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Best reference data integration vendor—Gresham
Gresham’s AI-native EDM Suite combines data from disparate sources and systems and provides user-firms with a single point of integration across the data life cycle.
Best ESG data initiative—Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s Impact and Allocation dataset provides investors with a consistent means of assessing how proceeds are being deployed and what outcomes issuers report.
Best AI/machine learning data initiative—FactSet
FactSet unveiled its MCP server in December 2025, allowing secure, authorized access to the firm’s data from third‑party AI tools.
Best corporate actions data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
MCA Plus consolidates specialist datasets, validation and operational oversight across five domains, reducing fragmented workflows and manual processes.
Digital assets: A delicate balance between opportunity and risk
The SIX Digital Assets Regulatory & Tax Service is designed to unify fragmented data sources and provide clarity around digital assets.
Repricing risk in a global rate reset
Firms are reallocating risk exposure, evolving forecasting models and leveraging deep macroeconomic data to uncover patterns and challenge assumptions.
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Best reference data integration vendor—Gresham
Best ESG data initiative—Bloomberg
Best AI/machine learning data initiative—FactSet
Best corporate actions data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Best alternative data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Davy enjoys efficiency gains in wake of FIS back-office implementation
Best enterprise data management provider/vendor—Rimes
Best corporate actions data provider—SIX
Best enterprise data management initiative—FINBOURNE Technology
