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A-Team Group Names Winners of its Data Management Insight Awards – USA 2024
The waiting in over! A-Team Group has announced the winners of its Data Management Insight Awards – USA 2024. The awards, which acknowledge leading data management solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants across the USA, were presented by Andrew Delaney, president and chief content officer at A-Team Group. The winners were named at...
Data Modernisation is Anything but Simple: DMS NYC Report
Modernisation and simplification of data architectures has become a mantra for financial institutions as they seek to get the most out of their data – but it’s a goal that’s beset by many challenges. Not least among them is change management; convincing the organisation’s chief financial officer and engineering teams that a transformation of its...
Wand.ai Software Update Seeks to Democratise Use of AI
Software developer Wand.ai has rolled out an enhanced version of its artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that’s aimed at enabling even the least tech-savvy operator to harness the benefits of machine learning and generative AI (GenAI). The updated version of the collaborative multi-agent software adds broader agent capabilities and updates the user interface. Wand.ai co-founder Philippe...
AI No Magic Wand for Augmented Data Quality: A-Team Group Webinar
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often seen as a magic wand for many data operations but when it comes to augmenting data quality processes, the technology’s potential comes with a few caveats. Trusted data is critical to the smooth running of financial institutions’ operations. AI has shown incredible capabilities to ensure that, especially in such tasks...
FSB Study Puts the Spotlight on NBFI Shadow Banking Risk
By Wenzhe Sheng, Senior Product Manager of Regulatory Tech at Clearwater Analytics. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the global sentinel of financial stability, recently released findings that have likely sent ripples of unease through insurers, pension funds and asset managers. According to the study, these firms now face the unsettling prospect of being labelled as...
BMLL Secures $21m in Funding with Optiver as Lead Investor
BMLL, the provider of harmonised, historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics across global equities, ETFs, futures and options markets, has announced a new $21 million funding round led by Optiver, the Amsterdam-based global market maker and liquidity provider. The round also included participation from existing investors FactSet, Nasdaq Ventures, and IQ...
Experts Share Insights and Tips on Meeting Fit and Proper Requirements
Fitness and proprietary requirements for employees of financial institutions are not an option, but a regulatory obligation that calls on firms to regularly assess employees’ honesty, integrity and reputation, competence and capability, and financial soundness. RegTech Insight publisher A-Team Group recently brought together a panel of compliance experts for a hosted webinar sponsored by MyComplianceOffice (MCO)...
QuantCube Tackles ESG with Macroeconomic Data
Macroeconomic research specialist QuantCube Technology is targeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance with a new asset-mapping database aimed at helping financial institutions monitor the risk exposure of their physical assets. The tool focuses on the data gap faced by banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and corporates in assessing (ESG) risks at a granular level,...
How to Successfully Integrate and Deploy AI in Trading Analytics and Research
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies has the potential to revolutionise the way financial markets operate, not least by providing new opportunities for enhancing trading analytics and research. So how can firms effectively integrate AI into their trading workflows? What are the challenges and opportunities associated with leveraging data...
UK Regulators Launch Digital Securities Sandbox to Foster Financial Innovation
The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s two main financial regulators, have announced the launch of their Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). The initiative aims to support innovation around digital assets and their integration into the traditional financial services sector. The DSS has three primary objectives: to facilitate innovation for...