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Upcoming Webinar: The ROI of Data Trust: Quantifying the Business Value of Data Observability

Date: 8 July 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Data is the fuel that keeps modern financial institutions’ motors running but if that data can’t be trusted then the decisions made based upon it, or the uses to which its put, will be compromised. That’s especially important for…

The Business Conduct Risk and Data Challenge Behind AI Adoption

Poor data preparation for artificial intelligence deployments is exposing financial institutions to greater business conduct risks that could cost them as much as US$43 million per year, according to new research. An updated report by business conduct data provider RepRisk found that such AI-related incidents are on the rise as applications are rolled out at…

FactSet Integrates Private Markets Valuation Workflow with Valutico

FactSet has created an integrated valuation workflow for private capital markets in collaboration with valuation technology provider Valutico. The tie-up connects portfolio data, valuation modelling and reporting into a single system to replace manual spreadsheet tasks. Financial data from Cobalt, FactSet’s monitoring tool, flows into the Valutico platform where analysts can apply income, market and…

The ‘More Data Is Better’ Myth

By Edgar Randall, Head of Europe, Dun & Bradstreet. For years, business leaders have been told that data is their greatest asset. Collect more of it, connect more sources, and better decisions will follow. However, as organisations accelerate their investment in AI, analytics and digital transformation, this long-held assumption is starting to be challenged. The…

BridgeWise Utilises X Data in New Wealth-Focused Sentiment Analysis Tool

Wealth management financial technology specialist BridgeWise has collaborated with X to integrate data from the social media platform into its intelligence engine to provide social sentiment analysis for thousands of securities. The system utilises an API-driven connector and a proprietary framework to convert unstructured data into structured signals for financial institutions. The resultant SentimentWise is…

Fitch Builds Fitch Nexus MCP Connector to Ratings Data

Fitch Solutions has launched a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, Fitch Nexus, that enables clients to access Fitch Ratings content through internal AI applications and large language models. The connector provides credit research, historical ratings data and financial forecasts through a single integration. “Fitch Nexus is designed to deliver faster, more actionable insights with greater…

Encompass Updates Digital Identity Service to Eliminate Stale KYC Data

More than a decade of Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations has left financial institutions with a potential time bomb in their data systems. Outdated and legacy onboarding data has the potential not only to lead to erroneous decision making but also potentially crippling fines from compliance breaches. There are many reasons why KYC data might…

Modernising Legacy Systems Amid Ageing Infrastructure and Skills Shortages

By Wayne Kiphart, CEO CloudFirst Global. The lack of IT skills globally is widely acknowledged but the problem is particularly concerning when it comes to older systems. As the experts who built these vital platforms retire, younger generations have not been trained in the skills to maintain the infrastructure nor, sadly, have they learnt their…

Private Direct Lending Data Added to Bloomberg 

Bloomberg has introduced a private direct lending data service to increase visibility within the private credit market. The offering aggregates information from multiple sources to cover 15,000 active loans representing about US$1 trillion in deal flow. It consolidates US business development company filings, merger and acquisition disclosures, and news reporting to create standardised loan-level records….

Business Conduct Data in Demand as Risk Exposure Rises in a Complex World

Business conduct data is becoming more important to financial institutions as the risk of exposure to damaging incidents increases. A new survey of more than 500 C-suite risk leaders by RepRisk – a provider of data on business conduct risks faced by financial and other industries – found that four-fifths expect business conduct risk data…