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How to Achieve Successful Data Transformation for Long Term Business Value

Demonstrating business value from data transformation pivots on quick wins with measurable outcomes, a focus on data quality, developing a strong data culture, ensuring management buy-in, and dealing with everyday change such as the forthcoming implementation of Consumer Duty Regulation. A CDO panel at A-Team Group’s recent Data Management Summit London dived into the detail…

Optimising ISO 20022 for Cross-Border Payments

Why the LEI and BIC are a Perfect Fit for a Truly Global Identification Scheme By Clare Rowley, Head of Business Operations, GLEIF. Challenges in the cross-border payments market include high costs, low speed, limited access, and insufficient transparency. In October 2020, the G20 endorsed a roadmap to enhance cross-border payments. The roadmap was developed…

FCA Requires IBA to Continue Publication of US Dollar LIBOR Settings Using Synthetic Methodology

Further to a November 2022 consultation, the FCA has decided to use its powers under UK Benchmarks Regulation (UK BMR) to require ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) to continue publication of 1-, 3- and 6-month US dollar LIBOR settings using an unrepresentative synthetic methodology. The FCA will require IBA to publish these synthetic US dollar LIBOR…

Exchange Data International Extends Provision of Corporate Actions Data

Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing, and reference data services, has introduced UK FundsCAB Service to further extend its investment funds coverage. The service covers over 13,700 share class funds from 200 fund management companies to provide comprehensive corporate actions data. Users can access corporate actions as soon as…

Derivatives Service Bureau Sets Timeline for 2023 Consultation on ISIN and CFI

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has set out the timeline for 2023 industry consultation related to 2024 service provision of the OTC International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) and Classification Financial Instrument code (CFI). The consultation paper will be published on 28 April 2023, and the industry will have until 31 May 2023 to respond. The…

The March of MX Messaging

By Phil Flood, Global Business Development Director – Regulatory and STP Services, Gresham Technologies. When Genghis Khan marched his Mongol armies on the great cities of the Jin empire over 800 years ago, he would ensure that there were rows upon rows of drummers. They would be beating out a steady rhythm, signalling their impending…

ESMA Goes Live with Pilot of DLT Regulatory Regime

The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA’s) pilot of a Digital Ledger Technology (DLT) regulatory regime, which includes the standard Digital Token Identifier (DRI), is up and running. The pilot will operate for six years, during which regulated investment firms, market operators and central securities depositories operating DLT market infrastructure will be able to apply…

A-Team Group Names Winners of Innovation Awards 2023

A-Team Group has named the winners of its prestigious Innovation Awards 2023. The awards, now in their third year, celebrate innovative projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions in capital markets. This year’s platinum award winners include Moody’s Analytics…

GoldenSource Adds Real-Time IBOR Powered by MAIA Technology

GoldenSource, a provider of enterprise data management and master data management solutions, has released GoldenSource IBOR, a real-time investment book of record. The IBOR is powered by Multi Asset Investment Architecture (MAIA) Technology’s high-capacity IBOR solution and can update valuations as transactions and prices are published, regardless of the source or time of day. Positions…

Seilern Investment Management Selects FINBOURNE to Improve Decision Making, Client Services, and Scale

Seilern Investment Management, an independent and privately-owned investment management firm, has selected FINBOURNE Technology’s Modern Financial Data Stack to scale its investment operations for rapid growth. The company selected FINBOURNE after a market review, and will implement the vendor’s LUSID cloud-native platform, as well SaaS and API-first capabilities, to enhance investment decision making, client services,…