A-Team Insight Author: sharon
Colt Completes Proof of Concept for Multicast Data in the Cloud
In a further indication of the industry’s interest in finding ways to utilise the cloud for distribution of market data, connectivity and colocation provider Colt Technology Services has announced the successful completion of a cloud colocation Proof of Concept (PoC), demonstrating the viability of hosting and distributing multicast data in the cloud. According to the...
Bloomberg Employs ML and Industry-Implied Models to Increase Carbon Emissions Data
Bloomberg has increased its carbon emissions dataset to cover 100,000 companies. The dataset consists of company reported carbon data and estimates based on either a machine learning smart model or Bloomberg’s newly developed industry-implied model accompanied by a Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) reliability score. “Greater precision in Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon...
Ataccama Upgrades Data Catalog, Adds Data Observability, Offers Data Quality for Snowflake in Latest Release of Ataccama ONE Platform
Ataccama, provider of a unified data management platform, has released early access to version 14 of its Ataccama ONE platform. At the heart of the release is an upgraded data catalog with greater capabilities for collaboration, compliance and data activation, as well as a new data observability module built for enterprise use. The release also...
ION Launches Post Trade Solution, XTP Spark
ION, the trading, analytics, treasury, and risk management solutions vendor, has launched XTP Spark, a trade processing solution for cleared derivatives. Using the same technology as ION’s flagship XTP solution, XTP Spark is aimed squarely at smaller firms such as regional banks and brokers, commodity trading firms and niche clearers who require similar back-office functionality,...
PRA Package of Regulatory and Data Strategy Change Planned for Completion by 2026
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which regulates and supervises financial services firms as part of the Bank of England, is planning to complete its RegTech and data integration strategy by 2026, bringing in a package of change including a new ‘look and feel’ to regulation, and refinements to what data is collected, how it is...
Fenergo Perpetual KYC Service Offers Operational Efficiencies, Reduced Costs and Risk
Fenergo has joined early providers of perpetual KYC services with Smart Review, a solution designed to enable financial institutions to streamline periodic KYC review processes and reduce costs through automation. Smart Review automates the continuous monitoring of client profiles for KYC compliance by identifying all changes to relevant entity data, transactions and anti-money laundering (AML)...
Numis Deploys Glue42 to Integrate Sales & Trading Desktop Apps
Numis, the independent investment bank, has deployed software and services from desktop integration specialist Glue42, to enable sales and trading teams to integrate and synchronise the applications they use on their desktops, both in the office and whilst working from home. The Glue42 technology will provide Numis staff with seamless access to market intelligence, quotes,?pricing,...
Start-up Net Purpose Has Sustainable Investing in its Sights
The well-known maxim “if you want something done well, do it yourself” is one that Samantha Duncan has taken to heart. After years working as head of impact at emerging markets-focused LeapFrog Investments, she found herself inspired by the continuous flows of sustainable capital, but frustrated: not only was the data challenge to measure ESG...
FinTech Specialists Retool as Clients Clamour for ESG Services
Growing demand for sustainability disclosures from investors and regulators has seen service providers to financial institutions retool and create new products for their clients. While solutions that enable corporates to identify and report their own ESG metrics have entered the market in large numbers over the past few years, there has been a quieter expansion...
Adaptive Partners with Google Cloud to Reinforce Cloud Capabilities for Clients
Adaptive Financial Consulting (Adaptive), the technology solutions provider that builds and operates bespoke trading systems for its clients, has entered into a partnership with Google Cloud. The partnership will enable Adaptive to further leverage Google Cloud’s processing power and analytical capabilities, and will also bolster resilience for services built on Google Cloud. The partnership follows...