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Data an Obstacle to Banks’ ESG Reporting, Says Acin
Banks and asset managers are failing to deal with climate risks adequately, according to a survey whose authors said a lack of “true, fair, accurate, honest and comprehensive” data was partly responsible. Risk and control data standards provider Acin said only 19 per cent of 63 global organisations surveyed on their preparedness to meet climate-related…
Video: Panel Discusses Leveraging Data Science and AI, NLP and Machine Learning for Insight
Watch this playback video from ESG Briefing Virtual, with expert speakers: Moderator: Mark Davies, Partner, Element 22 Priyank Patwa, Director of M&G Labs, M&G Vincent Orti, Head of Data Solutions, Liontrust Asset Management Graham Taylor, ESG Data Science Lead, Data Insights Unit, Schroders Tanya Seajay, CEO & Founder, Orenda, a SIX company Do you enjoy…
Video: Panel Addresses ESG Data and Reporting Challenges
Watch this expert panel discussion from ESG Briefing Virtual featuring: Moderator: Navin Rauniar, Partner, TCS & MD, PRMIA UK Steering Committee Hany Choueiri, Chief Data Officer, Aldermore Bank Lynn Watts, Head of Data Governance, Royal London Asset Management Philip Miller, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Solidatus Fraser Hall, Global Product Manager – FinReg, Adenza Do you enjoy…
CloudMargin Expands Custodian Network as More Firms Come into UMR Scope
Collateral management technology provider CloudMargin has expanded its network to include close to 60 custodians, following the start of Phase 5 of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) this month and ahead of even more buy-side firms falling under the scope of Phase 6 next year. On September 1, asset managers with an Aggregated Average Notional…
ACA Group Adds e-Comms Surveillance with Catelas Acquisition
ACA Group’s acquisition of e-comms surveillance specialist Catelas is the latest step in its bid to create a comprehensive solution designed to meet all the needs of compliance professionals based on its Compliance Alpha platform. Catelas boosts ACA’s capabilities in the surveillance area, and brings with it a host of major clients allowing ACA to…
SIX Fintech Ventures Leads $8 Million Funding for Crypto RegTech Coinfirm
SIX Fintech Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Swiss exchange operator and data vendor SIX, has co-led an $8 million Series A funding round for Coinfirm, which operates a blockchain-based AML Platform for crypto assets designed to protect against ransomware hacks, human trafficking, sanctions evasion and terrorist financing by risk scoring entities, addresses and transactions. As part of the…
PassFort Raises $16.2 Million to Fund Expansion
Financial crime compliance automation specialist PassFort has raised $16.2 million through its recent Series A funding. The company, whose SaaS-based platform automates financial crime and compliance processes, will use the funds to realise its global growth plans. The funding round was led by the US growth equity fund, Level Equity, with participation from PassFort’s existing…
ION Acquires Clarus to Offer Solutions for UMR, Broader Derivatives Analytics
Trading solutions vendor ION Markets has acquired derivatives analytics specialist Clarus Financial Technology, in part to help clients to comply with the new Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) regulation for OTC derivatives. The acquisition – for an undisclosed sum – of the provider of SaaS-delivered analytics, data and research will also broaden ION’s capabilities in the…
ESG – Today’s Data and Technology Landscape
Given the surge in demand for ESG data and technology solutions to meet regulatory requirements, established financial technology and data suppliers are putting their expertise to work, creating new solutions to meet that demand. With so much going on, navigating the emerging landscape can be confusing. So what are the key ESG functions financial services…
ESG Data Sector Optimistic About Meeting Investor Demand for Greater Portfolio Transparency
The growing hunger for information on investment portfolio’ ESG positions will lead to much-needed improvements in data quality, analytics and, ultimately, levels of disclosure. That was the message from leading market participants at A-Team Group’s ESG Insight briefing this week, which took a snapshot of the sector at a pivotal time for corporate responsibility, as…