Data Management Insight Data Delivery Platforms, Cloud & Managed Services The latest content from across the platform
Entity Data Management Handbook – Third Edition
Welcome to the third edition of the Entity Data Management Handbook which is available for free download. In this updated edition we delve into the role entity data plays in the smooth running of financial institutions and capital markets, the challenges of attaining high quality data, and various aspects, approaches and technologies involved in managing…
Capgemini Signs up BNY Mellon to Reference Data Utility Platform
Capgemini has signed up BNY Mellon as the second client of its reference data validation utility, according to sources familiar with the arrangement. The deal is an important one for Capgemini – which acquired the utility as part of its $4 billion acquisition of iGate two years ago – as it marks the first commercial…
MiFID II – Are we nearly there yet?
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) publication of its final policy statement on the implementation of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) early this week underlines the mantra of ensuring transparency around processes and the protection of client money. It clarifies issues around provisions including inducements in relation to research, best execution and taping,…
Framework Develops Data Management Tools for Private Equity Investment Firms
Framework is addressing the reference data management challenges of private equity investment firms with a data hub and self-service reporting and analytics tool set. While private equity technology implementation lags that of other investment sectors, Framework is following the latter’s lead with a centralised approach to data that is designed to help firms navigate the…
Lighter Regulatory Reform is an Opportunity for Data Management Best Practice
By Martijn Groot, Vice President of Product Strategy, Asset Control The implications of a potential roll back on regulation, from Dodd-Frank to a new level of commitment to European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) as a result of Brexit negotiations, are hard to predict. While regulatory compliance,…
Data Management Approaches for the Buy-Side
Buy-side firms challenged by the need to manage more data, increase data quality, address margin pressures and identify new business opportunities are investing in transformational data management programmes that will catapult their capabilities ahead of those of comparable sell-side firms. Buy-side approaches to data management and their progress were discussed during a recent A-Team Group…
GoldenSource Integrates eXtremeDB to Speed Up Regulatory Response
GoldenSource has integrated its Risk Master platform with McObject’s eXtremeDB to deliver an enterprise data management (EDM) solution capable of responding to regulations demanding fast access to vast data volumes. Initial use cases of the integration include compliance with Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) regulation and the best execution elements of Markets in…
Enterprise Data Management and Data Governance – Two sides of the same coin?
By Andrew Sexton, sales and marketing director, Curium Data Systems There is no doubt that data governance is rising up the agenda at many financial institutions, driven both by an increasing regulatory focus on good data as well as a firm’s internal focus on improving data quality and applying ‘fit for purpose’ data to key…
Recorded Webinar: Data management approaches for the buy-side
Buy-side firms are grasping the nettle of data management with a view to driving business transformation programmes, dealing with data fragmentation and quality issues, streamlining operations and achieving effective cost management. The webinar will discuss how the buy-side is embedding data management, the challenges it faces and lessons it is learning from the sell-side. Listen…
Data-as-a-Service Emerges As Valuable Concept
The data management method known as Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) can be very effective for addressing data operations challenges that have emerged due to regulation and for other reasons, according to data and analytics executives who spoke in a webinar hosted by Intelligent Trading Technology on June 15.