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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…

Modernizing Data and Technology for Institutional Client Services

Institutional client services providers are being expected to recalibrate their operations as their clients’ business models evolve. Higher costs, new geopolitical risks and a move towards more complex automated services has prompted their customers to seize technological opportunities that enable them to take greater control of their assets and operations. They want more agile service…