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Duco Names Michael Chin as CEO, Former CEO Christian Nentwich Remains as Board Member
Duco, an SaaS provider of AI-powered data automation, has named Michael Chin as CEO with immediate effect. He succeeds the company’s founder Christian Nentwich, who steps down as CEO after a tenure of over 10 years but remains as a board member. Duco was acquired by Nordic Capital in 2021 and has since accelerated growth…
S&P Global Market Intelligence Integrates Nikkei News with S&P Capital IQ Pro Platform
S&P Global Market Intelligence has integrated Nikkei’s news offering with the S&P Capital IQ Pro (CIQ Pro) platform. The redistribution deal is part of an ongoing partnership struck in 2022 and provides S&P Capital IQ Pro users with insights on financial markets, economies, regulation, company developments, and emerging business trends in Japan and Asia-Pacific (APAC)….
Bloomberg Releases GenAI-Powered Earnings Call Summaries
Bloomberg has released AI-Powered Earnings Call Summaries, the company’s first generative AI (GenAI) product for terminal users. The tool enables users to decipher complex financial information and quickly extract key insights on topics addressed by corporate management teams, such as guidance, capital allocation, hiring and labour plans, the macro environment, new products, supply chain issues,…
Corlytics Reports Eye-Watering Fines for 2023 Regulatory Breaches
Corlytics, a provider of regulatory risk intelligence, has released an enforcement data report for 2023 revealing financial crime, data protection, and governance as the main risk categories for financial services with the highest penalties. Some $6.7 billion of fines were imposed for financial crime, most of which were for money laundering and terrorist financing. Looking…
Now is the Time to Prepare for January 2025 DORA Compliance Deadline
Rich Cooper, Global Head of Financial Service Go-To-Market at Fusion Risk Management. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which is designed to consolidate and upgrade Information and Communications Technology (ICT) risk requirements and sets out a common set of standards for mitigating risks, takes effect across the EU in January 2025. The legislation covers a…
Compliance Automation Provider Ascent Technologies Acquired by Edgewater Equity Partners
Ascent Technologies, a Chicago-based provider of AI-driven compliance automation, has been acquired by Edgewater Equity Partners, a private equity firm in Boston. The acquisition aims to accelerate development of Ascent’s compliance automation platform and enhance its value proposition to customers. The acquisition is a strategic move for Edgewater Equity Partners, which acknowledges Ascent’s capability in…
The Evolution of Trading Technology in Private Debt Markets
By Christoph Gugelmann, Founder & CEO, TradeTeq. The landscape of trade finance and other private debt trading is witnessing a significant transformation, driven by advancements in primary issuance trading technology. Traditionally, trading in these financial instruments faced challenges due to high friction costs, making them difficult to transfer or trade. However, innovative solutions are reshaping…
Substantive Research White Paper Reveals Disparities and Sharp Increases in Wholesale Market Data Pricing
Substantive Research, a provider of research discovery and research spend analytics for the buy side, has published a White Paper detailing its latest findings on wholesale market data pricing. The report comes in anticipation of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Wholesale Market Data Study, expected by 1 March 2024. The FCA initiated its study…
Real Assets Popularity Spurs Need for Infrastructure ESG Data
BlackRock has bought the world’s largest independent infrastructure asset management company, underlining growing investor thirst for data on real assets. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) was bought for US$12.5 billion by BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager. GIP manages investments in infrastructure projects that include contributors to net-zero efforts, such as water and waste amenities, energy…
Bloomberg and Kaiko Expand FIGI Cover for Crypto Assets
Bloomberg and Kaiko, a cryptocurrency data provider, have announced that Financial Instrument Global Identifiers (FIGIs) now cover almost 8,000 crypto assets and suggest this makes the FIGI the most widely used open identifier in the space. The companies issued the first series of FIGIs to cover crypto assets in 2021 as a push for standardisation…