Data Management
FCA to Tackle Big Data, Expects Firms to Act Ethically
Charles Randell says data and technology usage by firms should "liberate" not "disenfranchize" consumers, and regulation is "central to defining" ethical practices.
FCA Chair: Regulations Will Ease as Brexit Ramps Up
Charles Randell says the current regulatory environment is "unsustainable" and the pressure to regulate firms' big data practices may lessen.
Thomson Reuters Embarks on Cloud Content Strategy to Boost Data Access
Enhancing its Elektron Data Platform to include data on the cloud and embedding data into SAP’s Market Rates Management platform are the first steps of Thomson Reuters’ cloud strategy.
End of Days Data: Climate Content Heats Up
While ESG data is gaining prominence, institutional investors are increasingly looking to incorporate climate change information into the portfolio construction process.
Northern Trust Re-engineers Post-Trade Compliance Platform
Chicago-based Northern Trust unveils new compliance monitoring capabilities that provide independent governance over external fund managers, with a focus on data quality checks.
FTSE Russell Names LatAm Head
Officials say Togno's industry knowledge and client experience will help the index provider build its business in Latin America.
Credit Benchmark Taps Pastoressa for Product, Technology
Like many of his Credit Benchmark colleagues, Pastoressa spent much of his career at Thomson Financial and Thomson Reuters.
DTCC Expands Global Trade Repository in Singapore
The utility's new capabilities support reporting for five major OTC derivatives asset classes under MAS reporting requirements.
Following FCA BMR Approval, Markit Preps for Uptick in Index Admin Business
The vendor anticipates that many financial firms acting as "self-administrators" of proprietary indexes will choose to enlist a third party to comply with the upcoming BMR regulation.
Keeping Data on the Radar: BCBS 239 Principles Still a Work in Progress
As the January 2016 deadline passes the 2.5-year mark, regulators are sounding the alarm about a lack of compliance with BCBS 239's 14 RDARR principles as banks grapple with the meaning of data governance. Amelia Axelsen talks with data experts about why…
JP Morgan Data Scientist Eyes Insights from Internal Data
The bank’s asset management arm believes that trawling its home waters for data will land a valuable catch. Risk.net’s Faye Kilburn speaks to the data scientist at its helm.
Quant Insight Seals Latest Round of Funding
The investment will be used to accelerate growth and bolster the firm's global presence.
Nasdaq Ropes in Ringrose for Analytics Hub Buy-Side Push
Ringrose's hire is part of an effort to bolster takeup of Nasdaq's Analytics Hub of alternative datasets among buy-side market participants.
TOFIS Panel on Machine Learning, AI: ‘Try Everything, Kill What Doesn’t Work’
Panelists at the recent Toronto Financial Information Summit outline the key opportunities and challenges for machine learning and artificial intelligence in the financial markets.
CLS Goes Live with CLSTradeMonitor
New platform provides visibility into the status of FX trades settled through CLS.
Shield FC Hires Global Sales VP
In a newly created role, Eran Noam will head global sales for the regtech vendor.
TOFIS Keynote: National Bank of Canada Uses AI to ‘Brew’ a Richer Blend of Banking Services
Some fear the prospect of artificial intelligence taking traders' jobs. But, explains National Bank of Canada's Alexis Gouslisty, AI's greatest opportunities are in transforming the way banks manage data internally and how they interact with clients.
Time's Up: Esma Sticks to the Schedule for Mifid II LEI Compliance
Esma’s ‘No LEI, No Trade’ policy gets real after the official end of a grace period on Mifid II’s LEI requirement, while at the same time Hong Kong regulators have introduced a new LEI mandate to boost identifier use in the region. Jamie Hyman and Wei…
Digital Reasoning Readies Public Release of Model-Training Platform
To solve the old needle-in-a-haystack problem, Digital Reasoning is developing a tool dubbed Cognition to improve the training process for machine-learning models.
Fenergo Taps Ex-RBC Asset Manager Specialist to Lead New Buy-Side Unit
O'Neill will be responsible for growing takeup of the vendor's compliance and onboarding technologies among buy-side firms.
RCM-X Goes Live with OneTick TCA
Tech provider integrates OneTick tools for transaction-cost analysis in futures.
TOFIS Panel: Data Linkages Pose Key Challenges to Alt Data Use
Max Bowie reports from Toronto on Canadian firms' opinions of the challenges associated with using alternative data.
CME Group Adds Two Alt Data Providers to DataMine
Alternative datasets from Orbital Insight and TellusLabs are now accessible via CME's DataMine online platform.
Bloomberg Eyes Amsterdam for Trading and Reporting Platforms
The information and trading technology giant has registered a Netherlands-based entity for its trading platform.