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Assessing Nature Loss Impact: Bloomberg Unveils Latest Biodiversity Gauge
Early this year Bloomberg announced it would incorporate the London Natural History Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) into its own data products. The BII is a gauge of biodiversity change across the world, which the world-famous museum said offers a health check on nature. Now Bloomberg has launched its first product built specifically to utilise…
MDXT Acquires UK Spreadsheet Optimiser Schematiq
MDX Technology (MDXT), a provider of data distribution and collaboration technology to financial institutions, has acquired spreadsheet optimisation technology firm Schematiq, creating a platform that it says lets clients share data and models faster and more efficiently. Recognising that the financial industry still relies heavily on spreadsheets to organise and manage their data, MDXT said…
S&P Global Unveils Scientist-led Climate Research Group
S&P Global has established a Climate Centre of Excellence, bringing together scientists and strategists to help guide the data and ratings company’s environment and nature research and methodologies. The centre will harness the company’s market and ESG datasets to generate sustainability-linked information that can be used by clients of the company’s S&P Global Market Intelligence,…
Bloomberg Enhances Credit Risk Signalling Tools That Forecast the Barbie Party
Barbie and her pals no doubt threw a huge party when the company that makes the iconic doll, Mattel, saw its debt upgraded from junk to investment grade by the three major credit rating firms earlier this year. Had they spoken with some market watchers, however, the Barbieland party could have started months – maybe…
Modern Data Management Under the Microscope
The biggest names in data management gathered in New York for A-Team Group’s 14th annual Data Management Summit New York City. In the second part of our account of the major discussion points at the day-long event, guest speakers and panellists talk self-service analytics, regulatory data and tooling implementation. What are the challenges of delivering a…
ESG Data Quality Still Dogs Asset Owners Even as They Boost Allocations
A lack of standardised and reliable data continues to pose a barrier to asset owners’ pursuit of ESG-linked investment strategies, according to a poll that nevertheless found surging incorporation of sustainability considerations in allocation decisions. The latest and third annual Voice of the Asset Owner Survey by Morningstar found that almost 40 per cent of…
Greenwashing Declines for First Time in 6 Years, Says Report with Significance for Investment Data
Greenwashing among companies worldwide has declined in the past year, according to the latest annual report on the topic, providing valuable insight into a key sustainability risk for financial institutions and non-financial corporations. The study, conducted by Switzerland-based ESG risk data specialist RepRisk, examines greenwashing by analyzing publicly available sources. Their report found that there…
Taking the Temperature of the Data Management Industry
When you have the leading names in data management gathered in one New York City hall, it would be remiss not to ask them how they view some of the most pressing issues facing the industry today. So, that’s exactly what A-Team Group did at our 14th annual Data Management Summit in the city. We seized…
A Glimpse into the Future of Data Management
The future of data management is in play with complementary technologies promising to empower, streamline and reduce costs of financial institutions’ data processes. To get the latest thinking on the products and services that are likely to shape the way data is managed in years to come, A-Team Group invited market leaders to offer insights…
Recorded Webinar: AI in Asset Management: Buy-Side Attitudes toward GenAI and LLMs
Since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022, financial markets participants have been trying to understand the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence and in particular generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs). While the full value of the technology continues to become apparent, it’s already clear that AI has enormous potential…