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Platinum Asset Management Selects NeoXam for NextGen Target Operating Model
Platinum Asset Management, an Australia based global equity manager, is planning to upgrade its data and technology capabilities with NeoXam’s DataHub integrated solutions for investment data, performance measurement, and Impress client reporting. The NeoXam data management platform will be deployed to manage reference, market, and investment data within a single, centralised enterprise repository. This will...
Encompass Plans Corporate Digital Identity Platform Following Acquisition of CoorpID and Blacksmith KYC
Encompass Corporation, a provider of real-time digital Know Your Customer (KYC) profiles, has acquired CoorpID and Blacksmith KYC from ING to develop a platform that solves the critical challenge of identification and verification of corporate and institutional clients. ING will be a stakeholder and development partner to Encompass and will use the platform in the...
Four Key Trends Shaping Institutional Blockchain Adoption in 2024
By Gilbert Verdian, Founder and CEO at Quant. Last year it was more important than ever to distinguish crypto from the technology that powers it. Although 2023 was tumultuous for cryptocurrencies – with the heads of several high-profile exchanges facing criminal proceedings, and the UK government announcing its plans to regulate the industry – blockchain...
New Year’s Resolutions: Get OTC Derivatives Reporting Fit for EMIR Refit
By Thomas Steimann, Head of Regis-TR at SIX. The OTC derivatives markets have faced a slew of new regulations since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, to which the market has continued to adapt. 2024 will be no different. The EMIR Refit is the latest in a wave of regulatory change for the derivatives markets, with...
McKay Brothers Launches Ultra-Low Latency Network Between New Jersey and Toronto
Low-latency networking specialist McKay Brothers has deployed its latest wireless network connecting key equity exchanges in New Jersey, USA, and Markham, Ontario, Canada, offering the lowest known latency for private bandwidth between the two centres. The network connects the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Mahwah, New Jersey, and TMX Group’s exchanges in Markham, with...
Northern Trust Begins New Year with New ESG Offering
Northern Trust enters 2024 with newly acquired ESG capabilities courtesy of its recent investment in private-market data start-up Novata. The US-based asset servicing and investment management provider bought a minor stake in Novata late last year and has begun bedding in its data management solution into its own offering. Less than two months since the...
GRI CEO Sees Innovation Lab Easing ESG Data Pain Points
If Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) chief executive Eelco van der Enden had any doubts that a Sustainability Innovation Lab (SIL) it recently co-founded in Singapore would attract interest, he only had to wait a few moments into its launch to find out. No sooner had a chat bot been activated for interested parties to inquire...
Bloomberg Introduces Data Access Extension for Enhanced TCA
Bloomberg has launched Data Access, a new extension to the Bloomberg Transaction Cost Analysis solution (BTCA), designed to provide clients with easier access to data through an API integration. The new extension allows users to consolidate their trading information with Bloomberg’s comprehensive reference and pricing data, enabling the creation of custom data solutions on top...
Stephan Wolf Steps Down from Role of GLEIF CEO in June 2024
Stephan Wolf, CEO of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), will step down from the role on 24 June 2024 after a decade of leading the foundation from its start-up phase to the growing organisation it is today. In a post on LinkedIn, Wolf writes: “After a decade of incredible experiences and achievements, I...
How to Optimise SaaS Data Management Solutions
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) data management solutions offer financial institutions significant business and operational gains including reduced cost, greater efficiency and productivity, fast time to market and access to third-party expertise. They also offer ease of deployment and management, with providers handling maintenance and software updates. So far, so good, but as with any technology, cloud-based SaaS...