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Addressing the Challenges and Realising the Benefits of a ‘Cloud First’ Policy
By Andy Mather, European Financial Services Industry Specialist, Telstra. The move to a ‘cloud first’ policy by financial firms is a tantalising idea. After all, which chief technology officer wouldn’t want to seriously reduce their company’s on-premise compute and storage costs, while at the same time boosting agility and ability to profit from new, innovative,…
A Guide to Getting Data Management Right on the Buy-Side
Buy-side firms have developed data management capabilities exponentially over recent years, driven by regulatory requirements, but continually challenged by pressure on budgets, selecting suitable solutions, and sourcing and maintaining good quality data. Naomi Clarke, chief data officer at MSAmlin, and a speaker on a recent A-Team Group webinar sponsored by the SmartStream Reference Data Utility…
Excel in Data Management – Why it Still Has a Role to Play
By: Martijn Groot, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, Asset Control. In the world of technology infrastructure, Microsoft Excel is often seen as both a blessing and a curse. That its usage remains so widespread today is testament to the power of the tool, as well as the quality of the marketing and distribution that…
Data Governance a Top 2019 Priority, Says Syncsort
According to a new survey from Syncsort, a US-based provider of Big Iron (aka mainframes) to Big Data software, many firms are still struggling to make data accessible and get value from it, with 68% of respondents reporting that siloed data negatively impacts their organization. The 2019 Data Trends survey found that most IT departments…
RapidLEI Reports Robust Q1 Results, Plans New Partnerships
RapidLEI from Ubisecure, the GLEIF accredited Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuer specialising in the automation of the LEI provision process, has reported an LEI growth rate exceeding 135% for the first quarter of 2019. The issuance data, as published by the GLEIF, represents a strong beginning to 2019 for the firm; as well as a…
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE: Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) – The when, the why and the how…?
With implementation just around the corner, FRTB should be at the top of every bank’s agenda. In advance of A-Team Group’s hotly anticipated Breakfast Briefing on May 14, we gathered together a group of experts to discuss the essential issues and top priorities that firms should be focusing on in the run-up to D-Day… One…
Can Data Management Solve Fund Managers’ Pricing Predicaments in Fixed Income?
With ‘transparency’ becoming a buzzword for investors, Joseph Cordahi, Product Strategy Director at NeoXam, explains why smarter data management holds the key to EU based fund managers solving the fixed income pricing and valuations dilemma. Few topics spark dialogue in the world of finance more regularly than the struggle to secure accurate fixed income valuations…
Recorded Webinar: Listen to two buy-side CDOs discussing how to get data management right
Is your firm struggling to get cost-efficient data management in place to meet both strategy and regulatory requirements? Could innovative data management help to deliver much-needed business growth at your firm? Are you short of resources and skills to implement best practice data management? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, you…
Refinitiv Reviews Potential of Machine Learning and Problems of Data Quality
Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have moved beyond the experimental stage to become core components of business strategy and investment. Key use cases include risk management, performance analysis and trading idea generation, ahead of automation and cutting costs. The whole is driven by growing numbers of data scientists employed by financial organisations. The barriers…
Data Management Innovation Delivers Significant Benefits, But it’s Not Easy
Innovation in data management can improve analytics, generate revenue potential, reduce costs, help companies monetise data and support digital transformation – but there are caveats, including the challenges of legacy systems, lack of budget and skilled resources, and cultural resistance. A recent A-Team Group webinar discussing how to leverage innovation in data management covered these…