Brian Conlon, the Northern Irish founder and CEO of the £1 billion+ FinTech firm First Derivatives, lost his battle with cancer on July 28, 2019 at the age of 53. Conlon started at KPMG and worked briefly at Morgan Stanley and software firm Sunguard before starting First Derivatives. He listed the company in 2002 but remained its major shareholder. The firm began its search for a new CEO in May, when Conlon was first diagnosed. The search is ongoing.
The challenges of sourcing ESG data to meet investment and regulatory requirements are well rehearsed. Managing the data to accelerate sustainability performance is another step forward, with the need to evolve enterprise data management and integrate unstructured and non-standard ESG data. A successful solution typically includes a single, trusted data master based on many sources,...
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026. The awards recognise both established providers and innovative newcomers providing RegTech solutions to capital market participants that significantly improve their ability to respond effectively to evolving and increasingly complex regulatory requirements. This year’s RegTech Insight Awards Europe included categories spanning the regulatory...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the A-Team Regulatory Data Handbook. We trust you’ll find this guide a useful addition to the resources at your disposal as you navigate the maze of emerging regulations that are making ever more strenuous reporting demands on financial institutions everywhere. In putting the Handbook together, our rationale has been...