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S&P Global Market Intelligence Adds ChartIQ to Capital IQ Pro Platform
S&P Global Market Intelligence has acquired ChartIQ, a provider of data visualisation and charting, to enhance its S&P Capital IQ Pro platform, digital investment solutions provider Markit Digital, and other workflow solutions. Prior to the S&P Global Market Intelligence acquisition, ChartIQ was part of Cosaic, a workflow solution provider offering data visualisation and desktop technology…
Despite Downturn, Financial Services Firms Must Hold the Line on Data Management Investments
By Justin Llewellyn-Jones, head of capital markets for North America at Broadridge. As financial services firms craft strategies for what’s shaping up to be a challenging 2023, they must hold strong on one essential point: don’t cut back on investments in data management. Over the past several years, many financial services firms have launched initiatives…
With Intelligence Extends Data Offerings with Acquisition of CAMRADATA
With Intelligence, the investment intelligence data provider, has acquired CAMRADATA, the London-based data and analysis service for institutional investors, from Punter Southall for an undisclosed sum. “Our mission is to help investment managers raise assets and allocate better, and we do that by giving them the data they need,” says Charlie Kerr, CEO of With…
2023 – the Year Liquidity Risk Management Focuses on Collateral Squeeze
Jo Burnham, Risk and Margining SME, OpenGamma. Liquidity Risk Management 2023 is likely to see a real focus on the collateral squeeze. There are many factors that will be making it harder to source the collateral needed to cover margin requirements. The EU pension fund exemption will expire in 2023, meaning they will be subject…
Clarity AI and LSEG Create Compliance Tool for Updated SFDR
Sustainability tech platform Clarity AI is providing the infrastructure and analytics behind a new tool that’s helping LSEG’s financial institution clients comply with European ESG reporting rules that came into effect this week. SFDR Reporting Professional Powered by Clarity AI has been created to enable compliance with the new Level 2 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation….
S3 Partners and Boosted.ai Collaborate to Enable Smart Hedging for Institutional Investors
S3 Partners, the financial data marketplace and workflow platform, has formed a strategic partnership with Boosted.ai, the distributed machine learning platform for global investment professionals. Under the new partnership, data from S3 BLACK App and S3 Blackwire OMS will be natively available through the Boosted Insights platform, for immediate use by Boosted.ai clients. This will…
LSEG Agrees to Acquire Risk Management Provider Acadia
Following its acquisitions of MayStreet and Tora earlier this year, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has now turned its sights on the derivatives post trade space by agreeing to acquire Acadia, a provider of derivatives margin processing and risk and optimisation services. Acadia, established in 2009, provides risk management, margining and collateral services to global…
2023, the Year When ESG Comes of Age
If the past 12 months tested the resilience of the global ESG project, then 2023 is likely to be the turning point from which it becomes an irreversible part of the financial landscape. Data quality will improve as regulations toughen and as disclosures and reporting standards become codified internationally, market experts predict for the new…
Financial Institutions Experiencing D&I Data Shortcomings
A leading British specialist provider of diversity and inclusion (D&I) data has warned that financial institutions are failing to use available information to heal social divisions. The comments came after the UK financial regulator published a damning condemnation of efforts by the nation’s businesses to address D&I in their workplaces. While Anders Rodenberg, chief executive…
2023 is the Year for Tackling ESG Data, Frameworks, and Compliance – from Front-to-Back
By Janine Hofer-Wittwer, CFA, Senior Product Manager, Financial Information, SIX. The role of data in financial markets is constantly evolving. However, ESG data is currently underrated and undervalued in terms of strategic importance and the future of finance. Earlier this year, we saw new requirements come into force under MiFID II for banks and investment…