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Andrew’s Blog – It’s All About Risk (Data)
This week sees the release of an industry briefing we prepared for Sybase entitled ‘Managing Risk Data in the Siloed Enterprise’. I’ll be presenting the key findings at an event in London on Tuesday, where I’ll be joined by a group of risk managers and data architects – as well as Sybase’s Stuart Grant, IDC…
LEI Readiness – Instant Integration with Alacra Concordance
The idea of an LEI pre-dates the 2008 financial crisis by several decades. The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) had advocated an LEI (at one time called the IBEI – International Business Entity Identifier) for many years, but was unable to pinpoint an organization ready to build and maintain such a directory. For many securities…
Asset Control Readies AC Plus Data Platform for Transparency Regulations
Asset Control has rebuilt the heart of its AC Plus data management platform to meet demands for transparency in pending regulations such as the US Dodd-Frank Act and Europe’s Basel III and Solvency II directives. The transparency aspects of incoming regulations is having a significant impact on firms’ approaches to data management, a theme that…
Demand for Data Management Driven by Risk and Regulation
Cadis, the global EDM specialist, has secured 19 new global clients in 2011. These firms benefit from cleansed, validated and centralised data to feed into their risk, trading and compliance platforms. New notable clients include Prudential, ING, Loomis Sayles, Robeco, SCOR Global Investments and Indexium. “2012 will be the year of data overload for financial…
Thomson Reuters Launches Fixed Income Global Snapshot to Provide Greater Transparency and Flexibility to Investors
Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of a new evaluated pricing capability, the Fixed Income Global Snapshot (FIGS). By re-evaluating all non US fixed income securities with updated benchmark curves and credit spreads at both 3pm and 4pm, Eastern Daylight Time. FIGS will provide investors with updated, accurate fixed income evaluations and transparency they need…
Outsourced Corporate Actions Validation
Industry leading financial institutions are reaping operational benefits and avoiding significant unnecessary financial exposures by ensuring the quality and the timeliness of their corporate actions data. As well as minimising costs from operational disruption caused by incorrect or incomplete data, these firms are able to reduce the risk of litigation and compensation claims arising from…
Moody’s Analytics Launches RiskAuthority, Its Next Generation Basel III Solution
Moody’s Analytics, a leader in risk measurement and management, today announced the launch of RiskAuthorityTM, its next generation regulatory capital management solution. A comprehensive Basel I, II, and III compliance solution, RiskAuthority enables risk professionals to calculate, consolidate and report their organization’s credit, market, operational, concentration and liquidity risk. Developed specifically for banks, credit institutions…
A Model for Data Governance – Does Your Organization Really Have One?
The current focus on new regulations, and their impact on risk management practices, has turned the attention of financial institutions to data. It is increasingly evident that accurate and consistent data is key both to compliance with incoming regulations and to reaping the benefits of a robust risk management strategy. Business managers have come to…
Andrew’s Blog – Joyeux Noel FISD Style
The FISD’s European Holiday Party last night was – as it always is – a fun affair, and a great way of doing the rounds of the market and reference data set before the Christmas Break. Less jolly was the General Meeting’ flagship regulation panel, which saw panellist after panellist express frustration, confusion and downright…
Krung Thai Bank Implements Financial Studio IAS/IFRS
Financial Architects (FinArch), the market leading vendor for integrated Finance and Risk software solutions, is pleased to announce that Krung Thai Bank has selected its flagship Financial Studio to address Bank of Thailand (BOT) IAS 39 requirements. Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited (“Krung Thai Bank”) decided to implement the packaged IFRS solution to achieve…