Silverfinch Extends Data Model to Deliver PRIIPs KID Compliance Solution
Silverfinch has extended the data distribution utility it developed for the look-through element of Solvency II to provide a data exchange capability that meets the requirements of the forthcoming Key Information Document (KID) regulation for Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (PRIIPs). The regulation comes into force on January 1st 2017 and requires PRIIPs manufacturers...
DTCC Data Products Adds Liquidity Coverage Ratio Data Service
DTCC has developed a Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) Data Service that will be available later this month and delivered as a data-as-a-service solution by DTCC Data Products, a centralised market data provisioning service set up a year ago to allow faster and smarter access to DTCC data. The LCR Data Service is designed to help...
Alacra Adds OusideIQ Automated Due Diligence Reports to Compliance Platform
Alacra has added OutsideIQ’s DDIQ automated due diligence reports to its Alacra-On-Demand research fulfilment service and will add the reports to its Alacra Compliance Enterprise client onboarding solution later this year. OutsideIQ’s DDIQ reports are based on algo searches of the web and open source corporate data, complementing Alacra’s searches of licensed data services and...
Kx Systems Enhances kdb+ with Encryption and Google Snappy Compression
Kx Systems, a subsidiary of First Derivatives and supplier of high performance data management and analytics technology, has released version 3.4 of its kdb+ database with the inclusion of encryption, an additional compression algorithm and the latest upgrade of Microsoft’s Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface. The additions in release Kx v3.4 are a response to...
Interactive Data Integrates APEX with Asset Control EDM Platform
Interactive Data is working with a number of enterprise data management (EDM) vendors to integrate its APEX pricing and reference data delivery platform with EDM solutions. The first integration is with Asset Control’s AC Plus platform. The integration of APEX and AC Plus uses an APEX specific connector that adds to Asset Control’s suite of...
A-Team Webinar Discusses the SmartStream RDU With its Three Founding Banks
The reference data utility model is gaining traction with some firms joining SmartStream’s Reference Data Utility (RDU) and others building their own internal solutions, but whatever the selected solution, the overarching interest is in improving data quality and reducing the cost of data management. The establishment and development of the SmartStream RDU by SmartStream and...
Mondrian Investment Partners Uses Curium to Improve Data Control and Quality
Mondrian Investment Partners has renewed its data management environment with the implementation of Curium Data Systems’ platform. The implementation took three months from initiation to go live early this year and provides Mondrian with control of its security master process and data quality management within its investment operations. The investment manager previously worked with an...
BCBS 239, Solvency II and Beyond: Current status and the next game changers – London Seminar June 2nd
BCBS 239 and Solvency II have driven the Data Governance Agenda for banks and investment firms. Both were enacted on 1st January and many firms are being assessed right now. At the EDMworks Data Practitioner Network on 2nd June we review the current state of the assessment process based on feedback from leading banks. Dennis...
Anadolubank Nederland Selects AxiomSL for XBRL Regulatory Reporting
Anadolubank Nederland has selected AxiomSL’s XBRL solution to deliver regulatory reports to De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). While most European central banks mandated use of XBRL for reporting in line with European Banking Authority (EBA) requirements in 2014 and 2015, DNB came late to the game, requiring banks within its scope to report using XBRL this...
BCBS 239 and Beyond: Avoid the Traps and Navigate the Changing Landscape
The incoming Head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), reiterated the significance of The Senior Management Regime (SMR), which became law on 7th March. This gives executive management legal responsibility for their decisions. BCBS 239 regulates assembly of data used for these decisions. Individual managers are accountable for decisions they take and for ensuring data...