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DSB Calls for New Technology Advisors as it Pivots to Address New Data Challenges
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has had an interesting few years. Founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), in 2019 the group was also designated by the Financial Stability…
FeedStock Joins Red Hat Container Ecosystem
AI-driven data analytics platform Feedstock has completed Red Hat Container certification for its FeedStock Connector and has been published in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog. The certification enables FeedStock to use Red Hat’s container registry and deploy Red Hat certified containers in FeedStock’s client environments, enabling frictionless deployment at scale of its automated data management solutions….
Quantexa Raises $64.7m to Drive Big Data and Analytics Growth
Quantexa, a contextual decision intelligence software company, has closed a Series C round, raising a further $64.7 million (£51.2m) in funding to expand its Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI) technology into new arenas including big data and analytics, following a strong four years of growth that has seen the firm capture a wide range of tier…
ESG, Textual and Movement Data Lead Alternative Data Interest During COVID Pandemic
By Warren Breakstone, Managing Director and Chief Product Officer of Data Management Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence. As market participants work to understand their risk, uncover new opportunities, and try to make sense of the current state in the midst of COVID-19, there appears to be a heavier reliance on new sources of insight where…
ASG Technologies Pushes into Australia with Ascention Partnership
Systems management provider ASG Technologies has partnered with Sydney-based data analytics and enterprise performance management specialist Ascention to develop data governance and data lineage solutions for the Australian market. A recent survey of IT professionals by ASG found that two of the top barriers to realizing the full value of data in the enterprise are finding and…
The Crucial Role of the LEI in the EC’s AML-CTF Legislative Reforms
By Clare Rowley, Head of Business Operations at the Global LEI Foundation. In May 2020, the European Commission put forward a series of measures designed to strengthen the EU’s fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, including an Action Plan for legislative reform of the EU’s AML-CTF framework in early 2021 (see related links below)….
Asset Control Wins with New Managed Services Contracts
Venerable Annuity, the legacy annuity business of Voya Financial (created by an investor group led by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Crestview Partners and Reverence Capital Partners) has confirmed the migration of its data management systems to AC PaSS, the cloud-based managed service solution from Asset Control. The ACPaSS solution will provide Venerable with…
ASG Technologies Partners with ibi on Integrated Data Intelligence
ASG Technologies has teamed up with New York-based Information Builders Inc (ibi), an end-to-end data and analytics provider, in a bid to boost confidence in data to meet regulatory requirements and support informed business decisions. “Organizations need to be agile enough to quickly and effectively access and analyse data from inside and outside the organization…
Informatica Launches New Solution for Data Governance
Informatica, a California-based enterprise cloud data management specialist targeting financial services, this week showcased a new metadata-driven intelligence and automation solution for data analytics and privacy governance. The AI-driven solution will enable organizations to govern their data holistically to drive data democratization and cloud and analytics modernization with trusted data, as well as provide customer…
Alternative Asset Managers Struggling with Data Consistency Issues During COVID-19
Although asset managers are looking to leverage digital-first outsourcing providers, native cloud platforms and data management core competencies to continue moving forward amid the global pandemic, data consistency issues are holding up progress. Indus Valley Partners, a provider of tech solutions & services to the buy-side, surveyed over 60 asset management CXOs at its virtual…