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Nascent Exchange IPSX Implements GoldenSource Cloud EDM Platform

The International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) is working with GoldenSource to implement the software vendor’s cloud-based enterprise data management (EDM) platform ahead of its planned launch towards the middle of this year. The exchange still needs approval from the Financial Conduct Authority, but expects to be the first regulated exchange dedicated to the admission and…

2017 – The Year of Data

2017 may be the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar, but in the capital markets calendar it is the Year of Data – data that will drive regulatory compliance, business transformation, client satisfaction, improved performance and more! Of course, data has been in the picture since way before the last Year of the…

A Web of Complexity

By Martijn Groot, vice president of product management, Asset Control At the centre of financial services risk management and regulatory compliance is the convergence of data from a huge range of information silos, departments, product lines, customers and risk categories. Risk and finance are at the end of an extensive chain, examining the consolidated threads,…

DTCC Data Products To Add Trade Warehouse and Repository Information

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC’s) Data Products business expects to unveil more new offerings drawn from DTCC’s Trade Information Warehouses and its Global Trade Repository later this month, or early this year, according to Ron Jordan, managing director at DTCC, who heads its data services business. “2017 is about accelerating what we started…

Expert Advice on Integrating Entity Data Hierarchies, Sanctions and KYC Processes

Integrating entity data hierarchies with sanctions and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements can be problematic, but getting it right can deliver significant business and operational benefits. The challenges and opportunities of managing entity data hierarchies and keeping track of sanctions, watch lists and politically exposed persons (PEPs) across KYC processes were discussed during a recent…

MiFID II Preparation Challenges Emerge

For trading operations, MiFID II still appears to be a moving target in terms of transparency and reporting requirements, according to data and regulation experts from industry service providers. Compliance with MiFID II is requiring significant technology resources, the experts said, speaking during the general meeting of FISD in New York on December 15. “In…

Recorded Webinar: Managing entity data hierarchies and keeping track of sanctions, watch lists and PEPs across KYC processes

Managing entity data and entity ownership hierarchies to ensure Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance is an ongoing challenge for many financial institutions. The webinar will discuss the most pressing concerns around entity and hierarchy data, and consider how to ensure you are effectively managing entity data, hierarchies, sanctions, watch lists and politically exposed persons (PEPs)…

Meeting the Complex Data Management Challenges of Shareholding Disclosures

Getting shareholder disclosure right has become a priority for financial institutions that are already required to monitor breaches of ownership thresholds that are used to protect sensitive industries, but must also comply with the EU Transparency Directive Amending Directive (TDAD). The directive came into effect in November 2015 and requires firms to analyse holdings of…

Fonetic Upgrades Automatic Trade Reconstruction Technology

Fonetic has extended its automatic trade reconstruction (ATR) solution to give compliance and surveillance officers more features and functionality to support the investigation of trades, detection of fraud and the ability to export an ATR timeline as a data file to a regulator. The company suggests the solution is well suited to the trade reconstruction…

GoldenSource Combines RiskHub and EDM to Deliver FRTB Solution

GoldenSource has combined its RiskHub risk data management and analytics capabilities with its enterprise data management (EDM) software to deliver a solution for Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) regulation that comes into force in January 2019. The GoldenSource solution will be available to banks from January 2017 and supports both the standard and…