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GLEIF LEI Search 2.0 and API Offer Customised, Automated Access to Rich LEI Data

The Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF) has responded to industry demand for customised, automated access to rich LEI data with LEI Search 2.0 and an API that allows third-party developers to automate searches and retrieve open, higher quality LEI data from within their application environments. LEI Search 2.0 expands the number of search parameters available, providing...

ACA Compliance Group Launches New Global ESG Practice

ACA Compliance Group (ACA) today launched a specialist global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory practice, headed up by Dan Mistler, who joins ACA from ESG and environment firm, Bridge House Advisors. Sustainability and responsible investing increasingly appear on the agendas of global political leaders, regulators, and firms alike. According to President-elect Joe Biden, the U.S. will...

Two Golden Sources: How Will the New FCA FIRDS System Hold Up Post-Brexit?

At the end of 2020 the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lost access to the EU’s MiFID database: instead launching its own FIRDS system. It’s a big change, and it could have a significant impact on the way firms are able to manage their transaction reporting requirements. The new FCA FIRDS database was built to...

Q&A: The Future of Regulatory Reporting

Tom Wieczorek, MD of Global Product Management at UnaVista, part of the London Stock Exchange Group, gives us his unique insights into the key challenges and opportunities within today’s rapidly evolving regulatory reporting environment – and what firms should be doing to stay ahead. What are the key functional challenges for those seeking to implement...

Broadridge Names David Ingleson as APAC COO

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed David Ingleson as chief operating officer for APAC. Based in Singapore, Ingleson will oversee regional implementation strategies, direct operations and support of capital markets clients in the region. He will also focus on further investing in Broadridge’s local market expertise and capabilities, and will report to Samir Pandiri, president of...

FactSet Addition of Data-Mapping to Snowflake Links Third-Party, Factset and Proprietary Data in Seconds

FactSet is meeting increasing market demand for rapid content integration, access and control by integrating its data-mapping solution, FactSet Concordance Service, into Snowflake’s cloud data platform. The integration allows investment professionals to quickly link third-party, FactSet, and proprietary content together in the Snowflake platform. The data-mapping solution is scalable and can be used by joint...

MarketDesk Launches Data Mart with NewChangeFX Partnership

MarketDesk has launched a facility for selling and buying financial content using the cloud-based market data distribution platform it has deployed for private financial services clients. First out of the gate is a partnership with NewChangeFX (NCFX), the FCA-authorised FX benchmark data provider, to offer access to NCFX’s content via MarketDesk’s newly enhanced platform, available...

SmartStream Prioritises Microservices, Cloud Native Apps and Open Options Following Lockdown Rethink

SmartStream Technologies headed into 2021 with a new corporate brand identity designed to reflect its innovative approach to advancing technological capabilities and meeting evolving customer and industry needs – and it hasn’t strayed from the brief with plans to build a microservices platform, extend its use of open software, and increase commitment to deploying AI...

HUB Cloud Platform Aims to Transform Asset Management Operating Model

The HUB technology company set up by PIMCO, Man Group, IHS Markit, State Street, Microsoft and McKinsey & Company promises a utility style cloud-based platform designed to transform asset managers’ middle and back office operating processes, and accelerate them towards a digital operating model. This should reduce cost and mitigate risks, and leave asset managers...

DSB Opens First Consultation on UPI Fee Principles

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) opened a first round of industry consultation on fee principles for the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) today. The consultation ends on 5 March 2021 and is the first of two consultations before a final report is published in September 2021. The UPI will come into play in 2022 and will...