Raft International, a supplier of risk management software, has appointed David Millar as managing director of its U.K. operations. Millar was most recently an independent consultant, but earlier worked for Logica and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. At Raft International, Millar’s focus will be on operational and credit risk products.
The rapid spread of artificial intelligence in the financial industry presents data teams with novel challenges. AI’s ability to harvest and utilize vast amounts of data has raised concerns about the privacy and security of sensitive proprietary data and the ethical and legal use of external information. Robust data governance frameworks provide the guardrails needed...
When ESMA convened its first ‘Data Day’ on 2 December 2025, the agenda title – “Burden reduction in the digitalisation era” – captured a shift that has been building across Europe’s regulatory landscape for several years. While markets been advancing shared data models and machine-executable reporting logic through initiatives such as the Common Domain Model...
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.
This year has truly been a year of change for the data management community. Regulators and industry participants alike have been keenly focused on the importance of data with regards to compliance and risk management considerations. The UK Financial Services Authority’s fining of Barclays for transaction reporting failures as a result of inconsistent underlying reference...