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How to Solve the Problem of Sanctions and Related Securities
In an increasingly hostile world, monitoring sanctions lists, politically exposed persons and other watch lists has become complex, but the buck doesn’t stop here with financial institutions needing to monitor and manage not only sanctions lists, but also securities related to sanctioned domiciles and companies. This is not as easy as it may first appear….
PRIIPs Compliance Deadline Uncertain as Regulatory Technical Standards Rejected
The European Union’s upcoming regulation on Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (PRIIPs), which requires banks and insurers to provide a Key Information Document (KID) to retail investors, has hit a bump in the road following the rejection of Level 2 Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the regulation by the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)…
Dates for your Diary – Data Management Review Events
As the summer season comes to an end and holiday makers return to their desks, here at Data Management Review we are working on an exciting programme of activities that we would like to invite you to take part in. We start the autumn season with a number of topical webinars covering issues including client…
DTCC Names James Hollands as Global Head of Sales
DTCC has named James Hollands as managing director, global head of sales and partners. Hollands took up his role at DTCC last month and will lead the company’s sales drive from London. Hollands joined DTCC from post-trade infrastructure provider TriOptima, where he was head of sales for triResolve. Since starting his career at RBS, where…
Mark Hepsworth Sets Sail as CEO of Asset Control
The arrival of Mark Hepsworth at Asset Control signals a shift away from the company’s traditional focus on large enterprise data management solutions and a move towards the provision of more focused use case products such as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) solution introduced last month and the company’s independent price verification service….
Citisoft Details Impact of Blockchain on Buy-Side Data Management
Blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology is expected to track a similar adoption curve as the internet, with a period of inspiration and experimentation being followed by a phase of ‘crossing the chasm’, and a final phase of growth and mass adoption leading to full maturity of the technology by 2035. A recent report by Citisoft…
Xenomorph Develops TimeScape EDM+ to Support Regulations Including FRTB
Xenomorph is pushing its TimeScape EDM+ data management and analytics solution into the regulatory compliance space, initially helping users master the data management requirements of the Basel Committee’s Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) and BCBS 239 regulation. The regulatory modules of TimeScape EDM+ are not yet in the market, although Xenomorph is talking…
Blockchain Technology is Making Progress but Needs Standards, Business Cases and Brave Pioneers
Summer in the City and time to review what could, arguably, be the ‘next big thing’ for capital markets – blockchain technology. It is certainly on the agenda across the financial services sector, consortia have been set up to drive development, and the business case looks great, with blockchain offering the potential for more efficient,…
Avox Migrates to Amazon Web Services Cloud
Avox Data Services has migrated its data servers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud as part of a strategic move by parent DTCC to adopt technologies with the largest potential to improve applications. Avox is an early adopter of cloud in the DTCC group and says its move to AWS could reduce the cost…
The Impact of Brexit, According to our Data Management Community
By Ramy Choueiri In order to gauge opinion on the UK’s exit from the European Union, A-Team Group, producers of Data Management Review, recently conducted a survey of our data management community. The survey uncovered serious concerns about the impact Brexit could have on the UK financial data and technology industry, with 85% of respondents expecting…