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Broadway Acquisition of Barracuda FX Expands Product Suite
Broadway Technology plans to deliver multi-asset solutions across more parts of the investment lifecycle and help clients automate additional workflows following its acquisition of Barracuda FX. The company, a provider of high-performance fixed income and foreign exchange solutions, has taken on the full Barracuda FX team and will operate the company independently under the auspices...
SEC Rule 606 Features Highly at FIX Americas Conference
The imminent adoption of amendments to SEC Rule 606 was high on the list of hot topics when electronic trading professionals met at the FIX Americas conference in New York this week. And while speakers, panellists and delegates acknowledged the initiative represents a significant challenge in terms of technology resource, most said they believed the...
Refinitiv Reviews Potential of Machine Learning and Problems of Data Quality
Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have moved beyond the experimental stage to become core components of business strategy and investment. Key use cases include risk management, performance analysis and trading idea generation, ahead of automation and cutting costs. The whole is driven by growing numbers of data scientists employed by financial organisations. The barriers...
RegTek.Solutions Extends Platform with New SFTR Reporting Solution
RegTek.Solutions today announced an extension of its regulatory reporting platform to include a full solution for the upcoming Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR), a final reporting deadline for which has now been set for April 12, 2020. Designed as a data quality gatekeeper prior to submission to trade repositories, the solution will cover the full...
Data Management Innovation Delivers Significant Benefits, But it’s Not Easy
Innovation in data management can improve analytics, generate revenue potential, reduce costs, help companies monetise data and support digital transformation – but there are caveats, including the challenges of legacy systems, lack of budget and skilled resources, and cultural resistance. A recent A-Team Group webinar discussing how to leverage innovation in data management covered these...
Release of ISIN-to-LEI Relationship Files on GLEIF Website Meets Mixed Response
The release of mapping between International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) by the Association of National Numbering Agencies’ (ANNA) and the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF) has received a positive industry response, but also raised questions about why a significant number of National Numbering Agencies within ANNA have not yet opted into...
Managing Data to Deliver Quality, Meaningful Analytics and Business Benefits
Data quality is critical to meaningful data analytics, and data analytics are key to business strategy – but with increased volumes and complexity of data coming into organisations, how can they ensure data is of the required quality and analytics are adding value to the business? A panel at A-Team Group’s recent Data Management Summit...
Compliance.ai Continues Proactive Expansion with LogicManager Partnership
Compliance.ai, a regulatory change management platform, has followed up its recent Blueprint Software partnership with yet another strategic deal, as it continues the expansion push first started back in Q3 of 2018. This week, the firm announced a new collaboration with enterprise risk management (ERM) software provider LogicManager: which will add Compliance.ai’s customized regulatory content...
NICE Actimize Wins New AML Business as it Builds Out AI Capabilities
NICE Actimize is expanding rapidly in the AML space, with a focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence – and a flurry of new business partnerships underline this drive towards AML dominance. With the AML software market set to grow by more than 15% by 2025 (according to the latest research report from Allied Market...
How to Get Data Lineage Right – Key Challenges
Rolling out data lineage remains a challenge for financial institutions. How should data management teams approach lineage and put a framework in place to ensure it is complete and crosses business lines to meet the goals of data value? A panel discussion during A-Team Group’s recent Data Management Summit held in the City of London...