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LemonEdge Seeks to Fill Tech Gap in Private Fund Accounting
As private markets and assets grow in importance to institutional investors, so are the challenges they face; not least of all their data processes. A report by Dynamo Software in February found that the biggest challenges faced by accounting professionals in private equity, venture and hedge funds were tech and data-related; manual data entry and…
Nature-Risk Data Proposals Hailed as Pathway to Better Investment Decisions
Proposals to improve the nature-risk data value chain has been welcomed by sustainability data leaders who said they will pave the way for better decision making and reporting by financial institutions and provide more detailed analyses for investors. The proposals offer a slate of principles to improve the quality of state-of-nature data collection and integration…
UK’s FRC Issues Standard for Sustainability Data Assurance
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (UK) 5000 to provide a consistent, internationally aligned assurance standard for voluntary use in sustainability assurance engagements.The UK Standard is intended for voluntary use by UK assurance providers and applies to both limited and reasonable assurance. Sustainability assurance assesses the credibility of…
FpML to DRR: TradeHeader’s Journey to the Heart of Regulatory Data Standards
Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) has gained momentum as the industry looks to replace fragmented, firm-specific interpretations of reporting rules with a shared, machine-executable model that consistently links regulatory requirements to the data used to fulfil them. Rather than relying on templates, local mappings and bespoke logic embedded deep within legacy systems, DRR provides a common…
Data Infrastructure Faces Stress Test as Private Credit Consolidation Beckons
By Charles Sayac, Managing Director EMEA West, NeoXam. A bout of consolidation unseen in the sector’s history may be on the cards for the private credit space – one that threatens to unearth a host of complex data challenges for the unprepared. A recent Carne Group report revealed almost all (96 per cent) of private debt managers…
Identifiers Body GLEIF Opens Office in Shanghai
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), a non-profit managing the LEI system, has established a representative office in China’s Shanghai Lin-gang Special Area. The expansion supports demand for the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and the verifiable LEI (vLEI) across the region. China is a key part of the Global LEI System, following a 2020…
Data Quality Still Troubling Private Market Investors: Webinar Review
Obtaining and managing data remains a sticking point for investors in private and alternative assets as financial institutions sink more of their capital into the markets. In a poll of viewers during a recent A-Team LIVE Data Management Insight webinar, respondents said the single-biggest challenge to managing private markets data was a lack of transparency…
Financial Institutions ‘Layering’ New Risks as Report Highlights Greenwashing Exposure
The number of financial institutions flagged for greenwashing climbed substantially in the past year, highlighting both the vulnerability of individual firms and the need to integrate greenwashing risk management into decision-making processes.. The sector remained the worst offender for overstating their progress or making vague or misleading claims, the report by sustainability risk data company…
Private Markets Data Opportunities Under the Microscope: Webinar Preview
As institutional asset managers accelerate their allocations into private markets, they often find themselves facing an alien landscape when it comes to data. Used to the data-driven systems that power public capital markets, investors in private markets, including private equity and private credit as well as alternatives such as property, must contend with greater opacity,…
A-Team Group Data Management Awards USA Winners Announced at DMS NYC 2025
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its 4th annual Data Management Insight Awards USA 2025, and we extend our congratulations to the individuals and companies recognised with awards this year. The event shines a light on the top providers of data management solutions, services, and consultancy for the capital markets across the United States….