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How Easy Access to Trusted Data Drives Operational Efficiency for Finance Firms

By Neil Sandle, Head of Product Management, Alveo. Today, we’re seeing rapid growth in data volumes and in data diversity within financial services firms. Different trends contribute to this growth of available data across the sector. One driver is that firms need to disclose more in order to comply with the continuing push towards regulatory…

Why it’s time to stop debating cloud in capital markets

By Mark White, Senior Manager – Financial Markets and Fintech, Telehouse. It’s a well-known fact that the finance sector has historically been hesitant in its adoption of cloud computing technology. Over the years, we have seen financial institutions struggle to define their cloud strategy, resulting in organisations not achieving objectives and delaying further attempts at…

Alveo and Cognizant Collaborate on ESG Data-as-a-Service Solution

Alveo and Cognizant have collaborated to offer an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data management solution for financial services firms. The solution comprises data operations and technology services from Cognizant that will support the implementation and management of an ESG Data-as-a-Service solution from Alveo. The aim is to allow firms to operationalise ESG data, integrate…

LSEG Selects FINBOURNE Platform to Power Wealth and Investment Solutions Businesses

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has selected FINBOURNE Technology’s LUSID Software-as-as-Service (SaaS) investment data management platform to power its wealth and investment solutions businesses. LUSID will be an element of LSEG’s digital and cloud programme, and will provide a scalable and virtual real-time data repository that can consolidate multi-asset class data across the businesses. LSEG…

Recorded Webinar: Optimising analytics – the role of data quality and data governance

Analytics are key to business decisions, revenue generation, optimal performance, risk mitigation, and more in capital markets – yet they are only as good as the data on which they are based, and that is not always very good. This webinar will consider how firms can build data quality and strong data governance as the…

Milestone Group Offers Fair Value Control Solution

Milestone Group, an investment technology specialist recently acquired by BNY, has released a Fair Value Control solution for teams responsible for the administration and compliance of the fair value process, and ensuring funds’ securities are correctly valued in accordance with policy set by governing parties. The solution uses the pControl funds platform and includes workflows…

Etrading Releases Digital Token Identifier Registration Service, Initiates Use of Standards Across Digital Token Asset Class

Etrading Software has started Digital Token Identifier (DTI) registration following go live of the DTI registry in July 2021 and recent publication of the ISO standard for digital assets, ISO 24165. With the standard in place, early work by the registry includes coverage of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation – ultimately, all digital…

Recorded Webinar: Best practices for metadata management

Metadata has become central to financial firms as a means of enriching, discovering and effectively using both business and technical data. Its management is equally important, particularly in capital markets applications such as data lineage and data governance, which require a clear view of data and its provenance, and the ability to scale and support…

The Increasing Importance of Data Management for Financial Firms of All Sizes

By Keith Bunnell, Global Head of Data Management Services, Bloomberg. Information has always been the lifeblood of the financial industry. A money manager with more data that provides real insights will have an edge over its competitors. That isn’t new. What is new is the amount of data and the types of data that are…

EDM Council Publishes Cloud Data Management Capabilities Framework

The EDM Council has published a Cloud Data Management Capabilities (CDMC) framework that includes a comprehensive set of data management capabilities, standards and best practices for cloud, multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud implementations. It also incorporates automated key controls to protect sensitive data. The framework is available as a free license to EDM Council members and non-members,…