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Financial Markets Need Explainable Agents, Not Black Boxes

By Cédric Cajet, Product Director, NeoXam. Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming the newest arms race in financial markets. From portfolio construction to risk modelling and client reporting, firms are racing to embed machine learning and generative AI into their operations. Whether it’s faster insights to make better investment decisions or the ability to reduce…

Data Transparency ‘Crisis’ Hampering Private Markets: Report

Private markets investors are dogged by a “data transparency crisis” that is exposing them to greater risk of compromising their fiduciary integrity and losing their competitive edge, according to a new report. In what the authors call a private markets paradox, the report by Rimes states that investors are beset by a lack of data…

The Transparency Imperative: Forging Competitive Advantage in Private Markets Through Next-Generation Data Management

Private assets markets are growing in importance to the global economy, with asset under management at their highest on record. However, these markets – which comprise a growing list of asset classes that include private equity and hedge fund holdings, private credit exposure, property and other alternatives – are founded on outdated and high-risk data…

Hidden Dangers in the Race to ‘AI-Readiness’

The data ecosystem has been awash with references to “artificial intelligence readiness” in the past few months, a reflection of the importance being placed on the technology within capital and private markets. The term is generally used in calls for institutions to upgrade their data management systems to ensure their data is of good enough…

LemonEdge Seeks to Fill Tech Gap in Private Fund Accounting

As private markets and assets grow in importance to institutional investors, so are the challenges they face; not least of all their data processes. A report by Dynamo Software in February found that the biggest challenges faced by accounting professionals in private equity, venture and hedge funds were tech and data-related; manual data entry and…

Revolutionising the Power of Corporate Actions Data

By Tim Lind, Managing Director of DTCC Data Services. We live in a deeply networked society. Information sharing has moved from primarily one-to-one communication to global networks where data and information is shared instantly and broadly. Across financial services, many organisations continue to advance their communications approach; however, integral corporate actions event data, such as…

Recorded Webinar: Unpacking Stablecoin Challenges for Financial Institutions

The stablecoin market is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by emerging regulatory clarity, technological maturity, and rising global demand for a faster, more secure financial infrastructure. But with opportunity comes complexity, and a host of challenges that financial institutions need to address before they can unlock the promise of a more streamlined financial transaction ecosystem. These…

New Data Partnership Approach Urged for Investors in SimCorp Report

Investment managers must take a fresh approach to data management, stressing trusted partnerships with outside expertise over traditional outsourcing models, as they seek to adapt to a rapidly changing economic landscape, a report has urged. The binary build-versus-buy strategy that has been the basis of innovation adoption for decades has been upended by advances in…

Leaving Money on the Table: Busting the Myths of North American Securities Class Action Claims for European Investors

North American securities class actions, particularly within the United States, represent one of the most developed frameworks globally for shareholder redress. Operating on an opt-out basis, this passive participation model automatically includes eligible investors, including those based in Europe, allowing them to obtain compensation without initiating litigation. Despite the fact that billions of dollars are…

Data Infrastructure Faces Stress Test as Private Credit Consolidation Beckons

By Charles Sayac, Managing Director EMEA West, NeoXam. A bout of consolidation unseen in the sector’s history may be on the cards for the private credit space – one that threatens to unearth a host of complex data challenges for the unprepared. A recent Carne Group report revealed almost all (96 per cent) of private debt managers…