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B2B Data Marketplaces and Beyond
Financial institutions and corporations often generate huge quantities of data as a by product of their core activities. This data – details of historical transactions, customer interactions and metadata for referring to instruments, counterparties or entities – can provide valuable insights for industry participants, and form the basis of a meaningful data sales business. But…
DSB Call for Industry Feedback on UPI Legal Terms and Conditions Consultation
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has opened a consultation on the legal terms and conditions, and client support model, expected to apply to users of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service, due to launch next year. The consultation sets out a range of proposals aimed to align with industry feedback for the DSB to support…
IHS Markit Releases Automated Onboarding Platform for Fund Managers and Administrators
IHS Markit has released Investor Onboarding, a fully hosted, digital onboarding platform enabling firms to automate, integrate and centralise onboarding and compliance obligations, while simplifying and accelerating the onboarding experience for investors. The platform allows users to input data once, creating a golden source that populates multiple forms, including subscription agreements and tax forms. Data…
How Easy Access to Trusted Data Drives Operational Efficiency for Finance Firms
By Neil Sandle, Head of Product Management, Alveo. Today, we’re seeing rapid growth in data volumes and in data diversity within financial services firms. Different trends contribute to this growth of available data across the sector. One driver is that firms need to disclose more in order to comply with the continuing push towards regulatory…
CUSIP Global Services seeks new owner as regulator requires S&P Global to divest the company to progress merger with IHS Markit
CUSIP Global Services (CGS) is looking for a new owner following the European Commission’s phase one approval of the $44 billion merger of S&P Global and IHS Markit. While the merger will create a financial data and analytics powerhouse large enough to challenge market leaders Bloomberg and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), including Refinitiv,…
RIMES plans to pair cloud native data management platform with managed data services post acquisition of Matrix IDM
RIMES has stated its intention to acquire Matrix IDM, a Sydney, Australia-based provider of a cloud native investment data management platform. The combination of RIMES’ managed data services and the Matrix IDM platform will help asset owners, institutional investors and asset managers solve increasingly complex data problems and make better informed investment decisions. The deal…
Why it’s time to stop debating cloud in capital markets
By Mark White, Senior Manager – Financial Markets and Fintech, Telehouse. It’s a well-known fact that the finance sector has historically been hesitant in its adoption of cloud computing technology. Over the years, we have seen financial institutions struggle to define their cloud strategy, resulting in organisations not achieving objectives and delaying further attempts at…
Contour extends use of LEI to inclusion in trade finance network
Contour, a digital trade finance network, has partnered the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) to enable the use of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) within its network and to financially support its members in obtaining their own LEI. By adopting the entity identifier, Contour’s members will benefit from increased confidence among their trading counterparties, lower…
Kaiko and Bloomberg Promote Standards for Digital Asset Markets with Release of Financial Instrument Global Identifiers for Crypto Assets
Kaiko, a cryptocurrency market data provider, is bringing Bloomberg’s Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI) into play as a means of identifying crypto assets and enabling greater interoperability between industry participants including digital asset exchanges, data aggregators, custodians, service providers and regulators. The companies’ first move is the release of a batch of FIGIs for all…
Martin Currie Investment Management Implements CuriumEDM for ESG Data Processes
Martin Currie Investment Management has completed the first phase of implementing Curium Data Systems’ CuriumEDM, which includes a focus on gathering, mastering and quality control of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data sets. The investment manager has offered sustainable long-term investing for some years, with ESG analysis embedded in its investment process. CuriumEDM provides data…