Enterprise data management
Could cloud kill the data licensing debate and shake up pricing models?
Market participants say cloud has the potential to reimagine data licensing. But moving to the new operational model comes with a raft of unanswered questions.

From pharma to finance: Cracking the DNA of data management
Enterprise data management has traditionally addressed any aspect of financial data across an organization. But as investment firms’ portfolios of enterprise data broadens in definition to include other types of non-financial data, EDM projects must also expand to embrace new data types.

Escaping the ‘data swamp’: GoldenSource aims to improve data lake, warehouse analytics
As part of its cloud migration, the EDM vendor is launching an end-to-end ‘lake house’ service to help firms better manage their data.

This Week: Deutsche Bank/FinLync, State Street/Paxos, Glue42/AllianceBernstein & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: Snowflake’s cloud plans and what they mean for the interop movement
Upstart Snowflake hopes to be the global data network that brings true interoperability between data and trading platforms across the capital markets. Anthony says it’s an audacious plan, but one worth watching.
EDM Council pegs market adoption of CDMC framework at 3 years
Six months after the EDM Council released its guidelines for managing sensitive data in the cloud, some new names have joined the effort, and the trade body is seeking companies to join its authorized partner program.
SimCorp takes ‘Aim’ at EDM space with DataCare rollout
Since launching DataCare in April 2020, the vendor has signed up eight clients, including Zurich Group Investment Management.
Waters Wrap: Get ready for the low-code, no-code explosion
Anthony looks at some recent developments in the low-code and no-code spaces, and tries to better understand what’s hype and what’s reality.
This Week: BNY Mellon/Milestone Group, IHS Markit, Broadridge/China Renaissance, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
ASX automates corporate actions with issuer forms
The exchange group has completed the multi-year program aimed at standardizing data capture and message delivery using the ISO format.
People Moves: BMO, Drawbridge, FinLync, GoldenSource, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Lindsay Black (pictured), who has been appointed managing director of strategic initiatives in BMO's data & analytics group.
People Moves: HSBC/Solidatus, AWS, West Highland, CloudMargin, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Lorraine Waters (pictured), who joins Solidatus as chief data officer.
Fed could require senior management to explain AI models
A new era of accountability might see the Federal Reserve demand model explainability to keep financial system safe.
Financial Sector Should Commercialize Data Management Knowledge to Advance Other Industries
Just as there’s always money to be made from doing dirty jobs, there are opportunities around dirty data—especially in industries that are only now beginning to appreciate the value of being data-driven.
Waters Wrap: On Refinitiv and Old Rivalries (And FIGI & Data Governance)
Anthony explores some of the questions raised by Refinitiv's plan to move away from Eikon and Thomson One. He also looks at data governance trends, and asks why the FIGI is having such a tough time gaining acceptance.
Mike Meriton: The Man Who Wrote the ABCs of EDM
This year's inductee to the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame is Mike Meriton, co-founder and COO of the EDM Council.
Xenomorph Building New Module To Reduce Duplicated Data Requests
The new module will be aimed at anyone who is charged for data from external vendors and needs to track data consumption across their organization.
Numbering Agency Calls for Experts
The Derivatives Service Bureau is looking for new members on its technical advisory committee, after its designation as the UPI service provider.
Siepe Builds out Middle Office Service
The investment management solution and cloud infrastructure provider is also planning to roll out a new risk management service.
HKEx Eyes Event-Driven Architecture
The exchange is currently working on building its enterprise data bus, for better internal data management.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 166: Brian Lichtenberger on Alternative Data
The CEO of 7Park Data joins the podcast to discuss the alternative data industry and where he sees the market heading in the future.
The AI Ethics Dilemma: Banks Find a Fine Line Between New Tech and 'What's Right'
Finance firms and regulators are beginning to assess the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.