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iMeta Technologies Integrates Assassin Entity Data Management Platform with Avox Web Services
iMeta Technologies has integrated its Assassin entity data management platform with Avox’s recently released web services to deliver an automated solution for client onboarding and ongoing client data management. Avox introduced web services based on application programming interfaces (APIs) that are designed to provide fast electronic access to its legal entity data early this month….
Opinion: How Machine Learning Solves Client Onboarding, by Adam Devine, WorkFusion
Brute force can’t solve onboarding. Machine learning can. Here’s how. Throwing headcount at the ubiquitous client onboarding problem hasn’t worked. It’s still a mess. Offshoring just sweeps the mess under the rug, and the expression, “misery loves company” is a good way of describing the impact of utility plays. Every onboarding solution on the market…
CounterpartyLink Provides LEI Data Hierarchies that Should Meet the Needs of the Global LEI System
CounterpartyLink (CPL) is building out its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) data on a daily basis and adding hierarchy data to the identifiers. The hierarchy data will help financial firms meet the requirements of the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the LEI for hierarchical structures, and is already being used by firms seeking a clearer understanding…
Opinion: Push Me, Pull You
By Neill Vanlint, Global Head of Sales & Services, Goldensource Manual reminders. Consulting external websites. Receiving files overnight. Checking discrepancies. Manually keying in changes. Alerting compliance. Sounds like data management practices from about 20 years ago, right? Not so. While you wouldn’t dream of following this ‘pull’ process with security data, say to check for…
A-Team Webinar Discusses the Imperative of Change in Client Onboarding
Improved customer service, faster time to revenue, reduced technology costs and the ability to comply with current and future regulations are just some of the benefits of new data management approaches to client onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC), but they cannot be gained without achieving organisational change and senior management buy-in. A recent A-Team…
Bloomberg Responds to EMIR and MifID II Consultations With Call for Inclusion of FIGI in Reporting
Bloomberg has responded to a European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) consultation on European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) suggesting the Financial Instrument Global Identifier (FIGI), formerly the Bloomberg Global Identifier (BBGID), should be used as an instrument identifier for reporting under the regulation. While the ESMA consultation opened on November 10, 2014 and closes today,…
The Data Management Challenges of Client Onboarding and KYC
This special report accompanies a webinar we held on the popular topic of The Data Management Challenges of Client Onboarding and KYC, discussing the data management challenges of client onboarding and KYC, and detailing new technology solutions that have the potential to automate and streamline onboarding and KYC processes. You can register here to get immediate…
Recorded Webinar: The Data Management Challenges of Client Onboarding and KYC
A-Team Group recently held a webinar on the popular topic of The Data Management Challenges of Client Onboarding and KYC, discussing the data management challenges of client onboarding and KYC, and detailing new technology solutions that have the potential to automate and streamline onboarding and KYC processes. If you missed it, don’t worry! You can register…
Bureau van Dijk offers Datasets that Fulfil Expected Requirements for LEI Data Hierarchies
Bureau van Dijk (BvD), a provider of company information, is ready to meet financial institutions’ requirements for Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) hierarchy data once the data is defined by the Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) of the LEI or agreed by financial market participants for use in the Global LEI System. The lack of defined LEI…
Mizuho International’s Implementation of GoldenSource EDM Reduces Operational Risk and Improves Data Quality
Mizuho International has reduced operational risk, improved data quality and cut down the time it takes to onboard clients by replacing legacy systems and manual processes with an enterprise data management (EDM) solution from GoldenSource. The London-based securities and investment banking arm of Mizuho Securities, part of the Mizuho Financial Group, selected GoldenSource EDM in…