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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...
IOSCO Report Shows Data Regulations are Just Around the Corner
Growing calls for ESG data and ratings provisions to be brought under the watch of regulators around the world is likely to result in a swell of legislation in the next year or so, vendors told ESG Insight. After a global grouping of financial watchdogs recommended that ESG data products and services be included in...
The View From Space: QuantCube Harnesses Satellite Data to Build Environmental Intelligence Tools
Alternative data vendor QuantCube has created a slew of environmental intelligence products using satellite data sourced from the European Space Agency combined with other alternative data sources. As well as creating four environmental and social economic indicator services, the Paris-based company has also incorporated the new information into its benchmarking and analytical overlays. The offerings...
Altada Opens London Office to Meet Local Demand for AI Solutions for Asset Management
Altada Technology Solutions, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions supporting improved data-driven decision making in the asset management community, is expanding on a global basis with the addition of a London office. Through 2021, the company has added offices in New York, San Francisco, Malta, Dublin and Barcelona. Altada was founded in 2018 in Cork,...
Optimising Sustainable Investment Processes – How Asset Managers Can Best Prepare
By Martijn Groot, vice president, Marketing and Strategy, Alveo. Investment strategies are increasingly being driven by environmental social and governance (ESG) criteria and considerations, and ESG investment is growing rapidly. Research from Bloomberg found that assets invested according to ESG criteria are on track to exceed $53 trillion by 2025, representing more than a third...