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Corvil Webinar Discusses the Problems of Packet Loss and Some Potential Solutions
By Zoe Schiff Packet loss caused by network congestion or packet corruption can make trading strategies irrelevant and cause unwanted costs, but these problems can be resolved by using tools that provide visibility of packet loss and its effects. A recent webinar presented by James Wiley, director of technical product marketing at network data analytics…
Joining up your regulatory response: BCBS 239 attestation and the new Senior Manager Regime (SMR)
By Dennis Slattery, CEO, EDMworks The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is pushing forward with a strategy requiring senior managers to sign written statements or “attestations” in which they personally confirm their firm’s compliance with particular regulatory requirements. But it’s not just the FCA as global regulators are pursuing similar agendas. BCBS 239 being a case…
A-Team Webinar Discusses the Challenges and Opportunities of Risk Data Management
Risk data management has become a focus for many financial institutions, not only as a means to comply with incoming regulations, but also as the basis of business benefits ranging from reacting quickly to deteriorating situations to optimising capital requirements and cutting operational costs. A recent A-Team Group webinar discussed the growing importance of risk…
Opinion: Why the Client On-Boarding Conundrum Will Fuel Master Data Management (MDM) in Capital Markets
Neill Vanlint, Managing Director of EMEA and Asia for GoldenSource, explains how MDM can provide answers to the client on-boarding challenge facing financial institutions. Taking one step forward and two steps back – that’s what it must feel like for financial institutions at the moment. You could be forgiven for thinking that finding a solution…
MoneyMate Rebrands Fund ProductMaster Platform as Accudelta and Extends Capabilities
MoneyMate Group has rebranded its Fund ProductMaster managed data service to Accudelta, creating a separate business line for the service that will sit alongside the group’s utility for secure data sharing, Silverfinch, and its market data vendor, Longboat Analytics. The rebrand coincides with improvements to the data distribution platform, including the addition of support for…
Fenergo Details Development Plans Funded by $75 Million Private Equity Investment
Fenergo is close to securing a $75 million investment from private equity firm Insight Venture Partners. The transaction is expected to close in the next few weeks and will give Fenergo the financial strength to work with the world’s largest banks as well as funds to invest in its client lifecycle management solutions, develop a…
Kiltearn Partners Implements Indata IPM Epic to Centralise Data Management
Edinburgh based investment firm Kiltearn Partners has implemented Indata’s iPM Epic platform to centralise data, deliver data management efficiencies and support business intelligence. The firm was founded in 2011 and has been using Indata’s Intelligent Portfolio Management (iPM) technology since 2013 to support front-to-back office needs including order management, compliance, portfolio modelling, accounting, performance and…
Thomson Reuters Valuation Navigator Increases Transparency of Evaluated Pricing
Thomson Reuters has partnered with data analytics specialist Trovo to produce Thomson Reuters Valuation Navigator, a software solution that automates reference data and pricing workflows, and allows users to search and analyse data from a wide range of data sources, compare multiple pricing options and optimise valuation and risk activities. The solution is data vendor…
Opinion: Unique Data Types Needed for Capital Markets
By Robert Iati, Senior Director, Capital Markets, Dun & Bradstreet We’ve been hearing about the importance of Big Data for what seems like decades, but investment banks often approach data projects with insufficient attention to reference data. Typically, this is due to a prominent focus on ultra-fast market data and a limited amount of discretionary…
Getting to Grips with Risk Data: The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book
By Zoe Schiff If you thought BCBS 239 would be a challenge, you should take a look at the proposals currently being formulated as part of the Basel group’s Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). Happily, this will be part of what we’ll be talking about next Tuesday, when A-Team hosts a webinar on…