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Stage is Set for 16th Annual Data Management Summit London
The 16th annual A-Team Group Data Management Summit London gets underway tomorrow morning, with another high-level gathering of industry experts to look over the state of play in data management within capital markets. A full-day of panel discussions, debate and networking will take place as well as a slew of keynote addresses from some of...
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New Breakout Roundtable Session Stimulates Deep Topic Discussion at DMS London
A new feature of this year’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit London was the Champagne Roundtable sessions, in which delegates were able to gather in small, informal groups for guided discussion on a range of data and technology issues facing financial institutions. The fully attended session was well-received by participants, each of whom were invited...
Datactics Survey to Gauge Data Chiefs’ Pressure to Adopt AI Amid New Risks
The headlong rush to adopt artificial intelligence poses multiple risks to financial institutions that don’t take the necessary preparatory steps before implementation. One potential source is the increasing AI-savviness of company employees. As they become accustomed to using the technology on consumer devices and websites, there is a greater risk they’ll inadvertently leak or compromise...
Inaugural AI in Data Management Summit NYC Sets New Benchmark in AI Discussion
A-Team Group’s inaugural AI in Data Management Summit NYC set a new benchmark in the global discussion around artificial intelligence. Leading figures from the worlds of finance and technology gathered in New York to share best practice guidance and observation, real-world case studies and forecasts for the exciting – and challenging – year ahead. The...
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NetApp Unveils NVIDIA-based Software Stack to Manage Data for AI
NetApp has launched its AI Data Engine platform to manage enterprise data for artificial intelligence. The software stack integrates with NVIDIA reference designs to create a unified metadata catalogue for global data estates. The system identifies and governs unstructured data by analysing file content in place to enrich metadata without moving files. “Despite massive investments…
Informatica Expands Microsoft Fabric Tie-Up
Informatica has deepened its integration with Microsoft Fabric and launched a new Swiss data pod. The update provides general availability for the Intelligent Data Management Cloud to support Microsoft Fabric Open Mirroring. This integration enables customers to synchronise data from over 300 enterprise sources into mirrored databases with one click. Embedding this support helps organisations…
S&P Global’s Capital IQ Pro Updated with AI and More Datasets
S&P Global has updated its Capital IQ Pro platform with artificial intelligence capabilities and expanded datasets. The update integrates ProntoNLP sentiment analysis into document workflows and follows the acquisition of Drift AI to automate Excel-based financial modelling. The developments build upon the 2025 purchase of ProntoNLP to enhance the assessment of earnings call transcripts and…
New ICE Data Product Provides Transparency into Private Markets
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has created ICE Private Credit Intelligence to increase transparency in the private credit market. The platform establishes a data infrastructure layer for the US$40 trillion asset class by offering secure data sharing and standardised reference sets. Apollo serves as the anchor partner for the launch, which aims to provide data consistency similar…
Abrigo Acquires 360 View for CRM Incorporation
Compliance and lending software provider Abrigo has acquired 360 View, incorporating the London-based company’s customer relationship management and marketing automation tools. The acquisition follows a series of investments by the company, which serves financial institutions, to integrate customer data with risk management and lending solutions. Raleigh, North Carolina-based Abrigo’s chief executive Jay Blandford said that…
Solidatus Unveils Agentic AI Assistant for Data Lineage
Solidatus has launched the Solidatus AI Lineage Assistant, deploying agentic artificial intelligence to automate the creation and maintenance of data maps across enterprise estates. The tool addresses regulatory requirements such as BCBS 239 and the EU AI Act by documenting data movement and transformations. Philip Dutton, founder and chief executive of the data lineage software…
SimCorp Unveils Factor Aggregation Tool for Quants
SimCorp has introduced the Axioma Factor Library Suite to aggregate fundamental, technical and macroeconomic factors into a single data resource for asset managers and hedge funds, among other users. The library includes exposures for 50,000 securities across 90 countries with historical data dating back to 1997. Users can access the data through the Axioma Risk…
Datamaran ESG Regulation Monitoring Software Up and Running
Datamaran has created standalone regulatory monitoring software that combines artificial intelligence with expert-curated intelligence to track ESG regulations globally. The platform provides continuous monitoring and automated alerts to help companies identify relevant legislative developments and coordinate responses across internal teams. Marjella Lecourt-Alma, chief executive and co-founder of the AI-powered risk and governance provider, said that…
CUSIP Enables Direct Requests for Carbon Market Identifiers
CUSIP Global Services has rolled out a direct request mechanism for voluntary carbon market (VCM) registries to obtain identifiers. EcoRegistry is the first platform to integrate this process, linking listed carbon projects to the specific alphanumeric codes that CSG provides. This initiative follows a partnership with BeZero Carbon to establish unique identifiers aimed at improving…
FINBOURNE Technology and Alkymi Partner to Launch Private Credit Risk Monitoring Solution
FINBOURNE Technology and Alkymi have formed a strategic partnership to provide an integrated credit risk monitoring solution specifically for the private credit industry. The collaboration combines Alkymi’s AI-powered document ingestion platform with FINBOURNE’s data management and analytics capabilities. The solution aims to help asset managers, lenders, and asset owners proactively identify emerging risks and improve…
Study Prompts TRG Screen Data Spend ROI Calculator
Data subscription management technology provider TRG Screen has released an interactive tool to model cost savings and efficiency gains. The innovation builds on the findings of a study by research firm Hobson & Company that found firms that adopt purpose-built market data management technology saw triple-digit ROI, and reduced market data spend by an average…
FactSet Incorporates Kepler Cheuvreux AMR
FactSet has announced a partnership to integrate Kepler Cheuvreux’s aftermarket research (AMR) into its systems, incorporating equity research covering 1,000 stocks across 34 sectors into the FactSet interface. The integration includes artificial intelligence tools to summarise and contextualise European equity data for users, the financial digital platform provider said. Kendra Brown, Senior Vice President at…
SimCorp Chosen as AllianceBernstein’s Investment Tech Provider
Investment management firm AllianceBernstein has selected SimCorp as its core investment technology partner in an agreement that will see the implementation of the SimCorp One platform to serve as front-to-back infrastructure for the firm. This transition aims to provide investment teams with centralised, real-time data and proprietary tools for trading. The firm’s platforms will be…
Quest Unveils Data Platform to Automate Multiple Capabilities
Quest Software has launched the Trusted Data Management Platform featuring the Automated Data Product Factory, a software-as-a-service product that unifies data modelling, cataloguing, governance, quality and a data marketplace into a single interface. The system uses artificial intelligence and natural language prompts to automate the creation of production-ready data assets for corporate use. The platform…
Oracle Agentic Platform Targets Banks, Financial Companies
Oracle has launched a new agentic platform for the banking and finance sector, featuring applications and pre-built artificial intelligence agents designed to automate customer engagement and business processes across digital and branch channels. The agents operate within an architecture that maintains human oversight for decision-making and ethical governance, the enterprise software and cloud services provider…
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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.
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…
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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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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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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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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...
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...
Events and webinars
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
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 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.
