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Regulatory DataCorp Builds Up Risk and Compliance Business in Europe
Regulatory DataCorp (RDC), a provider of governance, risk and compliance solutions, has built up its European business to include over 50 global banking institutions, insurance firms, corporates and financial technology providers since it established a London office in May 2014. Set up in 2002 in the US by 20 leading financial institutions, RDC provides industries…
Uncover the Biggest Compliance Challenges for International Businesses
When an international business has to satisfy compliance across the globe, it must pay careful attention to both the rules and the cultures in which it is operating. The financial crisis has increased regulatory scrutiny globally, with each country developing their own set of intense and sophisticated strategies and protocols for monitoring and policing economic…
A-Team Webinar Details the Data Management Implications of Solvency II
Solvency II presents major data management challenges for insurance firms, asset managers, their custodians and fund administrators, but compliance can provide opportunities to optimise portfolios, reduce capital holdings and build data architectures that can satisfy not only Solvency II, but also other incoming regulations. The data management implications of Solvency II were discussed recently during…
AIM Software Survey Outlines Pain Points and Planned Investments in Reference Data Management
A shortfall in budgets and an excess of regulations are financial institutions’ biggest reference data management challenges and they are not likely to ease with any speed as firms tackle ongoing needs to increase efficiency, reduce costs, meet regulatory requirements and improve data governance and risk management. AIM Software’s ninth global reference data management survey,…
New York Data Management Summit: Proving the Potential of Utility Solutions for Reference Data Management
Reference data utilities can improve data accuracy, completeness and timeliness, reduce financial firms’ data management costs, and support regulatory compliance – but to be successful they need to mutualise rather than outsource processes and offer flexible data consumption. Presenting a keynote entitled ‘Mutualising Data Governance and Regulatory Compliance Through the Use of a Utilty’ at…
London Data Management Summit: The Challenges and Opportunities of Solvency II Compliance
Solvency II has been some time in the making, but as deadlines loom for interim requirements in 2015 and full implementation in January 2016, the data management challenges of the regulation must be tackled not only by firms in the insurance industry, which Solvency II seeks to regulate, but also by third-party administrators and asset…
London Data Management Summit: Getting to Grips with Entity Data
Entity data management has moved up the agenda over the past year, driven by regulatory requirements, the establishment of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and, in some cases, a desire to centralise and provide enterprise-wide access to entity data. A-Team Group’s London Data Management Summit discussed the progress of entity data management, as well as…
Numerix Adds Automated Model Validation Software and Services
Numerix has added automated model validation testing to its CrossAsset analytics platform, allowing users to automate previously manual processes, receive regular reports on the suitability of models in specific market conditions, and meet regulations that scrutinise the use of models and their governance. The company’s solution for enterprise model risk management is called Numerix Model…
A-Team Webinar Debates the Data Management Challenges of Pricing and Valuations
Portfolio pricing and instrument valuations are under the spotlight as an increasing number of regulations require pricing and valuations data, the need for data quality and accuracy tops the agenda, and transparency of pricing methodologies becomes central to price challenges. These issues and more were discussed this week during an A-Team Group webinar moderated by…
Data Management Summit: The Challenges and Opportunities of BCBS 239
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision regulation BCBS 239 presents a significant data management challenge for banks, but it also offers opportunities for those that reach compliance. Moderating a panel discussion on risk data aggregation under BCBS 239 at A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit in London, Dennis Slattery, CEO of EDMWorks, set the scene noting…