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Peter Moss Departs SmartStream RDU, Coffman to Replace
Transaction Lifecycle Management specialist SmartStream lost a leading light in December with the departure of data guru Peter Moss as CEO of SmartStream RDU, a reference data specialist co-founded back in 2016 with buy-in from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. Now a wholly-owned subsidiary of SmartStream, the reference data utility (RDU) was created…
Moody’s to Acquire RDC in GRC Push
Moody’s Corporation has confirmed plans to buy customer screening and KYC/AML data provider Regulatory DataCorp (RDC) for $700 million, from private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The deal continues Moody’s push into the data and compliance arena following its 2017 acquisition of BvD in a transaction valuing the company at $3 billion. It’s too early…
Unlocking the Value of Supply Chain Data
By: Gregory Van Droogenbroeck, head of enterprise reference data; Mark Schwartz, global data product manager for supply chain; and Tom Lagerman, supply chain data analyst, at Bloomberg. A growing number of investors are exploring supply chains’ potential for fresh insights and actionable information on companies, industries, sectors and asset classes. They’re betting the data on…
Future of Sustainable Data Alliance Drives Capital Markets Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals
Refinitiv has established the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance with the objective of accelerating the mobilisation of capital into sustainable finance. The alliance will address the question: What data do investors and governments need to meet the requirements of both regulators and customers for sustainable investments and products in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda. It…
Last Call for SFTR Phase 1: Have You Got Your Reference Data House in Order?
At first glance, the EU’s SFTR regulation clearly focuses on the securities lending space. But a further look reveals that the regulation – like other data-heavy regulations with a major reporting element – has a significant reference data and data management requirement. With the April 14 implementation date for the first phase in sight, those…
Style Analytics Adds Sustainalytics ESG Data to Analyse Climate Related Portfolio Risk
Interest in financial stability and provision of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data continues to rise with Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based portfolio and market analytical tools for investment professionals, expanding its ESG factor analysis tool with the addition of carbon risk ratings and emissions data from Sustainalytics, a dedicated provider of ESG research,…
SEC Creates Role of Chief Data Officer to Drive Change
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has created the role of chief data officer to tackle change and develop the Commission’s data management strategy and priorities; enable data analytics to support enforcement, examinations, and policymaking; and ensure that the agency collects only the data it needs to fulfil its mission and can effectively secure the…
Are We Nearly There Yet? Gearing Up for DMS London 2020
With less than two months to go until the A-Team Group Data Management Summit 2020 in London, anticipation is mounting and preparations are finalising for what looks to be our biggest and best event yet. Join us as we take a sneak peek at the hot topics, key trends, big names and new innovations that…
ICE Data Services Partners BofA to Provide ESG Reference Data Service
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Data Services has joined the growing ranks of providers offering environmental, social and governance (ESG) data services. The company is working with Bank of America (BofA) Global Research as a development partner for an ESG reference data service, which it plans to bring to market in the second half of 2020. ICE…
Broadridge Makes Major Strategy Shift with Transition to IBM Financial Services Cloud
Broadridge Financial Solutions has made a major move to accelerate its cloud strategy through an agreement with IBM Services. Broadridge will use what IBM calls the ‘first financial services-ready public cloud’ to create the The Broadridge Private Cloud powered by IBM and transition a large portion of its global infrastructure to the cloud provider. The…