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The Data Transformation Imperative: From Operational Burden to Strategic Advantage
A new report by SimCorp examines the investment management industry’s data opportunities – and challenges – in a fast-changing financial landscape, offering guidance on how companies can plot a course towards future-proofing their data capabilities and making immediate operational improvements. New data complexity challenges are presenting themselves to investment managers at an immense scale, the...
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Dispelling Myths About North American Securities Class Actions
North America has one of the most extensive and developed class action frameworks in the world. The US system relies on private methods of seeking redress – as opposed to government regulation or enforcement – effectively operating as an opt-out system, where shareholders are automatically included and can obtain redress without actively participating in litigation...
Using AI for rapid access to robust, accurate and usable insights: How AI is enabling data discovery for optimal trading and investment decisions
Across the trading and investment function, market participants need to make faster, smarter, more confident decisions – and they want complete confidence that speed does not compromise quality. AI can provide part of the solution when addressing this requirement, by augmenting workflows with AI and personalisation tools. With AI-enabled discovery and visualisation, market participants can...
Monitoring a High-Risk World: Next-Generation Sanctions Screening
Sanctions remain a critical tool in international relations, influencing global finance, politics and security. In the past five years, global economic and financial sanctions have intensified amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, creating a complex landscape for financial institutions worldwide, the report states. The risk that institutions can inadvertently engage with sanctioned securities has never been higher,...
Valuing Hard-to-Price Securities in Volatile Markets
Valuing hard-to-price securities has long been a complex endeavour for asset managers and institutional investment firms, particularly for OTC instruments and illiquid assets. This challenge is amplified in volatile markets, where obtaining direct, observable prices becomes even more difficult, making accurate valuations a significant issue with serious consequences. To address this, the use of reliable,...
Nordic ESG Data Matures: Transformative Insights from Strategic Imperative to Practical Application
In the Nordic region, ESG has moved beyond high-level compliance. Financial institutions are now deeply involved in practical data management complexities, value creation, and integrating ESG into core investment decision-making processes. This white paper, based on an A-Team Group executive roundtable in Stockholm, supported by Rimes, offers insights into how leading Nordic buy-side firms are...
Unlock the Future of APAC Capital Markets: Your Definitive Guide to Technology, Data & Innovation
The Asia Pacific (APAC) capital markets are navigating a period of profound transformation, driven by relentless technological advancement and a complex regulatory environment. To stay competitive and drive sustainable growth, financial institutions need a strategic roadmap built on authoritative insights. A-Team Group presents “The State of Capital Markets Technology in Asia Pacific,” a comprehensive new...
Beyond the Buzz: Enabling the Move to 24 Hour Trading
The move toward 24 hour trading is becoming a reality due to significant retail interest and a greater need for real-time market access, with major exchanges actively exploring extended hours. This shift requires a deep examination of the practicalities and the significant organisational and technological demands on market participants adapting to continuous operations. Key challenges...
Unleashing the Power of AI for Financial Institutions with Snowflake and Amazon Web Services
Financial institutions are among the largest users of AI, deploying it for a range of use cases that, while already wide, will broaden in the future. A report by the International Monetary Fund has forecast that institutional spending on AI will surge 29% to US$97 billion by 2027. The technology has become crucial to automation...
How Advisory Firms are Integrating AI in Compliance
Two years after ChatGPT brought Generative AI (GenAI) into the mainstream, financial institutions are still exploring how best to harness this technology within their compliance functions. While the promise of increased efficiency and enhanced accuracy is clear, many compliance teams proceed cautiously, mindful of risks related to data security, regulatory compliance, and the need for...
AI in Asset Management: Buy-Side Attitudes toward GenAI and LLMs
Since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022, financial markets participants have been trying to understand the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence and in particular generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs). While the full value of the technology continues to become apparent, it’s already clear that AI has enormous potential...