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Countdown to GDPR
Time is running out: the compliance deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is May 25, 2018, and with fines running up to 4% of annual turnover or €20 million for firms that fail to protect European citizens’ personal data, no-one can afford to take this EU data privacy law lightly. From a data management…
Siren, Capgemini and Cambridge Intelligence Launch Data Intelligence Initiative
Siren, Capgemini and Cambridge Intelligence have launched the Transformative Enterprise Knowledge Graphs initiative with a view to encouraging industry-wide discussion on the development of principles for data intelligence. The group describes data intelligence as the enabler for ‘knowledge-centric companies to join the dots among thousands of internal and external datasets to perform business critical functions’….
Quantexa and Arachnys Partner to Identify and Monitor Customer Risk
Quantexa, provider of big data management software, and Arachnys, provider of a financial crime risk assessment platform, have teamed up to identify and monitor customer risk. Quantexa will use the Arachnys cloud-based investigation platform and global news assets to dynamically screen against negative news, locate missing Know Your Customer (KYC) data and provide enhanced risk…
AIM Software Expands North American Team to Replicate Success in Europe
AIM Software is building out its North American operations with a view to replicating the success of its European business. The company has recruited a number of senior executives to further its drive into North America and continues to invest in R&D and engage with its user community to develop enterprise data management applications. To…
Don’t Put All Your Compliance Eggs in the MiFID II Basket
By: Roy Kirby, Senior Product Manager at SIX When major regulatory deadlines loom large, there’s an inevitable tendency for the financial industry to scramble for minimum viable compliance. In layman’s terms, this means doing whatever it takes, regardless of the expense, just to keep the prying eye of the regulator away. Ring any recent bells?…
Silwood Offers Safyr Metadata Discovery Software to Support GDPR Compliance
Silwood Technology, provider of Safyr metadata discovery software, has turned its attention to how firms running vendor application packages can meet the May 25, 2018 compliance deadline for General Data Protections Regulation (GDPR). The company has researched five large and widely used application packages – SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Siebel and Oracle…
The True Costs and Impacts of Alternative Data Integration
By: Lauren Kline, Vice President of Content and Technology Solutions, FactSet With the rapid adoption of alternative data, the costs to asset managers are not just for the data itself, but also for the cost of implementing the data and hiring the talent to capitalise on it. Financial firms have always relied on a vast…
Thomson Reuters Adds Holistic Risk Management Solution to Connected Risk
Thomson Reuters has extended its Connected Risk platform to include a commercialised risk management solution designed to help customers develop more holistic, effective risk management programmes aligned with their risk methodology and business strategy. Thomson Reuters Risk Management is the latest solution added to Connected Risk. It assembles diverse types of risk and delivers a…
IHS Markit Expands KY3P Platform with Financial Crimes Screening
IHS Markit has added financial crimes screening to the due diligence tools on its KY3P vendor risk management platform. The screening solution allows users to detect whether their vendors may have breached standards governing anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions and export controls. Financial crimes screening data is sourced through Regulatory Data Corp’s (RDC) Global…
XBRL International Calls for Candidates to Join Board of Directors
In case you missed the call first time around, XBRL International is looking for candidates with a commitment to improving reporting for its volunteer board of directors. XBRL International aims to improve the accountability and transparency of business performance through the provision of open data exchange standards and is recruiting board members to help manage…