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Recorded Webinar: Data management requirements for the 2018 regulatory agenda
The 2018 regulatory agenda is probably the most onerous ever faced by financial institutions, with everything from Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) to Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Packaged Retail and Insurance based Investment Products (PRIIPs) and Benchmarks Regulation coming into play. Add the January 2019 deadline…
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2017 A-Team Group DMR Awards
A-Team Group announced the winners of its Data Management Review (DMR) Awards at a well-attended ceremony at Merchant Taylors’ Hall today. The awards are designed to recognise leading players providing data management solutions and services to capital markets participants. See complete list of awards and winners below. The DMR awards are now in their fifth…
Recorded Webinar: The potential and problems of artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a key technology for financial services firms, with applications ranging from algorithmic stock trading and credit card fraud detection to sanctions monitoring and trade settlement. The benefits of AI technologies can include automation, reduced manual intervention, improved efficiency and cost saving, but there are caveats and concerns for legal,…
Recorded Webinar: How to apply emerging technologies to data management
As increasing data volumes push traditional data management technologies towards breaking point, emerging technologies including machine learning, artificial intelligence and blockchain are beginning to show promise. The webinar will consider the potential of these emerging technologies and discuss how they can be applied to data management, data quality and data governance. Listen to the webinar…
Finastra Wins Investment Platform Deal with KAMCO
Financial systems provider Finastra has been chosen ahead of five competitors to provide Kuwait-based investment company KAMCO with a single software platform that will integrate all the company’s asset management operations. Finastra’s Fusion Invest product will support KAMCO as it aims to scale up its business, extend asset class coverage and expand the range of…
Recorded Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in the EDM Era
The scope and scale of structured and unstructured data that financial firms must manage continues to grow exponentially, calling for innovative approaches that can deliver automated, accurate and timely decision making. Artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing are prime contenders to ease the enterprise data management burden, but what types of solutions are available, how…
Recorded Webinar: New data, old data, no data: How do you solve the data problems of MiFID II and FRTB?
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) is kick starting the generation of a broad range of new content sets that will power not only MiFID II, but also FRTB. The webinar will discuss emerging data sources and datasets, their potential benefits, and how they will be consumed. Listen to the webinar to find…
RegTech Solutions Show Potential to Make Compliance Processes More Efficient
With just a few weeks to go before A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit for Capital Markets on November 16, 2017 in New York, we caught up with Tammy Eisenberg, Director, Investment Management Risk & Compliance at BNY Mellon, to talk about her views on regtech and the challenges it could address. At the event, Eisenberg will…
GLEIF Automates Access to the LEI Data Pool with LEI Look-up API
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has responded to financial industry requests to be able to include LEI data in automated processes by providing an application programming interface (API). The API is called LEI Look-up and is designed to provide automated access to the Global LEI Index of current and historical LEI records. The…
Recorded Webinar: A harmonised approach to data management for regulatory reporting and record keeping
Financial institutions acknowledge the need to harmonise their approach to data management for regulatory reporting and record keeping, and recognise the resulting benefits of increased efficiency, reduced costs and readiness for future regulation – but while the concept may be clear, the practicalities of implementing a harmonised approach can be challenging. The webinar will detail…