Thomson Financial has selected COO Sharon Rowlands to succeed Dave Shaffer as chief executive. Rowlands, who joined Thomson Financial from FT Information – now FT Interactive Data – retains the role of president. Shaffer, who has been CEO since 2002, moves back to Thomson corporate, continuing to report to Richard J. Harrington, president and chief executive officer of parent company Thomson Corp.
Screening for adverse media coverage of counterparties presents an incredible opportunity for financial institutions to limit risk exposures and identify bad actors early. It is required by regulations such as the EU’s sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML 6), and is one of the most effective ways to steer clear of potential connections with sanctioned activity...
Investment managers must take a fresh approach to data management, stressing trusted partnerships with outside expertise over traditional outsourcing models, as they seek to adapt to a rapidly changing economic landscape, a report has urged. The binary build-versus-buy strategy that has been the basis of innovation adoption for decades has been upended by advances in...
A-Team Group, organisers of the TradingTech Summits, are pleased to announce the inaugural ExchangeTech Summit London on May 14th 2026. This dedicated forum brings together operators of exchanges, alternative execution venues and digital asset platforms with the ecosystem of vendors driving the future of matching engines, surveillance and market access.
The current financial climate has meant that risk management and compliance requirements are never far from the minds of the boards of financial institutions. In order to meet the slew of regulations on the horizon, firms are being compelled to invest in their systems in order to cope with the new requirements. Data management is...