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Don’t Forget the Internal Data Controls When You Outsource
By Andrew Sexton, Director of Curium Data Systems Asset managers and other financial services companies outsource many business functions across the enterprise to service providers, which enables them to focus on their core competencies such as product development and investment performance. The data management component supporting those functions is often included in the outsourcing arrangement….
EDI Includes FIGI Codes in Version.2 of its Worldwide Adjustment Factor Feed
Exchange Data International (EDI) has released Version.2 of its worldwide adjustment factor feed service, including the addition of Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) codes in response to client requests in North America. The service allows users to compare a stock’s performance with adjusted pricing that considers distributions and corporate actions. Users can also compare historical…
Blockchain Can Clear Data Bottlenecks, Experts Say
Achieving the goal of monetising data assets through disruptive technologies such as blockchain, machine learning and data ontology standards requires thoughtful harnessing of these resources – and collaboration among units of firms, according to data management experts who spoke in a panel discussion on data innovation at the Data Management Summit hosted by A-Team Group…
Shareholder Disclosure Requires Investment to Tackle Increasing Complexity
Shareholder disclosure remains a problem for financial firms, with many needing to invest in software and workflow tools to improve their processes. The increasingly complex issues of disclosure were discussed during an A-Team Group webinar that considered whether firms are on top of this regulatory challenge. A poll of the webinar audience set the scene…
Data Management Summit Discusses How Best to Set up and Develop Data Governance
Data governance was a hot topic at A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit (DMS) in New York City with Sanjay Saxena, head of enterprise data governance at Northern Trust, presenting best practices for setting up data governance, a panel discussing how to evolve data governance, and many more questions being asked and comments being made on…
The 12 Days of MiFID
Our friends at Financial Machineries sent us an amusing festive greeting that we just had to share with you (with permission of course). Enjoy the 12 days of MiFID!
A-Team DMS Tackles Challenges of Big Data, Regulation, Data Value and More
A-Team Group’s New York City Data Management Summit (DMS) kicked off with a keynote presentation on the 800lb gorilla of big data, and panel discussions dedicated to regulation and the data management response for 2017, and challenges that are keeping chief data officers (CDOs) awake at night. Michael Stonebraker, adjunct professor at MIT and co-founder…
A-Team Group Appoints New Editor of Intelligent Trading Technology
A-Team Group (www.a-teamgroup.com) publisher of Intelligent Trading Technology today announced that Michael Shashoua has joined the firm as part of its expansion plan to support its ongoing growth. Michael will be responsible for the content in our Intelligent Trading Technology segment including the online news services, webinars, white papers and events and will report to…
How Financial Firms Can Close the Data Integration Gap
By Sourav Moitra, a director of technology at Sapient Global Markets Driven by the need for faster access to data, along with consolidated data views across multiple platforms with greater consistency and transparency, financial firms are realising they must change their data integration process to gain efficiency and solve business needs. The financial industry is…
Best Practice Approaches to Economic Sanctions and Related Securities
Economic sanctions can pose difficult data management and compliance problems, particularly at the securities level, but automated services that identify and manage securities related to sanctions can help firms improve compliance and avoid penalties for breaches. The challenges of effective sanctions data monitoring, as well as the opportunities of getting this right, were discussed during…