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SmartStream Adds Exchange Notification Services to Reference Data Utility
SmartStream Technologies, provider of the Reference Data Utility (RDU), has released an Exchange Notification Service (ENS) designed to track, consolidate and normalise reference data notifications published by exchanges. The service was developed in partnership with clients and extends the services of the RDU, which offers a managed service for vendor-sourced reference data. With more than…
The Hidden Cost of Bad Data – Why Accuracy Pays Off
By Ariel Junqueira-DeGarcia, Strategy and Technology Leader at Broadridge. In the financial world, data is king. But many argue that firms are dangerously reliant on data they inadequately understand, unknowingly wielding a double-edged sword that can just as easily enrich as it can erode. This article pulls back the curtain on the murky world of…
The Evolution of Outsourcing Data Operations for ESG and Private Assets
Financial institutions are grappling with a substantially changed operating environment that’s placing novel pressures on their data management processes. As organisations navigate a more volatile global financial picture, many are tacking towards a multi-asset business model that demands new capabilities and expertise. They are also having to bolster their regulatory compliance capabilities, as new disclosure…
Alation Workflow Automation Deploys AI Bots to Optimise Data Governance
Alation, a data intelligence company, has released Alation Workflow Automation, a solution designed to help data stewards meet the increasingly complex data governance needs of financial services data environments. The solution optimises data governance processes from curation to consumption using Alation Automation Bots to increase metadata quality by proactively checking for missing security classifications, titles,…
Xceptor Makes Data Automation Platform Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Xceptor has announced the availability of its Data Automation Platform for financial markets in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. “The collaboration with Microsoft to make the Xceptor platform available on the Azure Marketplace brings us closer to our clients as well as organisations that seek…
AI Integration in Capital Markets: Current Trends and Future Directions
Although artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been widely used in the capital markets sector since the 2000s, the emergence of generative AI (GenAI) within the last 18 months has spurred a significant increase in investment in AI tools and technologies. This trend is set to continue as AI is deployed and utilised…
Recorded Webinar: The roles of cloud and managed services in optimising enterprise data management
Cloud and managed services go hand-in-hand when it comes to modern enterprise data management (EDM), but how can the best solutions for the business be selected and implemented to ensure optimal data management based on accurate, consistent, and high-quality data, and delivering improved efficiency, better decisions and competitive advantage? This webinar will answer these questions,…
S&P Global Completes Acquisition of Visible Alpha
S&P Global has completed its acquisition of Visible Alpha, a provider of industry and segment consensus data, creating a premium offering of fundamental investment research capabilities on S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ Pro platform. Founded in 2015, Visible Alpha provides consensus forecast estimates, key performance indicators, and analytics from in-depth sell-side analyst models and…
ICE Benchmark Administration Releases Beta Extensions for ICE Swap Rate Benchmark
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) subsidiary ICE Benchmark Administration has released indicative Beta versions of its USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate Swap Spreads and EUR €STR ICE Swap Rates. The swap spreads and rates expand the ICE Swap Rate benchmark and are determined using IBA’s published ICE Swap Rate waterfall calculation methodology. They are available here. The…
BNP Paribas Becomes First EU G-SIB to Join GLEIF Validation Agent Programme
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) continues to build out the Global LEI System (GLEIS) with the addition of BNP Paribas as a Validation Agent. The addition of BNP Paribas marks the first global systemically important bank (G-SIB) headquartered in the EU to join the Validation Agent programme. Most recently, the GLEIF added Nord…