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Data brain drain may prompt move to managed services for market data management
A shortage of data professionals with suitable experience to run large financial firms’ data organizations could drive firms to completely outsource the management and administration of their third-largest expense.
AI Can Drive Reconciliations Efficiency In Period of Increased Volume
As the coronavirus drives trading volumes, post-trade processing is increasingly an area of operational risk, and firms should consider automation, analyst says.
Covid-19 Piles Pressure on Fund Accounting
Fund administrators are dealing with unprecedented volumes of pricing information and exceptions.
Brown Brothers Harriman Automates NAV Reviews with Machine Learning
The bank is looking to automation in the middle and back offices as it seeks to exploit emerging technologies.
SmartStream Goes to Market With Fresh Air
Sibos 2019 was a significant event for SmartStream Technologies, marking the official launch of SmartStream Air, the firm’s cloud-native, AI-enabled reconciliations platform that is set to shake up the reconciliations industry. Victor Anderson caught up…
The Hard, Human Lessons of RPA
Robotics’ promise to revolutionize operations by automating tasks and accelerating processes is hitting implementation roadblocks.
Isda Forges Tech Alliance Ahead of Initial Margin Deadlines
Isda joins forces with AcadiaSoft as the industry prepares for the final phases of the initial margin deadlines.
INTL FCStone Takes Paxos Precious Metals Confirmation Platform
The platform automates trade confirmations, reconciles transactions and aims to minimize operational errors.
Clearing Executives Remain Skeptical on Blockchain
Senior CCP specialists say some emerging technologies have promise, but significant hurdles remain.
Brown Brothers Harriman Releases Secondary-NAV Tool for Administrator Oversight
The firm has bolstered its middle-office outsourcing tools with the release of InfoNAV and aims to include AI features in the future.
Blockchain Not Yet Ready to Power T+0 Settlement
Blockchain provides easier communication between parties and boasts an immutable record of transactions, but it remains immature.
Queensland Treasury Taps Wolters Kluwer for Reporting, Data Management
Regional Australian finance authority goes live on Wolters Kluwer's finance, risk and reporting technology platform
HSBC Private Bank Picks Bloomberg for Margin Data Management
The bank is one of a number of firms that have chosen the Bloomberg solution for collateral management and reconciliation.
Wipro Targets Buy-Side Market Share with ReconX
Wipro's ReconX platform uses machine learning to identify patterns and spot errors.
EJF Capital Taps Arcesium for Middle- & Back-Office Functions
EJF manages $4.9 billion in assets; DE Shaw and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management are also clients of Arcesium.
SmartStream Releases TLM Reconciliations Premium v.2.5
SmartStream's TLM Reconciliations Premium v.2.5 provides a new reconciliation package for short-term investment funds.
Electra Releases Dynamic Snapshot for Reconciliation
New function automates re-reconciliation.
Roberts Group Adds Bloomberg Price List Processing Utility to New FITS Release
New York-based data inventory and cost management software provider The Roberts Group has rolled out version 3.61 of its FITS (Financial Information Tracking System) market data inventory management platform, which includes a new tool for automating pre…
TriOptima Turns on DTCC Data Link
TriOptima─a provider of post-trade infrastructure, processing and risk management solutions for over-the-counter derivatives, owned by interdealer broker Icap─has gone live with a link to capture market data on OTC derivatives trades reported to the…
