Royal Bank of Scotland has subscribed to Lombard Risk Systems’ ValuSpread Credit credit pricing verifications service. ValuSpread has been designed to monitor credit default swap prices for independent verification of traders’ closing prices. The service currently features data for 5,000 global credits, from 29 contributors.
As rising geopolitical uncertainty prompts an intensification in the complexity and volume of global economic and financial sanctions, banks and financial institutions are faced with a daunting set of new compliance challenges. The risk of inadvertently engaging with sanctioned securities has never been higher and the penalties for doing so are harsh. Traditional sanctions screening...
The number of financial institutions flagged for greenwashing climbed substantially in the past year, highlighting both the vulnerability of individual firms and the need to integrate greenwashing risk management into decision-making processes.. The sector remained the worst offender for overstating their progress or making vague or misleading claims, the report by sustainability risk data company...
Now in its 9th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
The current financial crisis has highlighted that financial institutions do not have a sufficient handle on their data and has prompted many of these institutions to re-evaluate their approaches to data management. Moreover, the increased regulatory scrutiny of the financial services community during the past year has meant that data management has become a key...
