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CSRD Delay a Necessary Slowdown in EU Rule Making or a Threat to Data Improvement?
The European Union’s proposal to delay full implementation of its cornerstone corporate ESG reporting code is being viewed in the sector as a sensible reassessment as the bloc faces accusations of regulatory overreach in its sustainability programme. Nevertheless, some observers fear the delay will also slow the improvement in ESG data quality that is expected…
Solidatus Takes Snowflake Horizon Governance Solution to the Next Level
Snowflake partner Solidatus has expanded the capabilities of Snowflake Horizon, Snowflake’s built-in governance solution, with the addition of active metadata management and visualisation. These additions provide dynamic end-to-end blueprints of data landscapes that enhance data observability, boost governance and compliance, reduce risk, improve operating efficiency, and fast-track Snowflake migrations. Solidatus dynamic data blueprints can include…
Novata Carbon Navigator Aims to Reduce Cost and Complexity of Disclosures
Novata, a fast-growing start-up that is providing ESG data solutions to private market investors, has unveiled a carbon-tracking tool that’s devised to be affordable and user friendly to even the smallest portfolio company. The New York-based technology company’s Carbon Navigator helps companies and private equity general partners (GPs) calculate their carbon emissions and compare their performance against…
S&P Global Dataset Aligns MiFID II and SFDR Sustainability Reporting Requirements
S&P Global launches SFDR Sustainable Investment Framework dataset via Xpressfeed and Snowflake. The dataset enables market participants to align reporting with MiFID II and SFDR requirements when incorporating sustainability considerations into investment decisions. S&P Global Sustainable1, S&P Global’s central source for sustainability intelligence, has released a dataset that enables financial markets participants to better align…
BNY Mellon and Microsoft Collaborate On Next-Generation Cloud-Based Data Management Products
BNY Mellon and Microsoft have extended a long-term relationship with a collaboration that will see the bank using multiple Microsoft technologies to develop next-generation data management and software products tailored to the needs of capital markets participants. The collaboration will accelerate the release of BNY Mellon’s data and analytics cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering that will…
Duco Acquires Unstructured Data Management Specialist Metamaze
Duco, a provider of SaaS AI-powered data automation, has acquired Metamaze, an Antwerp, Belgium-based company offering an AI-driven intelligent document processing SaaS platform that automatically processes, extracts and interprets information from any type of unstructured document. By combining the Metamaze and Duco platforms, customers can ingest any type of data from any type of document…
Best Practice Approaches to Trade Surveillance for Market Abuse
Market abuse is a problem, a very big problem for financial institutions that fall on the wrong side of regulation. Penalties include eye-watering fines, reputational damage and, ultimately, custodial sentences of up to 10 years. Internally, market abuse triggers scrutiny of traders and trading behaviours, a lack of trust and the potential need for significant…
Apiax Releases AI Policy Assistant
Apiax, a Zurich-based provider of embedded compliance products, has released a solution designed to improve operational efficiency and accuracy of policy searches. The solution is a synthesis of Apiax’s compliance expertise, rule-based technology, and Generative AI, and allows financial institutions to access and verify company policy details with ease. The company’s so-called AI Policy Assistant…
Nasdaq CSD Renews LEI Service Platform
Nasdaq CSD, a central securities depository providing access to the Estonian, Icelandic, Latvian and Lithuanian markets, and an accredited Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuer in the Baltic states and Nordics, has released an enhanced LEI service platform, Nasdaq LEI, that provides more straightforward and effective LEI code issuance and management to help firms meet regulatory…
Quant Integrates with Make to Enable Automated Digital Asset Workflows
Quant, specialists in blockchain for finance, has integrated with automation software provider Make, to bring together Quant’s Overledger, a blockchain-agnostic API platform, with Make’s code-free automation software. The integration enables the creation of automated workflows for managing digital and tokenised assets, a process which traditionally requires substantial coding knowledge. By offering a more accessible, code-free…