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Financial Institutions Regroup to Consider Outcomes of Brexit
After the shock of last week’s ‘leave’ vote in the European Union referendum and a weekend to reflect on the outcome, financial institutions across the UK are considering big picture scenarios that could result from Brexit and putting together governance frameworks designed to help them manage events as they unfold. While there is no certainty…
Recorded Webinar: Implications of MiFID II for Data Management
MiFID II is shaping up to be one of the biggest regulations to impact the financial industry. While much of the regulation focuses on trading, there are many implications for data management. The webinar will explore issues effecting data management, including extended coverage of instruments and trading venues, new data fields, the mandate to use…
JWG Calculates the Regulatory Costs of Brexit
If you are still considering which way to vote in tomorrow’s referendum on UK membership of the European Union, the regulatory implications of exiting the union may be enough to sway your decision. Research by independent think-tank JWG suggests Brexit could mean a decade of uncertainty across markets, a significant increase in red tape and…
Talking Intelligent Trading with Andrew Delaney: A Glimpse into the Mysterious World of ION Trading
Financial Technology Partners’ announcement this month of its client Carlyle Group’s recent $400 million acquisition of a ‘minority stake’ in ION Investment Group offered an interesting glimpse into the capabilities of the secretive Irish trading technology specialist. The FTP announcement, issued on June 3, quoted Cam Dyer, managing director of Carlyle’s Global Technology, Media and…
Recorded Webinar: The Reference Data Utility: How and Why Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are on board
The topic of a utility model for reference data management is not new. But now we have a real world example in the form of the Reference Data Utility, based on SmartStream’s platform and backed by three founding partners: Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. Listen to this important webinar to hear first…
A-Team Data Management Summit Outlines Elements of Optimal Data Management
Organising for optimal data management, transformation challenges, operational models, data quality, emerging technologies, data governance and, of course, regulation were top agenda items at A-Team Group’s recent Data Management Summit in New York City. The first keynote speaker, David Luria, vice president, front office data intelligence programs at T. Rowe Price, set the scene for…
Markit Mixes Old and New to Deliver FRTB Compliance Solution
Markit is pulling together existing products and new developments to deliver a compliance solution for the market risk capital requirements of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB), which comes into force in 2019. The solution is based on a modular platform, allowing banks to supplement existing infrastructure and processes as needed, and is…
The Reference Data Utility: How Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley are breaking the reference data mold
The Reference Data Utility (RDU) built by SmartStream and backed by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Morgan Stanley is up and running and ready to deliver reference data management services to the banks. The concept of multi-tenant data utilities is not new, but none have achieved buy-in at the level of the RDU,…
Data Management Summit Focuses on Blockchain and Fintech
Blockchain technology and fintech firms are high on the hype list, but their practical contribution to data management is beginning to materialise and is expected to be the subject of robust discussion at this week’s A-Team Data Management Summit in New York. Adam Bryan, an independent consultant, will moderate a panel session at the summit…
A-Team Webinar Discusses Progress in Data Lineage Implementation
The implementation of data lineage by financial institutions is making progress driven by regulations such as BCBS 239, Solvency II and the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is due to take effect in 2018. It is also delivering early operational and business benefits that are expected to increase significantly as data lineage capability…