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Seizing the Opportunity: In Defence of MiFID II
By: Will Winzor-Saile, Execution Architect, Redburn There is no escaping MiFID II. As the regulation becomes clearer and industry consensus forms, every financial firm is working hard to be ready for January 3, 2018. Alongside implementation, myriad discussion papers address the challenges faced in the new world – where can we trade dark, how will…
Entity Data Management Handbook – Third Edition
Welcome to the third edition of the Entity Data Management Handbook which is available for free download. In this updated edition we delve into the role entity data plays in the smooth running of financial institutions and capital markets, the challenges of attaining high quality data, and various aspects, approaches and technologies involved in managing…
Recorded Webinar: Data management approaches for the buy-side
Buy-side firms are grasping the nettle of data management with a view to driving business transformation programmes, dealing with data fragmentation and quality issues, streamlining operations and achieving effective cost management. The webinar will discuss how the buy-side is embedding data management, the challenges it faces and lessons it is learning from the sell-side. Listen…
Thomson Reuters BlockOne IQ Adds Market Data to Blockchain Transactions
Thomson Reuters is building out its blockchain capability with BlockOne IQ, which allows blockchain applications to include the company’s current and historic market data in their processes, and provides cryptographic proof that Thomson Reuters is the source of the data. BlockOne IQ follows the company’s 2016 release of BlockOne ID, which allows developers to map…
Challenging the Cost and Complexity of Corporate Actions Data Management
Corporate actions data management can be costly, complex and time consuming, but there are approaches and solutions in the market that can ease these problems and support more streamlined operations for the benefit of the business. A recent A-Team Group webinar tracked the progress of corporate actions automation, standards development and ongoing change, and concluded…
Recorded Webinar: Approaches to managing corporate actions data
Corporate actions data is key to high quality reference data, which in turn is key to efficient and effective data management processes that support not only regulatory compliance, but also business initiatives. So, how best can corporate actions data be managed, what challenges does it present, and what solutions are available to help financial institutions…
Recorded Webinar: MiFID II – How prepared are we?
With the compliance deadline for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) just over six months away on 3 January 2018, how ready are market practitioners to meet the challenges and obligations of the regulation? This webinar will identify outstanding challenges and how they can be approached, discuss how practitioners are sourcing required –…
Diarmuid O’Donovan Steps up to the Plate at Rimes
Diarmuid O’Donovan, ex chief data officer at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), has returned to the capital markets industry as chief operating officer at Rimes Technologies. O’Donovan left LGIM early this year and joins Rimes to support the company’s buy-side managed data services. At LGIM, O’Donovan was responsible for delivering an enterprise-wide information management…
Recorded Webinar: Learning from MiFID II for CAT reporting and data management
Compliance with the SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) regulation is just over 18 months away, meaning broker dealers within the scope of the regulation need to get started on their response. Like Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), CAT reporting presents significant – and similar – data management challenges, particularly around customer, account…
Recorded Webinar: Step-by-step guide to implementing a data governance framework
Implementing a data governance framework is essential for many financial institutions, but the task is difficult and often complex. The webinar will take a step-by-step approach to implementation considering everything from identifying priority data that must be governed to automating data governance processes, allocating data ownership and responsibility, and sustaining data governance in a dynamic…