QuantCube Data Integrated in MSCI’s New Economic Regime Allocator Index

Alternative data firm QuantCube Technology’s real-time macro-economic data will be used in the newly launched MSCI Economic Regime Allocator Index by MSCI Inc. The index moves assets into different categories based on the current economic regime, using a pre-defined set of rules. The goal is to enhance investment performance by rotating and reallocating assets as the economy transitions from one phase to another.

The index identifies four different economic situations based on the rate of change of GDP and CPI indicators and whether these are rising or falling. A sectoral approach is used to optimise performance by adjusting equity holdings according to the current economic regime.

Crux Expands Data Partnership with Databricks

Crux, a data integration, transformation, and observability solution, has expanded its partnership with Databricks by adding pre-integration services to its existing Partner Connect integration. The company has worked with its data provider network to make a total of 75 data sources available for consumption in the Databricks Marketplace. With this expansion, a large number of paid financial datasets on Databricks Marketplace are powered by Crux.

Canoe Adds Apliqo Performance Management and Business Planning to Partner Programme

Canoe Intelligence, a provider of alternative investment processes for institutional investors and wealth managers, has added Apliqo, a software provider of advanced performance management and business planning to its partner programme. Based in Zurich, Apliqo offers LP Portfolio Management, an intuitive and dynamic analytics platform for private market investors. Using Canoe’s open APIs, Apliqo pulls documents and data collected, categorised, extracted, and validated by Canoe into its system for aggregation, analysis, and reporting.

ISS ESG to Update Cyber Risk Score Model

ISS ESG is to tweak the model behind its recently launched Cyber Risk Score to make it easier to identify “good” and “bad” scores.

“The ability for this model to differentiate ‘goods’ from ‘bads’ by discerning forward-looking risk, is a key differentiator in the market,” the company said. The new version, 5.0, also updates its Incident Type Likelihood ranking of potential cyber breaches.

Many companies are including cybersecurity within their ESG processes because they recognise that protection of personal and corporate data falls within the social and governance pillars.

The sustainable investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, which launched the service earlier this year, said the enhancements would be rolled out by the end of July.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Makes Progress with Royal Ascent

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 has received royal ascent on route to delivering the UK Government’s vision of growing the economy and creating an open, sustainable, and technologically advanced financial services sector. Post-Brexit, the act tailors financial services regulation to fit UK markets and is expected to increase UK competitiveness as a global financial centre and deliver better outcomes for consumers and businesses.

New powers include reforms to Solvency II, which are calculated to unlock around £100 billion for investment, and secondary objectives for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to facilitate the growth and international competitiveness of the UK economy. This will be backed up by changes to enhance the scrutiny and accountability of the regulators, including ensuring regular reporting and a greater focus on cost-benefit analyses.

Confluence Sets Out on AI Journey with Reconciliation Solution

Confluence Technologies, a technology solutions provider to the investment management industry, has announced the first development from its innovation lab that leverages AI technology to solve complex industry problems. Confluence Unity Rex applies large language models (LLMs) to solve reconciliation challenges from the SEC’s Tailored Shareholder Reports (TSR). It mines and pinpoints discrepancies in language and numeric information between financial reports and the TSR, delivering efficiency and cost savings in the reconciliation process.

S&P Global Market Intelligence Adds Loan Pricing and Analytics to Capital IQ Pro

S&P Global Market Intelligence, a provider of information services and solutions to global markets, has added loan pricing, analytics and liquidity measures to its S&P Capital IQ Pro platform. This is the latest enhancement resulting from S&P Global’s merger with IHS Markit in 2022.

LSEG Partners with Finmechanics to Launch Corporate Treasury Risk App

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has collaborated with Finmechanics, a Singapore-based financial solutions provider, to launch the Corporate Treasury Risk (CTR) app. The app aims to help corporate treasuries mitigate liquidity and market risks and reduce dependence on inefficient spreadsheet-based processes.

CTR enhances LSEG’s Eikon and Workspace platforms with post-trade analytics such as cash and liquidity forecasts, profit/loss and risk reporting, OTC derivatives valuations, and more. As a cloud-based managed service, it leverages micro-services and technology developed by Finmechanics.

DiffusionData’s Real-Time Data Streaming Solution Now Available on AWS Marketplace

DiffusionData has announced that its real-time data streaming and messaging solution, Diffusion 6.9, is now available for download on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. This move allows businesses using AWS to streamline the purchase and deployment of Diffusion, simplifying the process for development teams.

Diffusion’s platform enables the consumption of raw data in any size, format or velocity, enriching the data in-flight before distributing it in real time securely and on a large scale. The software claims to reduce bandwidth costs by 90% thanks to its real-time event broker with intelligent queuing and patented delta-streaming protocol. Making the platform available via AWS Marketplace simplifies procurement and implementation for AWS customers.

Murex Expands MX.3 Platform at DZ BANK, Enhancing Collateral Management

Murex, the trading & risk management solutions vendor, has implemented its MX.3 for Collateral Management extension at DZ BANK in Germany. This represents a significant expansion of the MX.3 platform within the EMEA region and has created significant cost synergies in operations and development compared to standalone solutions, according to the company.

The move marks another milestone in the longstanding partnership between Murex and DZ BANK. The platform implementation resulted in several functional enhancements and process automations, streamlining operations in areas such as treasury and risk.