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Microsoft Selects Solidatus as a Partner in Renewed Data Governance Platform
Microsoft has named Solidatus as its preferred data lineage integration partner as part of renewed data governance in Microsoft Purview. The new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform provides intuitive business-friendly interaction, seamless integration across data sources, AI-driven efficiency, and actionable insights, empowering users to enhance data governance processes. Microsoft will extend the value of Microsoft Purview for…
ESG Data Keeps on Evolving, but are Financial Institutions Keeping Pace?
By Yann Bloch, head of product and pre-sales Americas at NeoXam. Earlier this month, Bloomberg published their much-anticipated annual European ESG Data Trends Survey report, carrying with it some fascinating findings on the current state of the market. The survey, taken by respondents from London, Stockholm, Geneva, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, and Milan throughout 2023, posed questions about…
SIX Extends Provision of Fixed Income Data with Acquisition of Majority Share in FactEntry
SIX has acquired a majority stake in FactEntry, a global provider of fixed income reference data, analytics and solutions for financial market participants. The acquisition enhances SIX’s data offering and meets customer demand for the company to expand its global fixed income footprint. FactEntry’s fixed income data sets, including reference data and corporate actions, will…
Strategies for Mastering Benchmark Data Management
Benchmark data is fundamental to the functioning of capital markets. Yet, despite its use over many decades, it remains costly to source, complex to manage and difficult to integrate with existing systems, leaving many firms unable to derive full value from the data. It is also perceived by many capital markets participants to be the…
Confluence Adds MSCI ESG Research Data into Style Analytics
Confluence Technologies, a solutions provider to the investment management industry, has integrated MSCI ESG Research data into its factor investing analytics solution, Style Analytics. The data will help asset managers and fund selectors by offering in-depth analysis, comparison, and enhancement of portfolios. Damian Handzy, managing director, analytics, at Confluence, comments: “Style Analytics’ integration of MSCI’s…
Return on Investment Remains a Challenge for Financial Institutions Migrating Data to Cloud
Migrating data and apps to cloud can be a game changer for financial institutions. It can also be more expensive than expected and raise issues around data quality, governance, security, access and integration. A clear data strategy with a defined goal, and an understanding of what can and cannot benefit from a move to cloud,…
Snowflake Reviews the Rise of the Chatbot
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being used to create chatbots with 46% of apps falling into this category in May 2023, and the percentage continuing to rise. This shows a shift from LLM applications with text-based input, 82% in 2023 and 54% in 2024, to those with iterative text input and offering the ability…
S&P Global Market Intelligence Adds Baird Aftermarket Research on Exclusive Basis
S&P Global Market Intelligence has become the exclusive provider of Baird Aftermarket Research, which provides industry overviews, company-specific forecasts and recommendations, and in-depth thematic insights from more than 40 senior analysts covering over 700 companies. The aftermarket research adds to Baird research that has been available on S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ and Capital…
GLEIF Names Certizen Technology as China’s Second LEI Validation Agent
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has named Certizen Technology, a Hong Kong-based provider of digital identity and digital certificate solutions, as the latest organisation approved as a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System. With the support of GLEIF and the People’s Bank of China, Certizen will use the LEI…
How to Deliver a Successful Data Strategy – And Show Value
Delivering a successful data strategy and proving its value can be challenging for CDOs, but there are approaches that can ease the burden, improve outcomes, measure success, engage employees across the organisation, and raise the profile of the CDO office. Discussing ‘How to deliver a successful data strategy – show me the value!’ during a…