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Augmented Data Quality Webinar: Improving Data With AI

Financial institutions are testing the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and its application to their operational workflows. For many of their use cases, AI is a yet-to-be-proven technology for both their third-party and in-house applications. In its application to data management, however, the stakes are higher: the success of AI in automating processes related to…

Using AI to Bridge the Data Management Skills Gap

There’s little disagreement over the vital role played by data management in getting the most value of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Without good data, there will be no good outcomes; or, as the popular saying goes: if you put garbage in, you’ll get garbage out. It’s a principle to which Peter Ku, vice-president and chief…

Unstructured Data Webinar: Taming the New Frontier of Data Management

How can institutions get an edge from their data when much of the information they use has become commoditised? That’s one of the questions driving efforts to extract the most meaning and value from unstructured sources of data, pools of information that have until recently been largely out of reach for all but the biggest…

Regulatory Data Handbook 2024 – Twelfth Edition

Welcome to the twelfth edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Data Handbook, a unique and useful guide to capital markets regulation, regulatory change and the data and data management requirements of compliance. The handbook covers regulation in Europe, the UK, US and Asia-Pacific. This edition of the handbook includes a detailed review of acts, plans and…

Syniti Appoints New EMEA Vice President

Syniti has promoted Alyssa Sliney to senior vice president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at the enterprise data management company. Sliney joined the US-based company two decades ago and most recently held the position of senior delivery partner, where she oversaw the quality and governance of Syniti’s Knowledge Platform and its master…

Unlocking Private Market ESG Data through AI

By Yann Bloch, VP Product Management at NeoXam. In today’s investment world, the importance of integrating environmental, social, and governance factors into investment strategies is no longer up for debate. Asset managers globally recognise that sustainable business practices are not only vital for ethical considerations but are also critical for long-term financial performance. Despite this recognition,…

Insurance Stress Test Success Hangs on Data Quality and Management

Recently revealed tests to explore the resilience of insurers to external shocks are likely to succeed – or fail – on the data that the under-scrutiny firms possess. Data will be a central ingredient on the tests detailed last month by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which oversees the industry. In its most recent communique,…

Latest UK SDR Measure Highlights Data Challenge

The UK has implemented the latest stage of its sustainability disclosure requirement (SDR), which is designed to encourage manufacturers of investment products to adopt measures that will prevent greenwashing. Before the measure was even introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), however, it was apparent that fund managers’ likelihood of adopting the guidance would be…

Citigroup Fine Shows Importance of Having Robust Data Setup

The US$136 million fine meted out to Citigroup for data irregularities dating back to 2020 should serve as a warning to all financial institutions that robust data management is essential to avoid sanctions amid tougher regulatory regimes. The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) jointly imposed the penalty on the…

Crafting an Effective Data Strategy to Unlock Innovation

By Kelly Attrill, Head of Advisory & Consulting APAC at Lab49. Data can be both an asset and a liability. Used correctly, it can transform an organisation’s ability to unlock value and enable innovation. However, if data is mismanaged it can have catastrophic consequences. In financial services, firms recognise that the ever-increasing volume of data…