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Banks Embrace the Use of Synthetic Data
Banks have long been using synthetic data to validate solutions, but tech advancements and regulatory pressure have established this practice as a crucial step in the development and testing of technologies.
Scotiabank Turns to Cloud GPUs for Risk Calculations
The Canadian bank has significantly improved the time it takes to run XVA calculations, and has big plans to further expand its XVA cloud GPU program.
Moody's Acquires Buy-Side Risk Analytics Platform RiskFirst
The deal will help Moody's expand its pension-fund footprint in the UK, and for RiskFirst to expand in the US.
MarketAxess' Trax to Begin Industry Testing for New SFTR Tool
Starting next month the vendor will allow testing for its UTI portal to help with SFTR compliance.
Universal-Investment Explores AI to Develop ESG Services
The administrator is looking at how artificial intelligence can be used to extract online sentiment and create customized alternative data services to attract clients.
Trulioo Expands Into Emerging Markets, Taps Into Mobile Data For AML/KYC
The vendor plans to use mobile data for KYC in Southeast Asia.
Barclays Nearly Finished with First Major Quantum Computing Experiment
Dr. Lee Braine walks through how the bank is experimenting with quantum computing and where the field is heading.
3di Adds Alternative Data to Market Intel Product
The EDM company is adding over 300 new vendors to its tool for clients looking to make sense of the alternative data landscape.
From Memos to Texts, Algos Fish for Signals In-house
Hedge funds turn to natural-language tools to pry more value out of their analysts’ internal writings.
DTCC Sets Testing Schedule for SFTR Services
Third-party partners and clients to begin testing SFTR messaging and connectivity to its Global Trade Repository in two months.
Daiwa Capital Markets Tackles GDPR Using Multi-Layer Encryption Tools
Investment bank is anonymizing data to meet cross-border data protection and cybersecurity regulations.
State Street Plans Large-Scale Expansion of ESG Data Offering
The bank sees opportunity in providing more in-depth, quantitative data on a larger universe of ESG factors.
To Know or Not to Know: The Battle for Data Privacy
In light of new and proposed rules in the US and Europe, firms are having to rethink their privacy guidelines.
Microsoft Sees Trade Finance, Bond Issuance as Ripe for Blockchain Growth
Marc Mercuri of Microsoft explains where the tech giant sees room for blockchain solutions in the future.
Refinitiv Partners with Trulioo to Expand KYC Offering
Refinitiv's risk intelligence solutions utilize Trulioo's verification system and data hub to help institutions more efficiently meet KYC requirements.
OpenFin Adds Data Privacy Layer to Operating System
OpenFin has deployed Exate’s data privacy technology to its operating system to help with new rules, such as GDPR.
Greenwich Analytica Taps Ex-Bank IT Exec Cohee to Lead Finance Practice
Cohee highlights cloud, big data and machine learning as disruptive changes forcing innovation at financial firms.
SFTR Preparations Stifled by Data Availability
While the initial go-live date of SFTR is set for early 2020, data availability and legacy processes remain the leading roadblocks.
OTPP Taps Ord for Enterprise Data
ORd brings more than 25 years in data management and technology engineering to the role overseeing the pension fund's enterprise data operations.
IBM and Thomson Reuters Expand Regtech Partnership
The new offering will directly connect TR’s regulatory feed and IBM’s OpenPages with Watson platform.
Less Than Half of Trade Reports Match Under EMIR
Data from Esma shows that just 40% of swaps trade reports match under two-sided reporting regime.
Collibra Cages Lyons for Data Security
Lyons will oversee Collibra's efforts to establish greater information security practices around firms' data governance processes.
Due Diligence Body IDDO Adds Silitschanu to Board
The former analyst and capital markets advisor will help steer the standards organization's vision and growth.
Cusip Promotes Market Data Product Pro Bastian
As senior director of market development, he will spearhead the national numbering agency’s foray into DLT.