Data Management Insight Data Platforms, Cloud & Services The latest content from across the platform
Upcoming Webinar: The ROI of Data Trust: Quantifying the Business Value of Data Observability
Date: 8 July 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Data is the fuel that keeps modern financial institutions’ motors running but if that data can’t be trusted then the decisions made based upon it, or the uses to which its put, will be compromised. That’s especially important for…
MCPs in Data Management: Bringing New Order to Private Markets
Financial institutions have begun deploying Model Context Protocols (MCPs) as they have expanded the use of artificial intelligence applications and agents. The technology developed by Anthropic is an open-source contextual layer that helps coordinate models and data, enabling AI applications to connect with a multitude of other platforms and processes. In the first of a…
Immaturity of AI Shines Through in Report Highlighting Persistence of Age-Old Data Challenges
The relative novelty of artificial intelligence use within financial services has been highlighted in a global study of the technology’s adoption, with many data challenges remaining and blind spots in security still widespread. While the 2026 Global AI in Financial Services Report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance found firms were eager to integrate…
AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2026
AI adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. The priority is now controlled deployment: where AI can be used safely, where it can deliver measurable value, and how outputs can be governed, monitored and evidenced. The 2026 edition of the AI in Capital Markets Handbook examines how AI is being applied…
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…
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…
Gresham-FundGuard Collaboration Widens Outsourced Total Portfolio Offering
Enterprise data management specialist Gresham’s latest addition to its portfolio of offerings has seen it forge a collaboration with accounting technology provider FundGuard. The partnership, which will integrate FundGuard’s multi-book investment accounting capabilities into Gresham’s EDM platform, takes the ambitious London- and New York-based company deeper into the tech stacks of financial institutions as their…
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….