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Data Methodology Harmonisation may be no Panacea, Expert Warns
Volker Lainer raised eyebrows when he told the recent A-Team ESG Data and Tech Summit London that he saw a role for multiple methodologies used to calculate sustainability ratings and collate datasets. The Head of Data Connections, ESG and Regulatory Affairs at enterprise data management firm GoldenSource even went as far as saying that a…
A-Team Group Releases the Third Edition of its Trading Regulations Handbook
A-Team Group is delighted to announce the publication of its Trading Regulations Handbook 2022, the third edition of its guide to financial markets regulations for trading technologists. With trading regulations constantly being updated, unforeseen risks continually emerging, social and environmental movements transforming the market, and digital technologies evolving rapidly, it is more essential than ever…
Don’t Miss It! A-Team Group’s Innovation Briefing on Cloud in London on 7 July
Demand for digital transformation, the acceleration of cloud adoption, and a desire for real-time data management are pressing financial institutions to rethink and modernise IT infrastructure to enable more agile operating models that can respond quickly to change, support immediate and accurate decision making, and use data as both a competitive advantage and revenue generator….
Know Your Customer Offers Company Data from Local Registries Across 123 Countries
Know Your Customer has released an expanded version of its Know your Customer/Know Your Business (KYC/KYB) solution that covers company data and official incorporation documents from 123 countries worldwide. The data can be consumed using either Know Your Customer’s user interface or a single API. The expanded service provides real-time access to local company registries…
SIX Extends ESG Data Provision Through Partnership with Climate Specialist Urgentem
SIX has extended its provision of ESG data through a partnership with Urgentem, a provider of carbon emissions data and climate risk analytics. The data is available immediately and is expected to help SIX clients meet climate related requirements such as regulatory reporting of emissions data, tracking alignment to climate goals, and stress testing. The…
What you Need to Know About the Hype Surrounding Straight-Through Workflows™
Q&A with Reena Raichura, Director, Head of Product Solutions, Glue42. The subject of desktop interoperability has been generating much interest in the financial markets sector recently, from both the vendor community and from financial institutions looking to streamline their workflows. In this Q&A, we talk to Reena Raichura, Director and Head of Product Solutions at…
The Current State of Play in Transaction Reporting: Herding Cats in a Hurricane
Regulated firms trading in markets globally are bracing themselves for what’s been termed a ‘sea change’ in regulators’ approach to transaction reporting. Having introduced the requirement to provide detailed transaction reports to market through prescribed reporting vehicles over the past few years, some key regulators – including ESMA, CFTC and MAS – are reviewing their…
Options and Code Willing Launch Two New Data Marketplace Products
Options Technology, a provider of cloud-enabled trading infrastructure, has launched two new products that leverage Code Willing’s Options Data Store and Quantify offerings. The launch stems from Options’ partnership with financial data management specialists Code Willing last year. Options Data Store enables users to ‘try and buy’ ready-to-use datasets via a user-friendly GUI, without having…
Trading Technologies Partners with Talos to Broaden Its Institutional Crypto Offering
Trading Technologies has entered into a strategic partnership with Talos, a provider of institutional digital asset trading technology. The move is aimed at broadening the derivatives trading system vendor’s cryptocurrency coverage by leveraging Talos’ infrastructure and market connectivity. The first phase of the partnership agreement will add 14 cryptocurrency markets in the third quarter of…
ANNA Implementation of Revised ISO 6166 Standard Brings Together ISIN, LEI, CFI and FISN
Work by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) on the implementation of the revised ISO 6166 standard for the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) has resulted in an accessible set of four data standards that can be used together to improve data management and regulatory reporting. The standards include the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI),…