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Third Country Benchmark Administrators Struggle Ahead of BMR
Failure to comply by 2020 will result in EU supervised entities’ inability to invest in products that reference benchmarks not approved by Esma.
DNB Unveils Data Science, Big Data Strategy
The bank is one-third of the way through a three-year project to re-engineer its data management processes to become a more data-driven business.
Northern Trust Plans Wider Blockchain Rollout in 2019
The bank currently has two blockchain projects in train, for private equity and clearing.
StatPro Pushes Forward with Investor Analytics, UBS Delta Integrations
The performance and risk measurement specialist is also using machine learning to help drill into value-at-risk calculations.
ISITC Taps Fiserv’s Iagatta for 2019-2020 Chair
Iagatta has spent more than 25 years in the finance and financial technology industries, at both investment firms and technology providers.
DTCC to Partner with Xceptor for SFTR Data Service
The Xceptor capability will address data concerns of SFTR by enriching, normalizing, and validating data before firms submit to trade repositories.
Singapore Industry Group Highlights Data Analytics Use Case for AML/CFT
The working group has presented several new methods deploying data analytics specifically to combat money-laundering and terrorism financing activities.
ISIN Fees Rise for the Second Year Running
Power users of DSB's ISIN generator service will pay €117,500, up from €112,500.
Poor Decisions on Corporate Actions Result in $1.65 Billion Lost
New white paper estimates huge losses annually from scrip dividends alone.
Kaizen New Hire to Head Trade Reporting Expansion
Chris Machin will lead development of the expansion of ReportShield to cover APA trade reporting.
UK Regulator Deepens Partnership with Sopra Steria
Although there were reported glitches after Mifid II went live with the Market Data Processor (MDP), the FCA signed on for bigger projects with the company that built the platform.
NeoXam Hires Data Sales Vets in Key Growth Markets
The vendor is positioning its sales force to meet anticipated increases in demand for data management solutions from buy-side firms and tier-two banks around the globe.
Rimes to Debut New Benchmarks Service
Rimes will be launching a new managed service, called RegFocus BMR Data Feed, to help users adhere to the Benchmarks Regulation.
LSE Taps Ex-Goldman Exec Dunlap as CDO
Part of Dunlap's role will be managing the integration of prior and future acquisitions by the LSE's data and index businesses.
Xenomorph Upgrades EDM+ with QuantLib Pricing
EDM+ will provide improved access to QuantLib pricing and centralized control over models.
Buttigieg to Help Esma Shape Data Policy
Director of the Maltese regulator's securities and markets supervision unit is named chair of Esma's data standing committee
Fenergo Re-enlists Fintech Sales Vet D’Souza for New Division
D’Souza will lead the vendor's newly created private banking and wealth management division.
Collibra Collars Burk, Sohtz to Drive Growth
The pair will contribute to continuing Collibra's ongoing double-digit growth spurt, officials say.
Amid Rising Criticism of ‘Misleading’ PRIIPS, EIONA Promises Amendments
Growing concern from regulators and industry bodies about potential harm to investors could yet force the European Commission to eventually rethink its position on PRIIPS.
Refinitiv’s QA Direct Platform Commits to the Cloud
The quantitative analytics platform launch is in partnership with Microsoft Azure.
Deutsche Börse and RegTek.Solutions Partner on Pre-Validation Service
New platform aims to address data quality challenges and transparency of transaction reporting regulated by Mifir.
Xceptor Mulls Asia Expansion
Data automation services provider is analyzing opportunities to make inroads in Asia through local firms.
S&P and Wolters Kluwer Partner on CECL Product
The OneSumX CECL solution combines S&P's historical default and recovery data with Wolters Kluwer's finance, risk and reporting platform.
UK Regulator Seeks EU Equivalence and Cooperation
FCA chief executive says UK regulator is preparing for a range of Brexit options, and cross-border data sharing between regulators is 'essential.'