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Walking the Tightrope of Increasing Regulatory Data Collection Initiatives
By Kelly Attrill, Strategy and Advisory Practice Head, Lab49. In a digital world where the volume, velocity and granularity of data continues to increase, there is even more potential to leverage the data created. In the financial services industry, firms have recognized the power of data for oversight, compliance and policy development. Regulators across financial…
ACA Adds SaaS Best Execution Solution to ComplianceAlpha Platform
ACA has added a best execution solution to its ComplianceAlpha RegTech platform. The solution is available as Software-as-a-Service and integrates with the platforms Employee Compliance and Market Abuse Surveillance solutions, as well as third-party systems. The ACA solution is designed to help global firms facilitate the exchange of critical data and reduce the cost and…
Clearstream Banking Selects Regnology Rcloud Solution for Reporting
Clearstream Banking, a central securities depository and provider of global post-trade services within the Deutsche Börse Group, has engaged Regnology to migrate its on premise regulatory reporting to the cloud using Regnology’s Rcloud solution, which is powered by the Google Cloud Platform and was released in 2022. The migration is subject to regulatory approval. The…
TNS Introduces TNS Cloud–Server Management Suite to Streamline Trading Infrastructure
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its TNS Cloud platform with the launch of the TNS Cloud–Server Management Suite. Following the introduction of the company’s dedicated server offering designed for high-performance trading in February, the new service adds hands-on management to TNS’ bare metal servers and ultra-low latency trading connectivity, aiming to significantly reduce the…
Could do Better: Banks Still Unprepared for ESG Regulations, Says Fenergo
Banks still have a lot of work to do if they are to bring their data and technology systems in line with their reporting obligations under established and looming sustainability regulations, according to a leading provider of compliance solutions. While European lenders are in a stronger position than their overseas counterparts, they are still struggling…
Model Behaviour: Testing the Tools that Underpin ESG Decisions
The quality of data and technology used in ESG systems is of growing importance to investors and regulators as they seek to do more with the information available, to comply with regulations and to arm themselves against accusations of greenwashing. Last week we discussed the emerging body of work that’s bringing accountancy-level assurance to ESG…
KX and DataArt Partner to Drive Performance of Cloud-Based Data Management, ML and AI
KX, maker of the KDB.AI vector database, and DataArt, a global software engineering firm, have made a strategic partnership to help customers master the challenges of migrating real-time analytics, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads to the AWS cloud. The companies say their alliance offers a solution for firms looking to upgrade their…
eflow Global Plans Range of New Products Post £7 Million Funding Round
RegTech solutions provider eflow Global has raised £7 million in capital through a Series A funding round. The company plans to invest the funds in R&D for new products and to accelerate growth with a particular emphasis on North America and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 2004, eflow provides financial firms with software solutions to help them…
The Journey to T+1 Settlement: An Inside Look with Xceptor
With now less than ten months to go until the proposed live date for the transition to T+1 settlement in North America, most firms are deeply embedded in projects that will enable them to achieve that deadline, with major firms beginning their first phase of testing this month (August). However, multiple challenges still exist. In…
India’s NJ Asset Management Selects Bloomberg Solutions for Enterprise-wide Digital Strategy
NJ Asset Management, one of India’s newest asset management companies, has adopted Bloomberg AIM and Bloomberg Vault to enable its enterprise-wide digital strategy across the investment workflow. The company is data driven and follows a rule-based fund management style to reduce human bias. Bloomberg AIM, an order and investment management solution, will be used with…