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Data Management

Fool’s Gold: Data Mining Digs Up Explosive Errors

Recent studies reveal the prevalence of poor-quality data, exacerbated by increased use of machine learning that allows users to dredge far bigger datasets and identify spurious correlations.

16 Jul 2018

Data Management

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.

12 Jul 2018

Trading Tech

Code Red: Trading Firms Turn to AI for System Stability

As IT systems are buckling under the pressure of modern day trading volumes and regulatory requirements, some firms are turning to AI to predict and minimize outages.

09 Jul 2018

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…

06 Jul 2018

Emerging Technologies

The Lessons Robots Have Taught Banks

As RPA has taken hold, there have been both positive and negative developments. Waters takes a look at the good, the bad and the ugly.

06 Jul 2018

Emerging Technologies

Team Player: Peter Clark, Standard Chartered

Peter Clark, CIO for Greater China and North Asia (GCNA) at Standard Chartered, talks with Waters about the projects they're working on and the team he's built.

04 Jul 2018

Regulation

Bad Blood: Regulators Lose Patience with Mifid II’s Dirty Data

Problems and bad practices continue to plague Europe's vision of a new transparency regime. An inside look.

02 Jul 2018

Data Management

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…