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Data Reconciliation Hurdles Seen Holding Back Innovation
End-of-day reconciliation processes create data challenges that are constraining buy-side firms from achieving efficiencies from new technologies and AI initiatives. The challenges posed by reliance on long-established reconciliation processes come as the buy-side undergoes a transformation of its operating models to accommodate new data management, investment and settlement strategies. This challenge was highlighted in a...
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73 Strings QnA: Solving Post-Investment Data Challenges for Private Markets
Paris-based startup 73 Strings was established to modernise the data and valuation infrastructure for private market participants. Data Management Insight spoke to founder and chief executive Yann Magnan about the company’s operations and its ambitions. Data Management Insight: Hello Yann, when was 73 Strings created and how does it serve financial institutions? Yann Magnan: We...
AI In Financial Services: Where The Real Challenges Are Starting to Emerge
By Joe Norburn, chief executive of TCC and Recordsure. Across financial services, AI is now embedded in day?to?day activities, from fraud detection and onboarding to credit assessment and customer interaction. The UK Treasury Select Committee’s recent inquiry reflects just how widespread that adoption has become, especially among larger institutions. What stands out is not that...
12 Leading Vendors Operationalising AI & ML with Robust Data Pipelines
The transition of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) models from experimental sandboxes to production environments remains a persistent operational friction point. While quantitative researchers and data scientists can often demonstrate alpha in isolated backtesting environments, the institutionalisation of these models requires a level of data pipeline robustness, latency control and regulatory auditability that research...
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Data Governance Underpinnings of AI Still Lacking, Says EDM Association
The EDM Association’s 2026 Global Data Management Benchmark Report states that organizations including financial institutions are increasing investment in artificial intelligence while failing to build the necessary data and governance foundations. The findings are based on a survey of more than 435 organizations across more than 50 countries. President of the EDM Association John Bottega…
Financial Institutions Among Targets for Motif’s AI-led Wealth Data Platform
Artificial intelligence wealth advisory company Motif has launched an artificial intelligence financial intelligence system called Clarity, which tracks links between markets, assets and financial relationships alongside how and why they alter over time. Financial institutions can combine the platform into products to allow customers to make investment decisions, whilst analysts and product teams can use…
Arcesium Adds AI-led Arcesium Intelligence to Platform
Arcesium has embedded Arcesium Intelligence, an artificial intelligence platform for institutional investment, into its data management and operations platforms to enable firms to deploy automated workflows. Users can access a library of more than 100 pre-configured agents or build custom applications using a self-service development platform. The platform gives firms the control, context and flexibility…
FactSet Integrates Private Markets Valuation Workflow with Valutico
FactSet has created an integrated valuation workflow for private capital markets in collaboration with valuation technology provider Valutico. The tie-up connects portfolio data, valuation modelling and reporting into a single system to replace manual spreadsheet tasks. Financial data from Cobalt, FactSet’s monitoring tool, flows into the Valutico platform where analysts can apply income, market and…
SAP Buys Dremio Data Lakehouse to Support AI, Data Integration
SAP has acquired data lakehouse platform Dremio, enabling the enterprise applications provider to integrate its own and third-party data in its SAP Business Data Cloud and to support analytical and agentic artificial intelligence workloads.The deal, which remains subject to regulatory approval, would help eliminate bottlenecks to take customers from fragmented data to governed intelligence on…
Gresham EDM Platform Integrates FundGuard Investment Accounting Tools
Gresham has integrated FundGuard’s multi-book investment accounting capabilities with its enterprise data management solutions. This inclusion enables institutional investors and fund administrators to access a single source of data across public and private asset classes. Investment accounting systems provide the infrastructure for asset managers to track portfolios, calculate net asset values, and maintain regulatory compliance….
BridgeWise Utilises X Data in New Wealth-Focused Sentiment Analysis Tool
Wealth management financial technology specialist BridgeWise has collaborated with X to integrate data from the social media platform into its intelligence engine to provide social sentiment analysis for thousands of securities. The system utilises an API-driven connector and a proprietary framework to convert unstructured data into structured signals for financial institutions. The resultant SentimentWise is…
Fitch Builds Fitch Nexus MCP Connector to Ratings Data
Fitch Solutions has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, Fitch Nexus, that enables clients to access Fitch Ratings content through internal AI applications and large language models. The connector provides credit research, historical ratings data and financial forecasts through a single integration. “Fitch Nexus is designed to deliver faster, more actionable insights with greater…
NetApp Updates Google Cloud Capabilities
Data infrastructure specialist NetApp has released updates to its collaboration with Google Cloud, providing tools designed to assist customers in using enterprise data for artificial intelligence workloads. These innovations include the general availability of NetApp Data Migrator and the Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex unified service level. The updates allow for the management of file…
ISS STOXX Brings Governance Scores into Corporate Rating Offering
ISS STOXX has integrated Governance QualityScore data into its Corporate Rating system, combining sustainability signals with governance analytics to assist investors in screening and portfolio allocation. The system converts decile scores from the Governance QualityScore into a twelve-point scale ranging from A+ to D-. Users can access the updated ratings through an analytics dashboard, application…
73 Strings Unifies Data Operating System for Private Markets Participants
Private markets valuation and portfolio intelligence platform 73 Strings has launched a unified global operating model, which the company said “brings together the platform, people, and clients into one ecosystem”. This transition aligns global teams to support clients across private equity, private credit, venture capital and infrastructure, it said. “Private markets are entering a new…
Novata Broadens Sustainability Regulations Monitor
Sustainability management data platform provider Novata expanded its regulatory monitoring service to include a premium tier for tracking global compliance obligations. The updated engine utilises 30 data points, including revenue and jurisdiction, to identify specific legal requirements for companies and investors. It combines AI monitoring with human expertise to provide clarity on which rules apply…
SimCorp Builds AI-Powered Market Stress Test for Axioma Risk
SimCorp has introduced an artificial intelligence capability for stress testing market scenarios within its Axioma Risk platform. The enhancement uses natural language processing to enable investment managers to design customised market scenarios and identify historical precedents without manual configuration. It identifies portfolio vulnerabilities and interprets risks arising from interest rate changes, currency movements or geopolitical…
Private Direct Lending Data Added to Bloomberg
Bloomberg has introduced a private direct lending data service to increase visibility within the private credit market. The offering aggregates information from multiple sources to cover 15,000 active loans representing about US$1 trillion in deal flow. It consolidates US business development company filings, merger and acquisition disclosures, and news reporting to create standardised loan-level records….
Private Markets Analytics Datasets Unveiled by S&P Global
S&P Global has launched the S&P Global, Cambridge Associates, Mercer Private Markets Performance Analytics datasets, providing data on funds and underlying assets within the private credit and real assets sectors. The datasets result from a collaboration introduced in 2025 and aim to assist investors with performance comparisons and risk management. “As private markets evolve, the…
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Former Quantexa Risk Head Patel Hired by AI-Specialist Galytix
Galytix, an AI firm for financial institutions, has hired former Quantexa leader Roshni Patel as chief growth officer, charged with accelerating global expansion. Patel previously worked at Quantexa as global head of risk solutions, following more than 20 years at KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group and Moody’s Analytics. As chief growth officer, he will manage global…
Xceptor Names Former Pershing Leader Dalla Brookshire as New CPO
Xceptor has appointed former Pershing and Vanguard leader Sareena Dalla Brookshire to the newly created position of chief product officer to help the capital markets data automation specialist advance its artificial intelligence product programme. Dalla Brookshire, who has almost two decades of experience working in capital markets, is based in New York and will focus…
Finastra Governance Chief Elected to DAMA International Leadership Team
Finastra’s global head of data governance, Peter Vennel, has been elected vice president at data management professional group DAMA International. Vennel will serve a three-year term focusing on global strategy and member support for the association. The position involves chairing the Governance and Nominations Committee and participating in the Finance Committee to provide organisational oversight….
GLEIF Appoints Former Finoa Chief to New COFO Role
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation has appointed Michaela Fleischer as its inaugural chief operating and financial officer. Fleischer previously served as COO at Finoa and held leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, N26, Holvi and Revolut. Based in Frankfurt am Main as managing director of GLEIF Germany, Fleischer reports to the chief executive and oversees…
Innovative Systems Appoints London-Based Revenue Chief
Data quality and AML compliance technology provider Innovative Systems appointed Ben Sher as chief revenue officer to lead global revenue strategy and commercial expansion. Sher previously spent more than 20 years in fintech and enterprise software roles, most recently serving as managing director and head of sales for EMEA at SimCorp. Based in Innovative Systems’…
GRI Names New Chair of Standards Board
The Global Reporting Initiative has appointed Susanne Stormer as chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board to oversee the setting of GRI Standards. , GRI provides sustainability reporting standards for companies. Stormer previously served as a Partner at PwC Denmark for four years and as Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Novo Nordisk for 13…
Rimes Names New Executive to Helm Commercial Development
Rimes has appointed Kieran Kennedy as Chief Revenue Officer to oversee commercial evolution at enterprise data management and investment intelligence provider. Kennedy previously served as Global Vice President of Data Cloud Product Partnerships at Snowflake and spent 30 years at FactSet in roles across global sales, product development and strategic partnerships. The position involves managing…
Sustainability Software Firm Diginex Appoints Deputy Chair to Lead Governance, Mergers
Lorenzo Romano has been named Deputy Chair of sustainability software provider Diginex Limited to oversee corporate governance and mergers. Romano previously worked at EFG Bank as head of private banking for Geneva and spent several years at Syz Group in senior leadership roles. Based in the expanded leadership team, he will report to the board…
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.
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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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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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The Future of AI in Compliance Recording
In an era of escalating regulatory pressure, financial institutions can leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) to transform compliance from a cost burden into a strategic competitive advantage. These technologies, applied to sophisticated monitoring systems, generate structured, high-quality data at scale, converting what was once a static compliance archive into a source...
Reclaiming Value in a Shifting Legal Landscape: The 2025 Top 100 Settlements Analysis
While 2025 saw its challenges, the year ended on a high for securities litigation in the US marketplace, raising the prospect of an expanded rebound in 2026. The latter part of the year saw four settlements that exceeded $200million in value in addition to a single, significant settlement reaching $740million, providing a late-year boost to...
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...
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AI in Capital Markets Summit London
Now in its 3rd 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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Data Management Summit New York City
Now in its 15th year the Data Management Summit NYC brings together the North American 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 Data Management Summit New York City
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Data Management Insight Awards Europe
It’s that time of year again when we have the pleasure of congratulating the winners of A-Team Group’s Data Management Insight Awards – Europe 2025. These annual awards recognise leading providers of data management solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants within Europe.
