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The Next Frontier in Data Management Responses to Regulation
Not a conference on technology for capital markets goes by without many mentions of regulation, so here at A-Team Group we have put together a distinguished panel of speakers that will review the regulatory landscape and suggest how firms can develop data strategies that are compatible with a volatile environment at this week’s Data Management…
The CDO Imperative: Harnessing Data and Creating Value
Harnessing data and creating value is a burning issue in capital markets, and one that will be centre stage at next week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit in London. Moderating a panel of chief data officers (CDOs) and data management directors, A-Team chief content officer Andrew Delaney will question how CDOs are embedding data into…
Recorded Webinar: How agile data management can power business transformation
An asset manager’s ability to successfully execute on business transformation plans can make the difference between thriving and barely surviving in today’s competitive, digitally connected and regulatory-constrained environment. The more progressive buy-side firms are embarking on business transformation programmes that range from expansion across asset classes or geographies, introduction of new products, digital transformation to…
Data Management Summit Promises Plenty of Compelling Content
Data Management Summit is back in London on March 15th, hosted by A-Team Group and promising a great line-up of speakers who will discuss everything from driving value out of data to data governance, quality, visualisation, client onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC) and, of course, Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). It’s going…
Thomson Reuters Teams Up with Kx to Deliver Superfast MiFID II Solution
Thomson Reuters has teamed up with Kx to enhance its Velocity Analytics platform and deliver ultra-high-speed processing of real time, streaming and historical data to meet the requirements of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). The platform has been refreshed and released as Version 8, with Kx high-performance computing technology replacing high-speed processing…
How Agile Data Management Can Power Business Transformation
Asset managers challenged by increasing regulatory costs and decreasing fees are embarking on business transformation programmes designed to provide more innovative ways to service clients and, in turn, help managers regain competitive edge in a difficult economic environment. Transformation programmes can range from an expansion of asset classes covered, to the introduction of new products…
Recorded Webinar: Driving business value from the LEI
The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) has become a viable standard to help financial institutions identify business entities that are party to financial transactions and fulfil regulatory obligations for entity data. Linked to third-party, corporate hierarchy and beneficial ownership data, the potential of the LEI extends to meet not only regulatory requirements, but also the need…
MiFID II and PRIIPs: The Double Act
By: Ronan Brennan, chief technology officer, Silverfinch As at 1st January 2018, the financial services industry will be served a double whammy of regulation – Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs). While there are key differences between these two regulations, the common characteristics are worth…
ESMA States its Case on Distributed Ledger Technology
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has stepped into industry discussion on the pros and cons of distributed ledger – or blockchain – technology (DLT) and concluded that regulatory action is premature at this stage, but may not be in the longer term. The authority issued a report this week, The Distributed Ledger Technology…
Visible Alpha Adds Corporate Access Through Acquisition
Data correction, analytics and distribution services provider Visible Alpha is adding corporate access information to its services through an acquisition of ONEaccess, an analytics hub that provides corporate access events information and analysis of related interactions between market professionals, according to company officials. Corporate access events include roadshows, conferences, speaking panels and one-on-one meetings. “Prior…