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The Data Year Ahead: More Data Formats and Use Cases

In the second part of our preview of the next 12 months in data management, we take in the views of experts who offered Data Management Insight their thoughts on a range of developments, including the increased use of unstructured data, the wider application of data sets and distribution challenges. 1 Data Governance, Quality and Technologies Ian…

The Data Year Ahead: AI Reality Check and New Skills Needed

If 2024 was the year when artificial intelligence (AI) came to the fore in data management, the next 12 months could see its spread ebb as financial institutions take a reality check and slow the frenetic pace of adoption. That, at least, is one of the many predictions for the new year from of a…

How to Build an Open Data Ecosystem: A Scheme Owner’s Guide

By Brendan Jones, Chief Operating Officer at Konsentus. When taking a scheme-based approach to building an Open Data ecosystem, it is the job of the scheme owner to define the standards, rules and operating procedures that participants sign up to. This means creating the scheme rulebook, processes and infrastructure requirements that underpin the Open Data…

Broadridge Tradeverse – When a Data Lake is Not a Data Lake

Hugh Daly, Broadridge Financial Solutions’ head of capital markets data and artificial intelligence, is being mischievous when he describes the company’s latest innovation, its Tradeverse data platform. “It must sound very much like Tradeverse is a data lake – if it quacks like a data lake and walks like a data lake, fundamentally it must…

UK Budget Puts Corporate Actions Automation Back on the Agenda

By Yogita Mehta, Commercial Product Director – Corporate Actions, Financial Information, SIX. Expectations around the UK budget in October last month have been consistently making headlines since even before its was announced. One area that is expected to be impacted because of the changes announced by Rachel Reeves is market appetite for M&A activity, with…

Buy-Side Faces Structured, Unstructured Data Challenge: A-Team Group Webinar

Buy-side firms are far from satisfied with their present data management strategies and are still struggling to deal with hoary old challenges such as data silos and legacy tech stacks that are inadequate for their modern needs, according to the latest polling from A-Team Group. Only a fifth of respondents feel positively about how they…

Rethinking ‘Cloud First’: Why IT Leaders are Repatriating from Public Cloud

By Stewart Laing, chief executive, Asanti. Since 2013 “Cloud First” has been the guiding mantra for countless IT leaders, promising agility, scalability, and a low barrier to entry. Public cloud providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform have touted their services as one-size-fits-all solutions, offering organisations access to cutting-edge technology without substantial upfront…

Leading the Fight Against Corporate Fraud: How Every Business Can Embrace Transparency

By Alexandre Kech, chief executive at GLEIF. With criminals flourishing in the shadows of the global economy, shining a light on the legal entities involved in cross-border transactions is a foundational requirement to restore trust. For even the smallest organisations, this represents a compelling opportunity to make transparency a strategic priority and combat risk by…

Ensuring Data Integrity in Finance – A Foundation for Efficiency and Trust

By Neil Sandle, director of product management at Gresham. In today’s financial landscape, data integrity is more than a regulatory requirement — it is the backbone of efficient operations and trustworthy decision making. Ensuring that data remains accurate, consistent, and reliable throughout its lifecycle is essential for financial institutions looking to maintain operational excellence, manage…

Client Feedback Helping S&P Develop New AI Data Tools

S&P Global Market Intelligence has issued a tranche of new data applications, among the first to be developed under its S&P Capital IQ Pro Labs within the S&P Capital IQ Pro platform, a web-based environment in which clients can access – and offer feedback on – development versions of artificial intelligence-supported tools. The three solutions,…