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Data Needs Lead Boutique Asset Manager Triodos IM to Take Hands-on Role
For a boutique asset manager, impact-focused Triodos Investment Management gets lots of air time. The recent winner of a MainStreet Partners ESG Champion of 2022 award, the Dutch manager makes no bones about putting its philosophy where its mouth is. The firm recently signed an open letter calling for reform of the European Union’s Common…
ESG Reporting Has Come a Long Way, but Has Further to Go
Huge steps have been made in recent years to bring ESG reporting standards up the level of reported financial information – but there’s a long way to go yet. A shortage of data, a lack of harmonisation on standards and the sheer number of vendors are among the key challenges facing the industry as regulators…
Kneip Accelerates Innovation of Fund Data Management and Reporting Solutions with Acquisition of Dataglide
Kneip, a Luxembourg and London-based provider of fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry, has acquired Dataglide, a London-based technology company specialising in data transformation and cloud-based automation. The acquisition follows more than a year’s work by the companies to build a next generation fund data management platform for Kneip. It…
Regulatory Oversight Committee of the LEI Revises Policy on Level 2 Data Reporting
The Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the Global LEI System (GLEIS) has revised two elements of policy covering the reporting of LEI parent relationship data, also known as Level 2 data. To improve the usability of Level 2 data, the ROC has revised the list of opt-out reasons that can be used by an entity…
Surveillance Platform Operator Shield Raises $15 Million to Fund Sales Expansion
Tel Aviv-based surveillance system provider Shield has raised $15 million to expand its global sales teams and expand its capabilities. The series A funding round was led by Macquarie Capital and OurCrowd. Founded in 2018, Shield uses artificial intelligence (AI) and natural programming language (NPL) to identify market abuse and conduct issues. Its platform monitors…
Liontrust Implements Fundipedia Platform to Gain Golden Source Data
Liontrust Asset Management has implemented Fundipedia’s data management platform to provide golden source, validated, and trustworthy data for both the company and its downstream data vendors. The project was delivered by Fundipedia’s implementation team, which onboarded Liontrust’s data in less than 12 weeks. Vinay Abrol, chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Liontrust, says:…
‘S’ Set to Emerge From E’s Shadow in 2022, But Concerns Remain
Social impact investing is set to emerge as a driving force in sustainable finance this year, with financial institutions expected to consider more than just climate risk in their investment decisions. Data vendors and ratings companies forecast that social factors will become more important in 2022 and that regulators will begin placing more focus on…
TNS Offers Clients Relocation Service to New LSEG Data Centre
Trading infrastructure and connectivity provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) will offer seamless relocation to clients who wish to access the new London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) data centre facility, when it relocates from Earl Street in the City of London to Telehouse Docklands later this year. TNS has secured infrastructure capacity in the new facility…
MDX Technology Secures Private Investment to Drive Business Expansion Plans
Data collaboration technology vendor MDX Technology (MDXT) has secured “significant investment” from a group of private backers, including Daniel Simpson and Emanuel Mond, co-founders of Cadis (now IHS Markit EDM) and Graham Denyer, ex CTO of IHS Markit EDM. The funding – an undisclosed amount – will accelerate the firm’s business development plans and new…
Cosaic and Aiera Partner to Deliver Plug-and-Play Desktop Interoperability
Smart desktop technology specialist Cosaic – formerly known as ChartIQ – has partnered with Aiera, an event-monitoring platform to provide plug-and-play interoperability of Aiera’s components with other applications on client desktops. Aiera allows hedge funds, banks and corporates with live monitoring of Wall Street events, via desktop and mobile applications and APIs. Aiera used Cosaic’s…