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ISS ESG Launches Customisable Tool to Meet Regulatory Requirements
ISS ESG has created a data-rich solution to help fund manufacturers and other asset managers create and manage portfolios that fit their sustainability strategies and comply with evolving global regulations. The Regulatory Sustainable Investment Solution (RSI) enables market participants to establish the proportion of their investments that adhere to customisable sustainability thresholds. The product if…
Toward a Modern Data Fabric for Capital Markets
By Gary West, General Manager, EMEA, Yellowbrick. Every financial institution I talk to is re-considering some aspect of their data infrastructure. Renewal is of course an ever-present feature of the financial technology landscape with firms racing to compete. However, current conversations feel different. When it comes to data, the subject turns quickly away from discrete…
Join Us on the Journey to Data Democratisation
Data democratisation is a desirable destination for many capital markets firms – but exactly how do you get there, what will you find on arrival, and what are the hazards along the way? These questions and more will be addressed during an A-Team Group webinar on 7 June, Enabling data democratisation with trusted and well…
MarkLogic Revitalises Roadmap with Smartlogic Integration and Entry into ESG Market
MarkLogic has taken significant steps since its October 2020 acquisition by Vector Capital, a private equity firm investing in established technology businesses. Among them are the acquisition and ongoing integration of Smartlogic, provider of a semantic AI platform that contextualises complex information; a move into the ESG market; and a revitalised roadmap. MarkLogic acquired Smartlogic…
Inaugural ESG Data Summit to Take Deep Dive into Sustainability Goals and Challenges
The pressure for financial companies to get their ESG data capabilities in order is mounting from clients and regulators as private capital takes centre stage in the fight against climate change and social division. These issues and many more will be discussed by leading data vendors and managers as well as financial institutions when they…
FinTech Enabler Xignite Enters the ESG Space with Arabesque Data
Xignite, whose data APIs have helped fuel the fintech revolution, has entered the ESG space. A surge of inquiries during the coronavirus pandemic and growing regulatory oversight has convinced the company to offer ESG data scores and metrics to its customers. The San Mateo, California-based provider of data distribution and management solutions for financial services…
DSB Opens Annual Consultation on OTC ISIN and CFI Service Provision
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has opened its annual consultation on OTC ISIN and CFI service provision for 2023. The consultation paper is published on the DSB website with responses open until 5 pm UTC, Monday 30 May 2022. A final report will be published on Thursday 30 June 2022. The consultation focuses on topics…
Machine-Executable Regulations Promise Improved Data Quality and Efficiency in Reporting
Ensuring data quality for regulatory reporting is an ongoing headache for many financial institutions, but solutions that could ease the pain are emerging. We talk to Sassan Danesh, a member of the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) management team, about approaches to regulatory data quality issues using machine-executable validation rules ahead of his keynote at next…
Data Governance Interview with Kim Woodward – Data Management Summit’s Out of Industry Keynote Speaker
Kim Woodward, senior director, head of information operations at AstraZeneca, is a collaborative data governance leader specialising in the strategic design, delivery and implementation of global data management and governance practices in the finance and pharma sectors. She has been involved in the design of enterprise data policies, maturity models and data governance operating frameworks…
Vendor Strategy: Acuity Knowledge Partners Braces for Growth of ESG Business
Acuity Knowledge Partners has enabled its financial services clients to achieve more than US$3 billion in savings by providing research and analytics services that has streamlined their enterprise workflows and processes. The UK-headquartered company is now rapidly expanding its operations to do the same for those clients’ ESG reporting and management obligations. The data and…