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ROC and DSB Sign Memorandum of Agreement on Governance of Unique Product Identifier
The Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) and Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) have finalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the implementation of governance arrangements for the globally harmonised Unique Product Identifier (UPI). In October 2019, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published governance arrangements for the UPI, outlining the governance framework and criteria for the UPI system….
Buy-Side Firms Report Data Management Challenges and Solutions in Outsourcing
Some 86% of decision makers in buy-side financial firms say their organisation has a significant data management challenge, with 28% citing a fragmented and unreliable data management infrastructure that struggles to cope with increasing data volumes as the biggest challenge they face. A further 8% have a problem with IT bandwidth, stating: “Our IT teams…
Your SFDR Framework Should Be Set, Even if Thresholds Aren’t
By Volker Lainer, VP of Product Management and Regulatory Affairs at GoldenSource. The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and its related Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS), which are intended to promote environmentally and socially conscious investment in companies, came into play on 10 March, 2021. And with the further postponing of SFDR Level 2, with…
NeoXam Challenges Cost of Data with Savings Strategies, Software Solutions and Kalaxis Partnership
NeoXam has responded to client calls for help to manage the cost of data with a value proposition offering five savings strategies, tools to monitor and adjust data sourcing and spending, and most recently, a partnership with data cost optimisation consultancy Kalaxis. The company’s move to enable clients to not only manage their data, but…
Unifying Client Data to Accelerate Insights and Deliver Better Experiences
As they switch focus from addressing regulatory imperatives to producing superior client outcomes, buy-side firms have an opportunity to leverage internal and external data sets to deliver unique and timely investment research and analysis in support of rapid innovation and compelling new product offerings. But faced with ongoing business challenges in the form of margin…
Refinitiv Highlights Data Governance, Cloud and Operational Resilience as Key Components of Connected Data and Revenue Generation
Connecting data across a financial services organisation from the back office, through the middle-office and on to the front-office can deliver operational resilience, business agility, and opportunities to generate revenue – it can also be difficult to achieve in a market characterised by fragmented systems, a lack of data consistency, and resistance to change. A…
Informatica Offers Data Governance & Catalog As-a-Service in the Cloud
Informatica, an enterprise cloud data management provider, has released a data governance and catalog as-a-service solution designed to help firms modernise their data and analytics governance programmes. The solution brings together data cataloging, data quality, data, and AI governance capabilities with cloud native unified metadata-driven intelligence. The Cloud Data Governance & Catalog solution is a…
A-Team Group ESG Handbook 2021 Details Environmental, Social and Governance Investing and Disclosure
A-Team Group has expanded its portfolio of industry-leading publications with the release of ESG Handbook 2021, a guide to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing, disclosure, and product development. The handbook offers capital markets participants, data vendors and solutions providers extensive coverage of all elements of ESG, from an initial definition and note on why…
Alveo Integrates ULTUMUS Index and ETF Managed Data Service with Prime
Alveo and ULTUMUS, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) specialist, have partnered to bring together Alveo’s data mastering solution, Prime, and ULTUMUS’s global ETF and index managed data service. The partnership aims to enable Alveo customers to integrate index and ETF information more quickly, and allow ULTUMUS’s clients to enhance their data mastering and data integration capabilities….
ESG Handbook 2021
A-Team Group’s ESG Handbook 2021 is a ‘must read’ for all capital markets participants, data vendors and solutions providers involved in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing and product development. It includes extensive coverage of all elements of ESG, from an initial definition and why ESG is important, to existing and emerging regulations, data challenges…