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.
ESG reporting is a challenge and additional burden for many financial institutions as regulations continue to evolve, ESG data management is complex, and global standards remain elusive. Helpful solutions include reporting frameworks that support the collection, understanding, and management of ESG data for disclosure. This webinar will provide practical guidance on how to build a...
A-Team Group today announced the winners of its annual Data Management Insight Awards – USA 2026, celebrating outstanding vendors, service providers, and consultancies delivering innovative data management solutions to North American capital markets. Now in its sixth year, the awards recognise both established market leaders and groundbreaking newcomers across more than 40 categories, including Best...
Now in its 16th year, Data Management Summit (DMS) NYC returns on September 17th 2026, to explore how to use data and AI to drive measurable business outcomes – reliably, repeatedly and at scale.
The industry breathed a sigh of relief when the deadline for reporting under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) was pushed back to July 1, 2014. But what’s starting to look like perhaps the most significant regulation of the next 12 months may start to impact our marketplace sooner than we think, especially...