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Building Future Growth Around a Foundational Data Core: SIX’s Marion Leslie
There’s a neat symmetry in speaking to Marion Leslie, head of financial information at SIX after one of the busiest six months in the company’s recent history. SIX, a global data aggregator and operator of exchanges in its native Switzerland, as well as in Spain, has released a flurry of new data products since January,…
AI Startup BlueFlame Raises $5m for Alternative Markets Data Platform
BlueFlame AI, a start-up that harnesses artificial intelligence to help alternative market participants streamline their operational, regulatory and clerical processes, has raised US$5 million in a Series A funding round. The cash injection, which will be used to further develop BlueFlame’s AI platform, raises the company’s value to $50m, the New York- and London-based company…
Moody’s-MSCI Partnership Seen Impacting ESG Ratings Sector
Moody’s and MSCI have bolstered their ESG offerings with a tie-up that will see them share some of each other’s sustainability capabilities in a move that’s been predicted to concentrate global ESG ratings provision. As part of the arrangement, ratings provider Moody’s will gain access to MSCI’s data and models, which will eventually replace its…
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…
Practicalities of Implementing GenAI in Capital Markets
Following the opening keynote of A-Team Group’s AI in Capital Markets Summit (AICMS), a panel of expert speakers focused on the practicalities of implementing GenAI. The panel agreed that industry hype is waning and there is enthusiasm for GenAI with firms beginning to develop use cases, although one speaker noted: “People understand the risks and…
AI in Capital Markets Summit Tracks Evolution of GenAI and Value Creation
Generative AI (GenAI) took the world by storm in November 2022 when OpenAI introduced ChatGPT. It has since become a talking point across capital markets as financial institutions review its potential to deliver value, consider the challenges it raises, and question whether they have the data foundation in place to deliver meaningful, unbiased and ethical…
Bloomberg Adds Data for Compliance with EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
Bloomberg has added a data offering to the Bloomberg Terminal that collates data that companies have started to report in line with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The offering is also available via Data License for scalable enterprise-wide use. CSRD expands the range of firms that need to disclose ESG data publicly and…
Mastering Data Compliance: Strategies to Overcome the Data Mountain
By Adam Quirke, Business Development Lead, Financial Services, InterSystems UK & Ireland. With the financial sector’s regulation landscape continuously evolving, compliance officers at financial institutions play a crucial role in maintaining integrity and trust. They maintain compliance despite a growing burden of responsibilities and the increasingly acute problem of legacy technology, which lacks agility, requires…
Datactics Enhances Augmented Data Quality Solution with Magic Wand and Rule Wizard
Datactics has enhanced the Augmented Data Quality Solution (ADQ) it brought to market in November 2023 with the addition of an AI magic wand, Snowflake connectivity and an SQL rule wizard in ADQ v1.4. The company is also working towards the release of ADQ v1.5 that will include generative AI (GenAI) rules and predictive remediation…
Finbourne Raises £55m to Fund Overseas Expansion
Finbourne Technology has received a £55 million capital injection to fund the international expansion of the investment data management solutions provider’s AI-enabled data and tools service. The London-based company raised the money in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Highland Europe and AXA Venture Partners (AVP). It follows a £15m cash…