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Data Management Summit London – Keynotes, Presentations, Panel Sessions, Round Tables and Champagne

Regulation topped the agenda at last week’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit, although it was followed closely by issues including the transformation of data to information, data lineage, utilities, Know Your Customer ( KYC) and client onboarding, data quality, operations models, data stewardship and more! Keynotes and Presentations Introduced by Andrew Delaney, chief content officer…

The Opportunities and Challenges of Entity Data Quality

The challenges and opportunities of entity data quality were discussed during a recent A-Team Group webinar entitled ‘Four categories of entity data quality management’. The webinar was sponsored by Kingland Systems, moderated by A-Team editor Sarah Underwood, and joined by Sean Taylor, executive director at Canaccord Genuity Group; Tony Brownlee, a partner at Kingland; and…

The Art of Data Lineage

Implementing data lineage is a complex task including challenges such as managing multiple legacy systems, understanding data flows, responding to ongoing regulatory change, winning management buy-in and securing dedicated budget. Done well, however, it can provide significant benefits. The challenges and opportunities of data lineage were discussed during a recent A-Team Group webinar sponsored by…

FCA Issues Third Consultation Paper on MiFID II

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a third consultation paper on UK implementation of Markets in Financial Instruments II (MiFID II). The deadline for comments on the paper is January 4, 2017, just a year before the regulation takes effect. The consultation paper – which you can access here – seeks views on proposed…

General Data Protection Regulation Calls for Increased Investment in Data Security and Governance

Paul Nemitz, the director for fundamental rights in the justice directorate of the European Commission, has warned companies operating in the EU that they must invest in data security to ensure they can demonstrate compliance with the data privacy by design and security elements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and thus reduce potential…

Recorded Webinar: Approaches to data quality

Underpinning all data management initiatives is the fundamental need to get data quality right. Poor data quality can be costly, impact customer service, lead to errors in risk management and regulatory reporting, and more. So, how can you improve data quality? How can you use rules, standardisation and technology to make improvements? And how is…

Solving the Outstanding Pain Points of Solvency II

Solvency II continues to trouble insurance firms and asset managers, with many insurers still using manual workarounds and struggling to get the fund look through element of the regulation right despite the elapse of nine months since the compliance deadline on January 1, 2016. The ongoing pain points and potential benefits of a successful Solvency…

Recorded Webinar: Solvency II Update: Are we effectively meeting the regulatory data requirement?

Nine months on from the January 2016 Solvency II compliance deadline, insurance firms and asset managers should have satisfactory responses to the regulation in place. But how effectively are they meeting the regulatory data requirement for the look-through and reporting elements of the regulation, and how best can they achieve not only compliance, but also…

Recorded Webinar: Best practice solutions for client lifecycle management

The challenges of client lifecycle management continue to increase, driven by regulation and requiring financial institutions to review processes around client onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC) and client data maintenance. The webinar will outline the challenges faced by financial institutions, discuss best practice solutions, detail the need to integrate high quality entity data, and include…

Sapient Releases Synapse Platform to Support Data Usage and Requirements Management

Sapient Global Markets has released Synapse, a hosted platform designed to help business and technology users manage data requirements and metadata, accelerate project delivery, and increase accountability. The platform brings together siloed metadata to create a more efficient way for firms to track, view and analyse data usage and understand how user actions affect other…