Benchmarking
SIX launches market data platform designed for accessibility
SIX Market Signal aims to bring price transparency, ease of use, and reduced administrative burden to the maddening world of market data.
Data heads scratch heads over data quality headwinds
Bank and asset manager execs say the pressure is on to build AI tools. They also say getting the data right is crucial, but not everyone appreciates that.
AI strategies could be pulling money into the data office
Benchmarking: As firms formalize AI strategies, some data offices are gaining attention and budget.
Vendors are winning the AI buy-vs-build debate
Benchmarking: Most firms say proprietary LLM tools make up less than half of their AI capabilities as they revaluate earlier bets on building in-house.
Banks hate data lineage, but regulators keep demanding it
Benchmarking: As firms automate regulatory reporting, a key BCBS 239 requirement is falling behind, raising questions about how much lineage banks really need.
Data managers worry lack of funding, staffing will hinder AI ambitions
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to WatersTechnology’s data benchmark survey rated the pressure they’re receiving from senior executives and the board as very high. But is the money flowing for talent and data management?
As AI pressures mount, banks split on how to handle staffing
Benchmarking: Over the next 12 months, almost a third of G-Sib respondents said they plan to decrease headcount in their data function.
50% of firms are using AI or ML to spot data quality issues
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