Quant Insight Rolls Out RETINA 2.0, Enhancing Real-Time Notifications and Alerts

Quant Insight (Qi), the macro analytics provider for institutional investors, has rolled out the latest version of its AI-powered RETINA solution, which uses data science and analytics to process and macro and market information to identify key shifts in global financial markets.

The latest version offers added interactivity, with push notifications into Symphony or Slack, volatility alerts, and a performance table, summarising performance over the previous period.

Impact Cubed Unveils Fund ESG Assessment Tools

ESG data and investment aid provider Impact Cubed is now offering clients tools to measure and assess the impact of their fund holdings. The new addition to its automated platform also enables financial institutions to report their investments’ ESG performance to regulators. Additionally, pension funds, wealth managers and family offices will be able to keep tabs on the ESG performance of external managers. The London-based company further says the tools will help financial institutions to avoid greenwashing.

The Broker Club and ACI UK Collaborate on Programme of Education and Community Activities

The Broker Club, the industry network for broker firms within capital markets and ACI UK, the community for individuals involved in FX markets, have agreed to collaborate on a programme of education and community events, for the mutual benefit of their respective member communities. The industry associations will also offer discounted membership to individuals and firms that join both clubs.

JamLabs to Launch Online Data Selling Platform

Toronto-based JamLabs Data Science, a full-stack data science solution and advanced analytics provider, is launching jShop, a cloud-based product management platform that will enable companies to monetise their valued data by creating online white-labelled stores.

jShop’s adapters will allow customers to quickly load and publish their data catalog from major platforms like AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks, reducing onboarding time from weeks to days, according to the company. Clients will be able to create licenses that charge according to gigabyte accessed, or based on slices selected by customers.

Many Firms Are Not Data-Ready for SFDR Level 2

Many financial institutions have yet to grasp the data implications of the European Union’s ESG reporting regulations, while others are scrambling to put in place processes to comply with the developing set of disclosure rules. Read the full story on ESG Insight here.

Deutsche Börse Acquires Kneip Fund Data Manager

Deutsche Börse is close to acquiring 100% of Luxembourg-based fund data manager Kneip, expanding its offering in the asset management service space. Established in 1993, Kneip manages investor disclosure and data publication for more than 10,000 funds in over 40 countries, servicing over 30% of EU-based fund ISINS. Kneip will be integrated with the German exchange group’s established fund service platforms with the aim of creating a leading fund data service hub in Luxembourg. The transaction is expected to close this month.

New ISO Standard Extends Use of LEI-Based Digital Identity Tools

A recently published ISO standard, ISO 5009, has the potential to extend the utility and value of Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) based digital identity tools by facilitating the inclusion of ‘official organisational role’ detail within them in a consistent manner. ISO 5009 paves the way for these tools – such as verifiable LEI (vLEI) credentials and digital certificates with embedded LEIs – to become a universally trusted method of digitally confirming the authenticity of people authorised to act on behalf of an organisation.

Published in February 2022, ISO 5009 permits global uniformity of the listing of official organisational roles by jurisdiction in a structured way. This means that roles of persons acting officially on behalf of an organisation may be specified by a legal entity and incorporated into existing and future digital assets leveraging the LEI.

Stephan Wolf, CEO at GLEIF comments: “In business and regulatory exchanges, it is important to confirm the official roles of people acting on behalf of organisations. In a digital context this can be challenging yet uncompromisingly necessary as we move towards creating and sustaining a digital global economy. For this reason, GLEIF has been committed to the realisation of this ISO standard as it is a significant step forward towards addressing that challenge.”

TNFD Publishes Draft Framework for Risk Management, Disclosure

The first beta version of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ (TNFD) framework for risk management and reporting has been unveiled for consultation. The taskforce, an alliance that counts executives from Bank of America, BlackRock and Néstlé among its members, is dedicated to guiding corporates and financial institutions on making better decisions on activities that have an impact on the natural world. Over the next 18 months stakeholders and market participants will refine and develop the proposed framework.

Sustainalytics Broadens its SFDR PAI Data Provisions to 13,000 Issuers

ESG research, ratings and analysis firm Sustainalytics has updated its data provisions covering key impact assessments necessary for European regulatory compliance. The company’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Principle Adverse Impact (PAI) tool now cover 13,000 issuers. PAIs are a set of ESG impact tests against which financial institutions will be expected to gauge their investment decisions.

CQG Rolls Out New Cloud-Based Trading and Analytics Platform

Trading technology solutions provider CQG is conducting a phased roll-out of its new cloud-based trading platform, CQG One. The platform is designed for professional traders and institutional investors, and combines design features of the firm’s retail-oriented CQG Desktop platform with market data, charting, visualization and advanced analytics features of CQG Integrated Client, its professional trading platform.

The multi-asset, multi-broker platform will be available through futures commission merchants (FCMs) beginning in April, with new functionality added throughout the year. Institutional clients will be able to utilize a Windows-installed version of CQG One in the future.