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Fenergo Combines KYC and Transaction Compliance to Provide Real-Time Customer Intelligence
Fenergo has released KYC & Transaction Compliance, an offering for fintechs – and later financial institutions – that combines the company’s KYC and transaction monitoring solutions to provide a single, integrated SaaS solution that continuously monitors customer profiles and detects suspicious transaction activities, including money laundering and terrorist financing, in real time. KYC & Transaction...
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ICE Benchmark Administration Provides Update on LIBOR Cessation and Synthetic LIBOR
ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA), the authorised and regulated administrator of LIBOR, has provided an update on LIBOR settings yet to be ceased and synthetic LIBOR methodologies. The UK FCA issued its final messages on LIBOR at the end of May 2023, prior to the end of the US dollar LIBOR panel and reminding market participants...
BTP is on a mission to build trust in capital markets, Chronicle is its digital provenance solution
Provenance can be a problem, but there are answers as vendors such as BTP move into the space with solutions that help financial institutions gain confidence in the provenance of capital markets related assets such as data, financial instruments, commodities, and regulatory reports. The company’s digital provenance solution, Chronicle, was made generally available in autumn...
IBM plans release of Hybrid Cloud Mesh to ease management of multi-cloud infrastructures
IBM is planning a second half 2023 release date for IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh, a SaaS offering designed to help enterprises manage hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure. Driven by application-centric connectivity, the cloud mesh is engineered to automate the process, management and observability of application connectivity in and between public and private clouds. The solution unlocks the...
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Linedata Publishes 2023 Global Asset Management Survey
Linedata has published the results of its 2023 Global Asset Management Survey, revealing a focus on operational efficiency, digital transformation, and client experience. The survey is designed to provide insights into the priorities and challenges asset management firms are facing and includes responses from 265 industry leaders across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The report…
KX Collaborates with AWS to Make kdb Insights a Managed Service on Amazon FinSpace
KX, creator of the kdb+ time series and analytics database, has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make kdb Insights available as a fully managed service on Amazon FinSpace. Managed kdb Insights enables investment banks and hedge funds to launch, configure, run, and scale capital markets analytics and AI workloads with just a…
SwanCap Implements Canoe Intelligence to Manage Alternative Investment Documents and Data Processes
Munich-based SwanCap Partners, an independent investment boutique, is working with Canoe Intelligence, a provider of alternative investment solutions, to automate and manage its document collection and data management processes, specifically for its capital calls, distributions, and account statements. SwanCap has implemented two Canoe solutions: Canoe Connect, to automatically collect alternative investment documents from portals and…
Gryphon Fund Group Selects Linedata Mfact
Gryphon Fund Group, a fund administration firm servicing registered and private investment companies, has selected Linedata Mfact to streamline fund accounting, NAV calculation and reporting processes onto a single global platform. Gryphon says Linedata Mfact has helped it to simplify a number of back-office operations and integrate the daily workflow with other reporting requirements allowing…
Linedata Adds Refinitiv Pricing Content to Data Hub
Linedata has expanded its agreement with Refinitiv, an LSEG business, by providing access to the latter’s data sets via its Data Hub cloud platform. The platform, a proprietary API-driven, cloud solution based on micro-services architecture, offers customers access to aggregated and powered data sources. It can be deployed within Linedata’s suite of software solutions and…
The Derivatives Service Bureau Calls for Responses to 2023 OTC ISIN Consultation Paper
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has published the 2023 industry consultation paper related to 2024 OTC International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) and Classification Financial Instrument code (CFI) service provision. The consultation paper focuses on the next steps for the security operations centre investigated as part of the 2022 industry consultation. It also looks at the…
SSImple Unveils SaaS DLT Platform to Transform Standing Settlement Instructions Management
SSImple, a SaaS DLT platform, has launched a post-trade offering aiming to revolutionise the way standing settlement instructions (SSIs) are stored, shared, and enriched across the financial services industry. With incorrect SSI data or usage accounting for 30% of settlement failings according to industry estimates, the platform aims to mitigate risk, create efficiencies, and reduce…
Exchange Data International Adds Email Alerts to Worldwide Corporate Actions Service
Exchange Data International (EDI) has introduced corporate action email alert files to accompany its worldwide corporate actions service for upcoming effective and ex-dates. The alert files provide clients with a customised alert up to 30 days before a required corporate action becomes effective, providing investors with time to make informed trading or investment decisions. Additionally,…
S&P Global Market Intelligence Enhances APAC Corporate Events Data
S&P Global Market Intelligence has enhanced its APAC corporate events data and transcript coverage through the acquisition of SCRIPTS Asia Inc’s Asia, ex-Japan, database. The acquired Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean databases are available through S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ Pro, Xpressfeed and Snowflake delivery channels, and allow the company to provide coverage of Asian…
Quantexa Adds Decision Intelligence Platform to Google Cloud Marketplace
Quantexa, a provider of decision intelligence solutions, has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud by adding its Decision Intelligence Platform and solutions to Google Cloud Marketplace. The solutions include data management, customer intelligence, Know Your Customer (KYC), financial crime, fraud and security, and risk. The partnership enables customers to quickly deploy Quantexa’s solutions globally on…
FIX Protocol Includes Digital Token Identifier
The Digital Token Identifier (DTI) ISO standard has been added to the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol, the industry-standard messaging protocol for electronic communication. The addition means financial institutions will be able to use the FIX Protocol to send messages with DTIs both internally and externally. The DTI standard is increasingly being used as it…
Vancity Investment Management Extends Bloomberg Stack with PORT Enterprise
Vancity Investment Management, one of the first wealth management firms in Canada to focus on investments that deliver competitive returns while making a positive impact on the world, has adopted PORT Enterprise, Bloomberg’s advanced portfolio and risk analytics solution, along with Bloomberg Data License, the technology that delivers Bloomberg’s data content sets across the enterprise…
FCA Requires IBA to Continue Publication of US Dollar LIBOR Settings Using Synthetic Methodology
Further to a November 2022 consultation, the FCA has decided to use its powers under UK Benchmarks Regulation (UK BMR) to require ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) to continue publication of 1-, 3- and 6-month US dollar LIBOR settings using an unrepresentative synthetic methodology. The FCA will require IBA to publish these synthetic US dollar LIBOR…
Exchange Data International Extends Provision of Corporate Actions Data
Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing, and reference data services, has introduced UK FundsCAB Service to further extend its investment funds coverage. The service covers over 13,700 share class funds from 200 fund management companies to provide comprehensive corporate actions data. Users can access corporate actions as soon as…
Snowflake Sets Up in Indonesia
Snowflake has extended its reach to Indonesia, bringing the Data Cloud to customers and partners in the country. The company expects its services to be available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region in April 2023, enabling customers and partners to accelerate migration to the Data Cloud.
Latest people
Fiona Bassett to Lead LSEG’s FTSE Russell Index Business
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced that Fiona Bassett will join the group as CEO of its FTSE Russell global index business later this summer. She will be based in New York and report to LSEG CEO David Schwimmer. Bassett joins LSEG from DWS Group, where she held the roles of CEO DWS UK…
Delta Capita Names Julian Chesser Regional Head of APAC
Capital markets consulting and managed services provider Delta Capita, has named Julian Chesser as regional head of APAC based in Singapore. Chesser will be responsible for leading all aspects of the business across the APAC region and developing regional strategy for future business expansion. He has over 25 years’ experience in global and regional roles…
Duncan Cooper Takes Role of CDO at Northern Trust Asset Servicing
Duncan Cooper, a data strategy, products and governance expert, has moved on from BNY Mellon to become CDO at Northern Trust Asset Servicing. Cooper joined Northern Trust early this month, having spent two years at BNY Mellon with responsibility for creating and operating the company’s OMNI digital services. During his 25-year career in the financial…
Gresham Technologies Hires Dan Kennedy to drive North America Growth Plans
Gresham Technologies has appointed Dan Kennedy as senior vice president of sales, North America as part of the company’s continued expansion in the market. Based out of Gresham’s New York office, Kennedy will be responsible for all business development, sales, account management and partnering activities in the region. He joins with than 25 years of…
GoldenSource Appoints New Chief Financial Officer to Accelerate Growth
GoldenSource has appointed Derek Apfel as chief financial officer. Based in New York, Apfel will lead finance, operations, HR and corporate development as the company seeks to accelerate global growth following its 2022 acquisition by private equity firm Gemspring Capital. Apfel previously held roles at firms including Citi, Bank of America, and most recently Tilting…
LSEG Bolsters Leadership with New Data & Analytics and Sales & Account Management Executives
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) has announced the appointment of Satvinder Singh as Group Head of Data & Analytics and member of the LSEG Executive Committee, effective from 3 July 2023. Reporting to CEO David Schwimmer, Singh will lead LSEG’s global data and analytics businesses, catering to over 40,000 customers across 190 countries, and will…
Peter Serenita Joins Element22 as Advisory Partner
Peter Serenita, one of the first global CDOs in financial services, and chairman of the EDM Council’s board of directors, has joined Element22, a provider of data, data management and analytics solutions and consulting services, as an advisory partner. His role will include collaborating with Element22’s clients on a variety of projects using his knowledge…
Niresh Rajah Moves on From Grant Thornton to Take CDO Role at Danske Bank
Niresh Rajah, currently managing director and head of the digital, data and RegTech practice at Grant Thornton in the UK, will join Danske Bank as CDO and a member of the technology and services leadership team with effect from 17 April 2023. Rajah will work with Danske Bank COO and member of the executive leadership…
GoldenSource Names Swati Tyagi as Chief Product Officer
GoldenSource has appointed Swati Tyagi as chief product officer based in New York, leading the product team, and overseeing product strategy. She will also join the management team with her experience of integrating applications brought together by acquisition an important factor as GoldenSource looks to incorporate acquisitions into its growth strategy. Tyagi joins GoldenSource from…
Xceptor Replaces Retiring CEO Andrew Kouloumbrides with SAP Executive Michiel Verhoeven
Xceptor, provider of a data automation platform, has announced the retirement of CEO Andrew Kouloumbrides and the appointment of Michiel Verhoeven as its new CEO. Verhoeven, managing director of SAP UK and Ireland, will take over leadership of Xceptor on 3 April 2023.
ICMA Names Former HSBC Exec Georgina Jarratt as Head of Fintech and Digitalisation
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has named Georgina Jarratt as managing director, head of fintech and digitalisation, and a member of the executive committee. She joins from HSBC where she has worked since 2005 in roles including global programme director, global head of business transformation, global banking and markets, and most recently, head of…
NatWest Names Scott Marcar as Group Chief Information Officer
NatWest Group has announced that Scott Marcar will join its executive committee as group chief information officer from 5 September 2022, subject to regulatory approval, and reporting directly to CEO Alison Rose. Marcar joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was chief information officer for the investment bank. Marcar has over 25 years of technology experience…
Broadridge Hires David Turmaine as UK Lead for Consulting Services
Broadridge has hired David Turmaine as UK practice lead for its consulting services business. He joins Broadridge from Capco, where he was executive director with responsibility for driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. Turmaine’s career also includes a management role at Accenture, where he was an industry SME for Accenture post-trade processing. Prior…
Gresham Technologies Strengthens North America Sales Team
Gresham Technologies has named Rob McGowan as senior sales executive in North America as the company expands in the region following its June 2021 acquisition of Electra Information Systems. McGowan joined Gresham in the first quarter of this year and is based in the company’s New York office. He joined from Duco, and previously held…
FINBOURNE Names Robert Byrne as CTO
FINBOURNE Technology, provider of the LUSID cloud-native, API-first investment data management platform, has appointed Robert Byrne as chief technology officer. The company says the appointment marks the next phase of growth for the SaaS scale-up, which now stands at over 140 employees globally, and coincides with FINBOURNE’s recent expansion into North America and Asia Pacific….
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How Banks Harness the Value of Cloud for Scale and Agility
Financial services are recognizing the benefits that data-led processes can bring and are undergoing digital transformations that are putting data at the heart of their operations and decisions-making processes. They are seizing on data as an asset whose value can be unlocked through technology to increase revenue and reduce costs across the entire enterprise. With...
The Business Case for Master Data Management Transition Within Financial Institutions
Master data management ensures the creation of a “single source of truth” of information for banks and financial institutions that not only provides that the data remains intact but also makes it available and useable across the entire enterprise. Once the information foundation of golden data is established with MDM, the data can be used...
Achieving a 360-degree View of Risk with Data-Driven Insights and Strategies
Technology and data have reached a level of sophistication that is enabling financial institutions to calculate and manage the risks to which their activities and investments are exposed. Leveraging the two, however, is a challenge; if the data isn’t properly managed, the technology that identifies patterns and insights may be unable to operate optimally. One...
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Recorded Webinar: S&P Recorded Webinar: Confidence and Clarity – Understanding Valuation Risk
This recorded webinar will help you to understand how valuations and pricing have evolved over the last couple of years in the post-crisis environment. In this session, you will hear different perspectives on how market participants have been tackling the valuation risk challenge from Paul Sharkey of Northern Trust, James Dimech Debono of KPMG, and...
Recorded Webinar: Ideas at the Edge – Managing Risk Information in the Siloed Enterprise
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Risk management has been accepted as the new imperative for financial institutions of all types and sizes. But for Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks and brokerages, the complexity of their organisations is presenting risk professionals with a thorny data management challenge: How to...
Recorded Webinar: What the LEI Means for your Firm
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. This A-Team Webinar looks at the implications of the emerging legal entity identifier (LEI) for financial institutions as they address how to implement the new standard, and offers suggestions on best practices as the LEI becomes available. The industry initiative to develop and promote...
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A-Team Innovation Awards
Introducing winners of the A-Team Innovation Awards 2023. These awards celebrate successful projects within financial institutions (both with vendor support and without) across the financial enterprise.
