A-Team Insight Author: sharon
Semarchy Releases Update to Pioneering xDM Platform
Intelligent Data HubTM provider Semarchy in September announced the release of xDM 5.1, the newest version of its pioneering data management platform. The Semarchy xDM platform solves for enterprise Master Data Management (MDM), Application Data Management (ADM), and Collaborative Data Governance challenges at some of the most well-known brands across the US and Europe. The...
Fenics Market Data Releases US Treasuries Data Services
Fenics Market Data (Fenics MD), a division of global brokerage BGC, is building out its portfolio with the addition of a US dollar data service, FENICSMD 20/20, a premium service that combines the precision pricing of Fenics USTreasuries (Fenics UST), an electronic US Government securities trading venue owned by BGC, with real-time interest rate swaps...
Refinitiv Releases MarketPsych Indices for Wealth Managers
Refinitiv has expanded its MarketPsych Indices (RMI) to meet the needs of wealth managers. The indices are developed with MarketPsych Data, a developer of quantitative behavioural economics tools, and provide the ability to visualise media perceptions – buzz, themes, emotions – and make assessments in correlation to asset prices. The data is delivered from the...
Low-Code Developer Appian Launches New Institutional Solution
The pace of change in financial markets is accelerating with ever-changing compliance mandates, increasingly burdensome regulations, and disruptive new business models. An aggressively innovative multiple enterprise technology specialist, Appian, is aiming to leverage this disruption to positive effect – turning ideas into effective business applications through its low-code development platform. What is low code? Essentially,...
SS&C Expands Risk Analytics with Agreement to Buy Algorithmics’ Assets from IBM
SS&C Technologies has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain Algorithmics’ and related assets from IBM. The addition of Algorithmics, a provider of risk analytics products and capital management solutions, will extend SS&C’s risk analytics and regulatory offering by adding over 200 clients, 350 employees and offices in 25 countries. Client types include banks, broker...
Royal London Asset Management Selects TradingScreen OEMS to Drive Returns for Investors
UK investment management firm Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has selected TradingScreen’s cloud-based multi-asset order and execution management system to drive better returns for investors. The deal is designed to allow RLAM to trade across multi-asset classes within its £130 billion portfolio via one centralised platform, offering greater operational efficiencies and more time to focus...
Marion Leslie Leaves Refinitiv to Head Up SIX Financial Information
Marion Leslie has stepped down from the role of managing director of Refinitiv’s Enterprise business and will join SIX as leader of SIX Financial Information and a member of the SIX executive board on January 1, 2020. She will succeed Robert Jeanbart, who has decided to retire at the end of this year. Jeanbart joined...
Shield Launches New SME-Focused Compliance Hub
As first reported by RegTech Insight at the start of September, specialist RegTech provider Shield has officially launched a version of its flagship eComms compliance platform specifically targeting small and medium-sized businesses. With warning signs that the focus of the regulator towards smaller firms has changed, a more rigorous approach to enforcement could be on...
AB Max Sievert Acquires Nasdaq’s Stake in Scila AB
Swedish investment company AB Max Sievert has acquired a minority stake in Stockholm-based surveillance and risk technology provider Scila AB. The minority stake originated from the Nasdaq acquisition of Cinnober in early 2019. Cinnober had a minority shareholding in Scila for over 10 years before being acquired by Nasdaq. Scila AB provides surveillance, AML and...
Accuity Upgrades Financial Crime Screening Solution
Financial crime compliance specialist Accuity has enhanced its account screening and alert management platform ‘Firco Screening Insight – for accounts’ to include new data offerings, improved list management capabilities, and integration with third-party case management solutions. The improvements are designed to reduce false positives, improve accuracy and track the latest regulations and watchlists. According to...