trading technology provider Horizon Software has expanded its Electronic Trading Platform to include agency trading functionality. Initially designed for market-making and algo trading services, Horizon has added high-touch, DMA, DSA and global order routing for equity and global derivatives, to support banks and brokers conducting agency trading. Clients that use Horizon for their market-making...
A-Team Webinar: Integrating Intelligent Machine-Readable News
Machine-readable news technology, which enables trading and investment firms to process unstructured news data in a way that it can be added to the investment process, has become a powerful tool for firms seeking a competitive edge in today’s markets, as it can help firms derive sentiment, which in turn can be used to generate...
NeoXam Connects to Refinitiv Data Platform to Expand Provision of Reference, Pricing and ESG Data
NeoXam has extended its partnership with Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group company, to offer clients a wider range of data sourced for the first time from the Refinitiv Data Platform (RDP) that was released early last year. The data will include reference, pricing, and ESG data as well as data exclusive to the RDP...