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The Year in Data: Agentic AI Points to a Future of Efficiency
Touted as the next frontier of artificial intelligence, agentic AI hogged the data management headlines in 2025. Seemingly ushering the realisation of the no-more-drudge-work predictions that heralded the arrival of general AI years back, agentic AI has certainly become the target of institutional investment and developer innovation in the past 12 months. According to a...
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What an Actimize Sale Might Mean for Surveillance and FinCrime Technology
When news emerged that NICE is preparing to sell its Actimize division – long regarded as one of the most established full-stack platforms for financial crime, fraud, and surveillance – the immediate headlines focused on valuation. With reports suggesting a price in the range of US$1.5–2 billion, the deal would be one of the RegTech...
The US Litigation Paradox: Why Passive Participation is the Key for European Asset Managers
In the second blog of our series on securities litigation claims, we look at how the complexity of fragmented legal jurisdictions globally often deters European asset managers from getting involved in litigation and argue that the simplicity of the US system may mean participation is easier than many European firms are aware of. Access the...
The Year in Data: 2025’s Biggest Trends and Developments
The past 12 months saw breakneck developments in how firms applied artificial intelligence. AI began to change from a mere tool to an integral part of capital markets operations. The year also saw data services providers launch multiple products for the growing private markets investment sector. Data Management Insight spoke to leaders in our industry...
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Diginex to Acquire Carbon Accounting Provider Plan-A
Sustainability RegTech and data management provider Diginex Limited is to acquire Berlin-based carbon-accounting and management software developer Plan-A. The all-share transaction will create an integrated ESG and carbon management solution for enterprises worldwide and comes as the global carbon management software market grows to help firms satisfy their sustainability regulatory reporting obligations. “This acquisition represents…
Chartis Ranks Kyckr a Category Leader for 2025, Highlighting Strength in Corporate Structure and UBO Data
Kyckr has again been recognised by Chartis as one of the leading providers of Know Your Customer (KYC) data, reinforcing the company’s role in a market increasingly shaped by real-time, authoritative entity information. The latest Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for KYC Data and Solutions places Kyckr in the Category Leader tier for the second year running,…
Informatica Adds New Agentic AI Capabilities for AWS
The newly augmented Informatica from Salesforce has introduced new integrations with Amazon Web Services at AWS re:Invent 2025. These platform updates are designed to enhance clients’ ability to build enterprise artificial intelligence agents using governed data on the Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. “Our collaboration with AWS empowers customers to confidently build intelligent, compliant agents with the…
Alts Investment Specialist Marshall Wace Integrates Bloomberg Risk Model
Financial and enterprise data behemoth Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Class Fundamental Risk Model have been adopted by Marshall Wace. The liquid alternatives manager with more than US$70 billion in assets, will use the model for quantitative research and systematic investment strategies. The firm chose the risk model to get accurate forecasts and analytics for measuring portfolio risks…
NeoXam Rolls Out AI-Powered IDP Automation Software for Private Markets
Data management and portfolio software provider NeoXam has launched AI-powered Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) to automate the ingestion, classification, extraction, validation and routing of unstructured financial documents across private markets and other sectors.This product addresses the growing volume and complexity of private-asset documentation, such as capital calls, distribution notices, and quarterly fund statements.IDP is a…
Canoe, Prime Buchholz Extend Data Tie-up on Private Markets
Canoe Intelligence, which provides AI-driven software for alternative investment intelligence, and Prime Buchholz, a leading investment adviser and outsourced chief investment officer provider (OCIO), announced an expansion of their strategic partnership into a private markets intelligence solution.Both firms’ capabilities will be connected across document collection, data validation and analytics to eliminate manual handoffs that can…
SimCorp’s Axioma Risk to Stay on Innocap’s DMAP
Innocap has said it will continue using SimCorp’s Axioma Risk for risk analysis on its dedicated managed account platform (DMAP).The agreement ensures that Innocap will maintain its use of SimCorp’s risk solution to serve its institutional allocator clients. The Axioma Risk solution provides risk monitoring, comprehensive stress testing, scenario analysis to assess portfolio resilience, and…
Bloomberg Unveils Commodity Indices
Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL), the company’s market benchmarks business, has launched two new commodity indices.The Bloomberg Commodity Carbon Tilted, Transition Metals, & Gold Index (BCOMCTG) and the Bloomberg Commodity Global Oil & Gas Liquidity-Weighted Index (GCOMOGL) expand the firm’s commodity offerings.These new thematic basket indices are forward-looking benchmarks aligned with themes like energy transition…
UK’s FRC Issues Standard for Sustainability Data Assurance
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (UK) 5000 to provide a consistent, internationally aligned assurance standard for voluntary use in sustainability assurance engagements.The UK Standard is intended for voluntary use by UK assurance providers and applies to both limited and reasonable assurance. Sustainability assurance assesses the credibility of…
Singapore Regulator Frames AI Risk Reduction Guidelines
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state’s financial regulator, has issued a consultation paper proposing guidelines on artificial intelligence risk management for financial institutions. The proposals apply to all financial institutions and set out expectations on oversight of AI risk management, systems, policies, procedures, life cycle controls and capabilities. These guidelines follow MAS’ supervisory…
LakeFusion Closes Funding Round to Expand AI MDM Offering to Financial Sector
AI-native master data management platform LakeFusion said it has closed its seed funding round after raising an undisclosed amount. The investment was led by Carbide Ventures and will support the Austin, Texas-based firm’s expansion into sectors including financial services, real estate and healthcare. The funding round underscores the demand for modern approaches to trusted data…
ESG Risk Platform GreenFi Raises $2m in Seed Investment
GreenFi, an ESG compliance risk management platform, said it has raised $2 million in a seed funding round that was led by Transition VC, India’s first energy transition-focused venture fund. The cash injection will be deployed to expand the company’s distribution network and presence across key markets. GreenFi uses artificial intelligence and language models to…
FactSet Wins Market Data Supply Contract with TD Wealth in Canada
FactSet has began a multi-year contract to provide market data to TD Wealth in Canada. The agreement installs FactSet Workstations for Private Wealth Management and TD Direct Investing employees nationwide. It also utilises FactSet content feeds and APIs to power the retail client portals in Canada. The deal is expected to enable simpler, faster execution…
Acuity’s Agent Fleet Offers S&P Capital IQ Data
Acuity Knowledge Partners, which provides research and AI services to financial institutions, is integrating S&P Capital IQ data into its Agent Fleet platform. The collaboration brings company intelligence, financials, estimates, transactions and professional data into the Agent Fleet platform. This enhanced offering builds on a foundation of more than 10 years during which Acuity has…
Bloomberg Adds 20 Hamilton Lane Private Markets Indices
Bloomberg has added 20 closed-end fund performance indices compiled by Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment firm, to its services. The indices will provide investors with data tools to evaluate and compare performance across asset classes. This collection of indices covers more than 7,000 funds and builds on decades of proprietary fund and deal-level data….
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SimCorp Appoints Iyan Adewuya as Chief Product Officer
SimCorp has appointed Iyan Adewuya to the newly created position of Chief Product Officer (CPO). Based in New York, Adewuya will report directly to Marc Schröter, the Chief Product and Technology Officer. He brings over 20 years of experience in product strategy and innovation to the company, with a career that covers both public and…
Rimes Names New APAC and EDM Sales Leaders
Data management and investment intelligence solutions provider Rimes has appointment Ross Allen as head of the Asia and Pacific region and Bill Blythe as global head of EDM sales. Allen previously held senior leadership roles, including head of financial markets APAC, during 25 years at IHS Markit (now S&P Global) and was chief commercial officer…
SimCorp Appoints New Sales, Engineering Leaders in Singapore
SimCorp, a global financial technology company, has appointed Jesper Tyrer as head of sales, APAC, and Medi Tuku as head of solutions engineering, APAC. Tyrer and Tuku previously worked at BlackRock, where Tyrer spent eight years, most recently as head of APAC Aladdin Business Development, and Tuku served as head of pre-Sales for BlackRock Aladdin…
JMAN Appoints Kaushik Ravi as Chief of Staff to Chief Technology Officer
JMAN Group, a data provider for private-equity funds, has appointed Kaushik Ravi as Chief of Staff to the CTO. Ravi previously co-founded TODAC, a management consulting firm for technology-based products and services, and has experience with firms including Cognizant and Agilisium. Ravi will work with CTO Leo Valan to drive strategic planning and operational execution…
Private Markets Tech Provider Inveniam Names Two New Senior Hires
Private markets data infrastructure provider Inveniam has named former Moody’s Analytics leader Michael Salk as chief customer officer of its data management platform. Former AirWave Lease Insights executive Christopher Ward has been appointed managing director for strategic solutions and partnerships. Salk, who has more than 25 years experience in finance and media is “a proven…
Finbourne Names New Chief Product Officer
Finbourne Technology has appointed Gareth Evans as its chief product officer, bringing more than 20 years of fintech expertise to the investment management platform. Evans held senior roles in UBS, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley before moving to Finbourne, where “he will be responsible for driving the company’s product vision and accelerating innovation across its…
NeoXam Names New Product Manager to Drive Asia Growth
Investment management technology provider NeoXam has appointed Parasuraman Nurani as its new product manager with responsibility for growing business across the Asia-Pacific region. Parasu is based in the company’s Singapore office and has 20 years of experience in capital markets data and technology, NeoXam said.
Gresham Names New Sales Director for Asian Growth Focus
Gresham has appointed Haley Zhu as sales director for the Asia-Pacific, where she will help lead growth in a region that is a strategic focus for the enterprise data automation technology provider amid greater regulatory complexity. Zhu has worked for more than 15 years in FinTech on sell-side and buy-side platforms, enterprise data and regulatory…
Duco Appoints New COO
Data automation provider Duco has appointed Anthony Northam as its new Chief Operating Officer. Formerly group head of customer strategy and solutions at LSEG, Northam has more than 25 years of experience in the data industry and also held down senior positions at Thomson Reuters. “Anthony’s proven track record in scaling operations and driving strategic…
SimCorp Names New Chief Commercial Officer
SimCorp former director of strategy Dean McIntyre has been named the investment management software provider’s chief commercial officer, the third senior appointment this year. McIntyre will be responsible for instigating international initiatives on data and operations, as well as within the frontline commercial and marketing teams. After holding senior positions at companies including Bloomberg, Schroders…
GoldenSource Names New Managing Director
Global enterprise and master data management company GoldenSource has named former Fenergo senior manager Terry Flynn as its managing director, the company’s third leadership appointment in a year. The New York-based technology company said Flynn will focus on building GoldenSource’s buy-side client base. Over two decades Flynn has held senior positions at SunGard, Charles River…
Finbourne Appoints New Board Chair and Creates Advisory Board
Finbourne Technology has appointed a new board chair and advisory board to “enhance client focus and support continued growth”. Toby Glaysher, the new Finbourne board chair, joins the UK investment technology firm from Northern Trust. Finbourne said his track record of scaling business growth at previous posts made him an ideal choice to advise the…
Clearwater Promotes Two Leaders to Senior Roles
Clearwater Analytics has promoted two managers to more senior roles as part of a strategy to scale the technology platform globally. Subi Sethi has been elevated to chief operating officer after five years at the company and is charged with improving client experience through the use of artificial intelligence and driving efficiencies across the enterprise….
Allvue Boosts IT Budget and Hires New Data Leaders
Alternative investments technology provider Allvue Systems has increased investment into artificial intelligence, data and talent, starting with the appointment of industry veterans Dmitri Sedov as chief data and analytics officer, Mack Santora as head of AI and Brad Rosenfeld as chief marketing officer. The New York-based company said it had increased its IT budget 70…
ESG Data Firm Measurabl Names New People, Culture Chief
Sustainability data platform Measurabl has appointed Marta Patlan as Senior Vice President, People & Culture to oversee the company’s talent development and cultural policies. Patlan has previously worked at Sportradar, Aristocrat, and Brightstar.
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The stablecoin market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by emerging regulatory clarity, technological maturity, and rising global demand for a faster, more secure financial infrastructure. But with opportunity comes complexity, and a host of challenges that financial institutions need to address before they can unlock the promise of a more streamlined financial transaction ecosystem. These…
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AI in Capital Markets Summit London
Now in its 2nd year, the AI in Capital Markets Summit returns with a focus on the practicalities of onboarding AI enterprise wide for business value creation. Whilst AI offers huge potential to revolutionise capital markets operations many are struggling to move beyond pilot phase to generate substantial value from AI.
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Regulatory Data Handbook 2025 – Thirteenth Edition
Welcome to the thirteenth edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Data Handbook, a unique and practical guide to capital markets regulation, regulatory change, and the data and data management requirements of compliance across Europe, the UK, US and Asia-Pacific. This year’s edition lands at a moment of accelerating regulatory divergence and intensifying data focused supervision. Inside,…
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Securities Litigation in EMEA Comes of Age: Your Guide to Complex EMEA Securities Litigation
Navigating the complex and increasingly active securities litigation landscape across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, remains a thorny challenge for investment management operations teams. Unlike North America, where virtually all investors passively await settlements, EMEA is characterised by active litigation, frequently confidential settlements, and the fact that many jurisdictions in EMEA are still grappling...
The Transparency Imperative: Forging Competitive Advantage in Private Markets Through Next-Generation Data Management
Private assets markets are growing in importance to the global economy, with asset under management at their highest on record. However, these markets – which comprise a growing list of asset classes that include private equity and hedge fund holdings, private credit exposure, property and other alternatives – are founded on outdated and high-risk data...
Dispelling Myths About North American Securities Class Actions
Securities class actions serve an important role in protecting and enhancing shareholder value. However, recovering settlement proceeds can sometimes be overlooked due to the perceived complexity, limited resources, or lack of in-house expertise. In particular, North America has one of the most extensive and developed class action frameworks in the world. But despite the system...
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AI in Data Management Summit New York City
Following the success of the 15th Data Management Summit NYC, A-Team Group are excited to announce our new event: AI in Data Management Summit NYC!
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Data Management Summit London
Now in its 16th year, the Data Management Summit (DMS) in London brings together the European capital markets enterprise data management community, to explore how data strategy is evolving to drive business outcomes and speed to market in changing times.
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AI in Capital Markets Summit London
Now in its 2nd year, the AI in Capital Markets Summit returns with a focus on the practicalities of onboarding AI enterprise wide for business value creation. Whilst AI offers huge potential to revolutionise capital markets operations many are struggling to move beyond pilot phase to generate substantial value from AI.
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AI in Capital Markets Awards
A-Team Group are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural AI in Capital Markets Awards. These awards have been designed to recognise exceptional AI applications advancing innovation in capital markets.
