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RIMM Chief Sees Brighter Future for EM Sustainability Data
Increasing Western focus on supply-chain disclosures will accelerate the ingestion of emerging-market ESG data into global systems, according to the chief executive of a corporate sustainability services provider. With a large proportion of the world’s manufacturers, suppliers and logistics providers located in developing economies, new oversight rules requiring Scope 3 emissions will increase data flows…
A-Team Group Data Management Summit London – Don’t Miss It!
With A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit London just two weeks away on 14 March 2024 at Hilton Canary Wharf, here is a taster of some of the keynotes, panels and practitioner journeys that will be presented by leaders and innovators in the data management field. The overall theme of the day is the evolution of…
Danish Pension Company Velliv Implements CuriumEDM for ESG Data Management
Velliv, a Danish pension and insurance company, has implemented Curium Data Systems’ enterprise data management solution, CuriumEDM, to manage the processing of its ESG data and ensure it can accommodate expanding regulatory and commercial requirements around ESG datasets. Curium’s initial target at Velliv is to address the ingestion, aggregation, mastering and quality control of ESG…
Sit Investment Associates Selects Rimes’ Matrix Investment Management Platform
Sit Investment Associates, a large US-based independent, family and minority-owned investment firm, has selected Rimes’ Matrix investment management platform as part of a firm-wide modernisation program. The selection follows recent and similar agreements made by Rimes with Pzena Investment Management, an investment manager based in New York City; Boston Partners, a provider of equity strategies;…
Beyond Licence Fees: Key Considerations for Lowering TCO in Financial Data Management
By Neil Sandle, Chief Product Officer, Alveo. New technologies can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for financial data management platforms, with considerations going beyond the vendor licence fee and encompassing the full scope of TCO. Understanding your data management TCO requires evaluating key factors with solution providers, including the technology stack’s quality,…
ESG Integration Hurdles, and Spreadsheets, Worry Data Experts
Resourcing constraints and fragmented business practices are holding back companies from integrating ESG processes into their operations. They are also still relying on manual data management to meet their ESG obligations. These findings, presented in a recent study of corporate ESG preparedness by KPMG, point to potentially dire consequences for financial institutions that use data…
Malaysia Assurance Move Highlights Growing Taste for ESG Data Audit
Malaysia has become the latest country to stress data assurance in its proposal for a broad sustainability reporting framework, highlighting the increasing importance being placed globally on ESG data audits. The government in Kuala Lumpur included assurance support in its touted National Sustainability Reporting Framework for Malaysia (NSRF), consultations on which were launched this week….
S&P Global to Acquire Data and Analytical Solutions Specialist Visible Alpha
S&P Global has reached an agreement to acquire Visible Alpha, a provider of industry and segment consensus data, sell-side analyst models and analytics from high-quality, exclusive sources. The acquisition will create a premium offering of fundamental investment research capabilities on S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ Pro research and analysis platform. Visible Alpha provides consensus…
EDM Council Introduces Data Excellence Program
The EDM Council has introduced a Data Excellence Program offering standardised measurement and recognition of data management excellence at the organisational level. The initiative aims to acknowledge organisations that are dedicated to continuous improvement and excellence in data management based on globally recognised best practices. Key elements of the Data Excellence Program include: Data management…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Approved as LEI Validation Agent
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has become a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier System (GLEIS). It is the first agent in Australia and the second announced this month following the appointment of MNS Credit Management Group in Delhi, India. CBA’s approval as a Validation Agent comes ahead of a regulation update…