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Bloomberg PolarLake Upgrade Allows CDOs to Extract More Value from Data
Bloomberg PolarLake has upgraded its data management utility to Version 8.0 with a view to giving chief data officers (CDOs) increased control, quality and insight into their organisation’s data universe. The vendor describes v8.0 as a ‘major update’ that allows users to extract more value and deliver better insights from their data. Current users of…
SteelEye Wins £5.7 million Seed Funding
Compliance technology and data analytics firm SteelEye this week confirmed the successful close of a £2.9 million fundraising extension led by fintech-focused venture capital firm Illuminate Financial, bringing the total seed funding raised to £5.7 million. SteelEye offers cloud-based solutions to assist clients with MiFID II, MAR, EMIR, Dodd Frank and other international regulatory compliance…
RegTech Summit New York: Industry Leaders Agree on Importance of Collaboration
At the highly successful second annual RegTech Summit in New York on the 15th November, a selection of senior industry leaders came together in the first session to discuss the hard questions facing the industry. Where is innovation coming from? What barriers are preventing the adoption of RegTech? What are the best ways to minimise…
A-Team RegTech Summit New York Emphasises the Importance of Innovation as a Foundation for Firm Data Practices
A-Team Group’s second annual RegTech Summit arrived in a snowy New York City on November 15, 2018 to cram a crowded day with expert speakers, controversial topics, deep-diving discussions and problem-solving solutions. An impressive attendee line-up of over 200 delegates comprising industry leaders, financial institutions and senior decision-makers added to the atmosphere, while our pioneering…
Simulation Technology Specialist Acquires Datawatch for $176 Million
Troy, Michigan-based simulation technologies provider Altair has acquired data intelligence specialist Datawatch – along with its Panopticon visualization platform – for $176 million in cash. The move is aimed at bolstering Altair’s offerings in the generic data science and analytics segment, where Datawatch has strong offerings in data prep, data prediction, and real-time high-volume data…
RavenPack, CloudQuant Team Up for Modelling Initiative
Machine-readable news platform provider RavenPack has granted access to its historical data to crowd researchers seeking alpha signals on CloudQuant’s online Python and JupyterLab-based tools. The initiative aims to support data scientists designing tools to improve financial modelling. Both RavenPack and CloudQuant have noted a need among crowd researchers for access to Wall Street quality…
Office of Financial Research Promotes Data Standards
The Office of Financial Research (OFR) has released its 2018 Annual Report, stating that risks to US financial stability remain in the medium range and noting data initiatives including work to improve financial data standards and proposals to collect data on cleared bilateral repurchase agreements (repos) to improve regulators’ ability to monitor risks to financial…
Fenergo Adds Client Lifecycle Management App to Salesforce AppExchange
Fenergo has added a client lifecycle management application to the Salesforce AppExchange platform, a first joint venture from a partnership long in the making. The app allows financial firms deploying Salesforce to streamline client onboarding and lifecycle management processes (CLM). It also allows end users to configure Salesforce with Fenergo’s mandatory and optional fields for…
big xyt Addresses MiFID II Concerns with Liquidity Cockpit Dashboards
Analytics platform provider big xyt has added a set of dashboards to its Liquidity Cockpit that are aimed at discovering high-quality liquidity within the new MiFID II liquidity landscape. The additions take into account the mandatory Systematic Internaliser (SI) regime, introduced on September 1, 2018. Users of the new visualisation dashboards are able to view…
Integral and Moscow Exchange Partner to Provide Better Liquidity
FX technology solutions specialist Integral and the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) have partnered to provide exchange customers with access to better liquidity, higher performance and lower latency. The improvements are based on the use of Integral’s Open Currency Exchange (OCX) and also include better pricing, lower risk and faster acknowledgement. On its part, MOEX will provide…