A-Team Insight Author: sharon
Alveo and Gresham Merge to Offer Data Services at ‘Significant’ Scale
Data management software and services providers Alveo and Gresham Technologies have merged in a deal that the newly augmented company says will offer clients data automation and optimisation at “significant” scale. The new business, which will be known as Gresham, will be based in London with former Gresham Technologies chief executive Ian Manocha continuing the...
DTCC FICC Releases Tools to Help Firms Address Incoming SEC Central Clearing Mandate
The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has launched two new publicly available tools to help participants navigate the financial obligations that come with membership in a clearing system. The facilities are aimed at helping firms address the post-trade implications of a Securities and Exchange Commission...
DORA: Preparing the Pathway to Enhanced Operational Resilience
By David Turmaine, Head of International at Broadridge Consulting Services, and Maria Siano, Head of International Strategy at Broadridge. Today’s digital world is increasingly complex, characterised by interconnected systems and data that is stored, and widely shared, online. Looking through a financial services lens, cyber threats and incidents are becoming more sophisticated, posing significant risks...
Informatica Sees a Future of AI-Focused Innovation Releases
Informatica has had a busy 2024, announcing major new innovations and partnerships as it brings artificial intelligence to the fore of its cloud-based data management offering. Last month the California-based company deepened its association with Databricks, providing the full range of its AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud capabilities within Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform. The expanded partnership...
Financial Firms Have Widest Data Security Perception Gap: Survey
The financial services sector has the widest gap between perceptions about its data security and its vulnerability to data attacks. A survey by data security provider Dasera found that 73% of institutions questioned said they had high levels of confidence in their ability to fend off ransomware attacks, data breaches and other unauthorised uses of...
French Election Reminds Asset Managers to Expect the Unexpected
By Sam Idle, Solutions Consultant at Clearwater Analytics. **The latest results of the surprising snap French election are a timely reminder for asset managers to always expect the unexpected. The knock-on effects on their investments can create a metaphorical line at the door from anxious investors with a million questions on how their portfolios have...
QUODD Enhances QX Digital Platform with S&P Global Bond Data Integration
QUODD, the market data on-demand provider, has upgraded its QX Digital Platform to incorporate comprehensive bond data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, reinforcing its end-of-day global pricing and reference data service for wealth management clients through its QX Automate API. QUODD’s QX Digital Platform gives customers access to market data functionality and content for front,...
Post-Trade Evolution: Insights from OSTTRA’s Leadership on Industry Challenges
OSTTRA is a relatively new company formed in 2021 as a joint venture between CME Group and IHS Markit (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global). It unites four businesses that have been central to post-trade evolution and innovation for over 25 years: MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset. With 1,200 employees and eight global office...
DMI Webinar Preview: How to Maximise the use of Data Standards and Identifiers Beyond Compliance and in the Interests of the Business
Data must be consistent, accurate and interoperable to ensure financial institutions can use it in their investment, risk, regulatory compliance and other processes. Without those attributes, they won’t achieve the efficiencies, surface the insights, action decisions or realise the many other benefits of digitalisation. Identifiers and standards ensure those attributes can be met. The challenge...
Duco Unveils AI-Powered Reconciliation Product for Unstructured Data
Duco, a data management automation specialist and recent A-Team Group RegTech Insight Awards winner, has launched an artificial intelligence-powered end-to-end reconciliation capability for unstructured data. The Adaptive Intelligent Document Processing product will enable financial institutions to automate the extraction of unstructured data for ingestion into their systems. The London-based company said this will let market...