Data
SIA, Colt Network to Connect Four European Central Banks
The vendor of information delivery platforms and vendor of payment systems have won the contract to provide a high-speed network between the central banks of Germany, Italy, France and Spain, as part of the Target2 and Target2-Securities (T2S) projects
SIX, SwissQuant Collaborate on Risk Analytics for Swiss Regulations
ImpaQt will produce risk analysis on individual instruments and entire portfolios to help wealth managers comply with new regulatory requirements in Switzerland
Where the Data Buzz Is
Data management developments and discussions breathed life into last month's Sifma Tech Expo.
BPO Service Blends Vontobel Data Management, AIM Software
Bank Vontobel is deploying AIM Software's platform for internal data management as the two forms partner to launch a business process outsourcing service that is integrated into Vontobel's banking processes
Swedbank Robur Chooses SimCorp for Solvency II Reporting
The software vendor's Solvency II system has been integrated with the SimCorp Dimension investment management platform that Swedbank was already using, leading to better data quality, lower operational risk and reduced maintenance costs
IRD's Editor on Basel's Mixed Messages
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's latest guidance on Basel III capital adequacy requirements finds the regulator suddenly getting strict.
The Search for Solvency II Solutions
Solvency II may be delayed, but it has not gone away. As the most focused industry participants chip away at the complexity of the European insurance regulation, Nicholas Hamilton discovers innovative compliance solutions, including data metering systems…
Fatca Meets Metadata
Citisoft chief executive Steve Young proposes a metadata repository as a destination for data collected from various sources to be channeled into efforts to comply with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
HSBC, Citi Contend With Standards Variations
Data management professionals continue to face multiple data standards that prove challenging when trying to achieve consistency. Michael Shashoua explores how semantic data is proving useful to aggregating data generated under these different standards.