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Xenomorph Integrates TimeScape EDM+ with MongoDB NoSQL Database
Xenomorph has integrated its TimeScape EDM+ enterprise data management solution with the MongoDB NoSQL document database. The integration is available immediately and allows users to benefit from both the data processing and analytics of TimeScape EDM+, and the data storage scale and retrieval capabilities of the MongoDB open source platform. The integration is designed to…
The Next Game Changers for Data Governance
By Dennis Slattery, CEO at EDMworks Three seemingly unconnected pieces of legislation will fundamentally change the data management landscape over the next three years. They all have different causes, but their combined effect will be to enforce accountability for data, reinforce governance, underpin data architecture and mandate data quality management: The General Data Protection Regulation…
NovaSparks Adds NovaLink to Provide FPGA to FPGA Tick to Trade Link
NovaSparks has added NovaLink to its portfolio of field programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions, creating an FPGA-to-FPGA tick to trade link that allows trading firms to receive NovaSparks ticker plant market data directly into their FPGA trading systems. NovaLink avoids the need for market data to be consumed by data server software and distributed using…
Synechron Acquisition of Hatstand Extends Data Management Capability
Synechron has acquired financial services consultancy and capital markets specialist Hatstand with a view to building out its data management, regulation and risk capabilities. The company also gains Hatstand’s expertise in terminal consolidation. The acquisition of Hatstand follows a string of acquisitions made last year by Synechron, a New York based consulting and technology company…
A-Team Data Management Summit Discusses Hot Topics and Technologies
Data governance, operations automation, data quality, regulation, blockchain technology, Know your Customer (KYC) and client onboarding were among the hot topics discussed at this week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit in London. The first keynote of the day, Data Governance – Winning Hearts and Minds, was presented by Kevin Ayling, head of data quality governance…
Cardinal Analytics Selects Datactics FlowDesigner to Cleanse and Match Data
Cardinal Analytics, a fintech start-up specialising in US corporate bond risk analytics, has selected the Datactics FlowDesigner data quality and matching platform to ensure the data fed into its credit risk model is accurate, complete and timely. The Belfast based company decided to work with Datactics and sign a three-year licence for FlowDesigner after a…
Bloomberg Applies to Become a Local Operating Unit in the Global LEI System
Bloomberg has applied to the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to become a Local Operating Unit (LOU) within the Global LEI System (GLEIS). The company expects to complete the application process in September and plans to promote use of the LEI on a global basis. The Global LEI System was introduced in 2012 and…
Sea Otter Implements Itiviti’s Tbricks Platform for ETF Market Making
Sea Otter Global Ventures, a private investment firm based in New York, has implemented Itiviti’s Tbricks platform for exchange traded funds (ETF) market making on NYSE Arca. The firm is a registered market maker on the exchange and deploys proprietary models to trade international ETFs. The Tbricks platform uses an app-based architecture and is provided…
Strategic Responses to Unrelenting Regulation
Financial institutions continue to take a tactical rather than strategic approach to data management for multiple regulations, but change is on the way and will be discussed during a panel session on the challenges and opportunities of incoming regulation at this week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit in London. Panel member Peter Warms, manager of…
Developing Best Practice for Optimal KYC and Client Onboarding Performance
Know Your Customer (KYC) and client onboarding programmes are well established in the banking sector, driven by regulatory requirements and beginning to deliver tangible benefits – but there is still much to be done to achieve best practice for optimal performance. The data management challenges presented by KYC and onboarding, as well as the opportunities…