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Financial Institutions Regroup to Consider Outcomes of Brexit
After the shock of last week’s ‘leave’ vote in the European Union referendum and a weekend to reflect on the outcome, financial institutions across the UK are considering big picture scenarios that could result from Brexit and putting together governance frameworks designed to help them manage events as they unfold. While there is no certainty…
A-Team Data Management Summit Outlines Elements of Optimal Data Management
Organising for optimal data management, transformation challenges, operational models, data quality, emerging technologies, data governance and, of course, regulation were top agenda items at A-Team Group’s recent Data Management Summit in New York City. The first keynote speaker, David Luria, vice president, front office data intelligence programs at T. Rowe Price, set the scene for…
BCBS 239, Solvency II and Beyond: Current status and the next game changers – London Seminar June 2nd
BCBS 239 and Solvency II have driven the Data Governance Agenda for banks and investment firms. Both were enacted on 1st January and many firms are being assessed right now. At the EDMworks Data Practitioner Network on 2nd June we review the current state of the assessment process based on feedback from leading banks. Dennis…
BCBS 239 and Beyond: Avoid the Traps and Navigate the Changing Landscape
The incoming Head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), reiterated the significance of The Senior Management Regime (SMR), which became law on 7th March. This gives executive management legal responsibility for their decisions. BCBS 239 regulates assembly of data used for these decisions. Individual managers are accountable for decisions they take and for ensuring data…
Is Information or Cyber Security finally becoming a strategic board level issue?
By Steve Daniels, Strategic Business Advisor – Cyber Security, CGI It’s my opinion that cyber security has for too long been seen by business leaders as a tactical activity left to a breed of specialists. Certainly, CGI research entitled ‘Cyber security in the boardroom: UK plc at risk’ found that 28% of respondents said this…
A-Team Webinar Discusses Progress in Data Lineage Implementation
The implementation of data lineage by financial institutions is making progress driven by regulations such as BCBS 239, Solvency II and the incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is due to take effect in 2018. It is also delivering early operational and business benefits that are expected to increase significantly as data lineage capability…
The Next Game Changers for Data Governance
By Dennis Slattery, CEO at EDMworks Three seemingly unconnected pieces of legislation will fundamentally change the data management landscape over the next three years. They all have different causes, but their combined effect will be to enforce accountability for data, reinforce governance, underpin data architecture and mandate data quality management: The General Data Protection Regulation…
Recorded Webinar: How to Track Data Lineage for Enterprise Data Management
Data lineage, the ability to track the source and lifecycle of your reference data, is becoming increasingly important as regulations call for greater transparency and risk managers require confidence in the data feeding their models. What regulations are driving the need for data lineage, what do you need to be able to demonstrate, and what…
A-Team Data Management Summit Discusses Hot Topics and Technologies
Data governance, operations automation, data quality, regulation, blockchain technology, Know your Customer (KYC) and client onboarding were among the hot topics discussed at this week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit in London. The first keynote of the day, Data Governance – Winning Hearts and Minds, was presented by Kevin Ayling, head of data quality governance…
State of Data Governance: Making Data Management Programmes Operational
By Gavin Kaimowitz, Global Data Practice Lead at Sapient Global Markets Global financial institutions are coming to the realisation that the business processes and operational models they have relied on in the past won’t necessarily help them succeed in the current increasingly regulated environment. That’s not to mention the struggle to overcome lower margins and…