The UK’s financial overseer has urged firms to review their use of data to improve their diversity and inclusion performance. Sheldon Mills, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) executive director for consumers and competition said firms are focusing too closely on gender and diversity, rather than socio-economic data. The call follows the FCA’s announcement that it would form a code of conduct for ESG ratings firms.
Interoperability on the trading desk promises more actionable insights, real-time decision making, faster workflows and reduced errors by ensuring data consistency across frequently used applications. But how can these promises be kept in an environment characterised by multiple applications and user interfaces, numerous workflows and technology vendors competing for space on the trader’s desktop? This...
Proposals to improve the nature-risk data value chain has been welcomed by sustainability data leaders who said they will pave the way for better decision making and reporting by financial institutions and provide more detailed analyses for investors. The proposals offer a slate of principles to improve the quality of state-of-nature data collection and integration...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
Data lineage has become a critical concern for data managers in capital markets as it is key to both regulatory compliance and business opportunity. The regulatory requirement for data lineage kicked in with BCBS 239 in 2016 and has since been extended to many other regulations that oblige firms to provide transparency and a data...