A-Team Insight Author: sharon
Webinar Preview: ESG Data Needs Proper Governance to Avoid Greenwashing
Organisations must resist the temptation to take a relaxed view of their ESG data in the absence of written governance rules, a data management expert has warned. As investors and regulators put more pressure on financial institutions and companies to get their ESG processes in order, the risk of reputational and financial damage has risen...
ESMA and IIF Focus Their Targets on Frustration Over ESG Ratings and Data
The European financial regulator and an Institute of International Finance (IIF) have called for an urgent rethink of ESG ratings and data, saying that the need for accurate sustainability information is becoming more pressing as climate change accelerates. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has weighed in on ratings providers, saying that respondents to...
Derivatives Service Bureau Delays Implementation of Unique Product Identifier
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has delayed implementation of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI), which was initially due to go live in Q3 2022, but will now be implemented in response to regulatory mandates, the first of which is expected to come from the CFTC in November 2023. The decision to delay implementation and wait...
Leveraging NLP for Regulatory Compliance
Natural language processing (NLP) is being used to accelerate every step of the compliance journey, from identifying relevant regulatory updates to understanding their content to mapping the changes onto internal infrastructure, according to panellists on a recent A-Team Group webinar, ‘Leveraging NLP for regulatory compliance’. Key takeaways included: Many firms have yet to recognise the...
Ataccama Plans Product Innovation and Accelerated Growth Post $150 Million Funding from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities
Ataccama, provider of a unified data management platform, is planning product innovation, accelerated global growth, and improved go-to-market services following $150 million in funding from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities – which takes a minority investment in the company. This is Ataccama’s first external investment round and will support its mission to democratise data in large...
Integrated Data Access and the Shift to Data-as-a-Service Models
The key to operational efficiency and improved decision-making in financial services By Martijn Groot, Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, Alveo. The vast proliferation of data sources available to financial services firms is both a challenge and an opportunity. Increased volumes, as well as diversity, of data sets can provide firms with colour and additional insight...
Vendor Strategy: Rimes Leverages Data Management Expertise to Take on ESG
Integrating ESG data into traditional data management systems may be akin to fitting the proverbial square peg into a round hole, but it’s a challenge that financial institutions are having to confront every day. There are established workarounds, but they rely on a confluence of expertise in ESG and regular financial data. And there’s the...
Broadridge SFDR Solution Takes EET Closer to Universal Use
European ESG Templates (EETs) are fast becoming the go-to means for companies to report their sustainability performances. The digital documents that provide a means for firms to comply with the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) form the basis of a growing number of reporting solutions. One of the most recent, by Broadridge Financial...
MDXT Acquires No-Code SaaS Workflow Solution Provider Iceflow
MDX Technology (MDXT), a provider of data distribution and collaboration technology, has acquired Iceflow Technologies, the no-code SaaS platform vendor founded by Graham Denyer, architect of IHS Markit’s original EDM solution, Cadis Software. Terms weren’t disclosed. MDXT and Iceflow now plan to become fully integrated, giving MDXT customers the ability to utilise the Iceflow no-code...
Get Ready – Dual UK and EU Regulatory Reporting is Only a Year Away
Dual UK and EU regulatory reporting has been a topic of conversation in capital markets both before and post-Brexit, but with the withdrawal of the FCA’s Temporary Permission Regime set for 2023, its reality is coming into focus, calling on data and regulatory practitioners to address the challenges of the change and find compliant solutions....