Metadata
It’s just semantics: The web standard that could replace the identifiers you love to hate
Data ontologists say that the IRI, a cousin of the humble URL, could put the various wars over identity resolution to bed—for good.
Waters Wrap: The expanding battle over reference data identifiers
Bloomberg, Broadridge, and Finra have all recently made news in the world of standards and identifiers. Anthony looks at some of the questions the reporters at WatersTechnology will be asking going forward.
JP Morgan fast-tracks market data licensing tools
The bank is developing solutions to help internal teams understand compliant usage and entitlements.
Bloomberg’s new data retention policy vexes buy-side firms
Impacted users will have to pay extra costs to retain communications data for longer than two years.
Solidatus Builds New ESG Model
The software company aims to help banks' and financial institutions achieve higher ESG ratings.
MackeyRMS Launches ESG Scorecard
Ratings toolkit includes features to help investment teams grade securities and funds to meet sustainability mandates.
Asset Manager Nuveen Builds New Data Platform to Integrate ESG Information
The TIAA company has developed its own metrics and partnered with provider Zaloni for a comprehensive approach to sustainable investing.
Waters Wrap: Causal Machine Learning Represents Next Evolution of AI (Plus ESG & Innovation Issues)
Anthony looks at an interesting project using causal inference by IBM and Refinitiv, and what this latest evolution of machine learning could mean for innovation in the capital markets in the future.
Digital Rights Project for Data Usage Faces Legal, Operational Hurdles
Keen to trim the resources they expend on interpreting licenses, investment firms are exploring how they can turn data agreements into machine-readable code. Doing so is fraught with challenges.
Crux Preps New Data Access, Wrangling Tools; Aids MSCI Delivery
The vendor is working on new ways for clients to identify and get the most value out of datasets and help data providers such as MSCI satisfy new client demand.
AI’s Next Phase – Thriving Through Implementation
Many in financial services are trialing artificial intelligence (AI) applications, with projects increasingly sophisticated in methodology and ambition. WatersTechnology, in partnership with SmartStream, recently convened a Chatham House-style discussion…
Buy Side, FISD Begin Industry Push for Alt Data Standards
Alternative data holds great promise as a leading indicator of alpha. But in response to firms struggling with the data science aspects of integrating the data, various industry participants are pursuing new initiatives to make it more accessible,…
Barclays Leads Pack on $14 Million Funding Round for Cloud9 Platform
The platform aims to modernize communications among counterparties and deliver sophisticated data analytics.
Neudata Scores $600K Investment for Alt Data Vetting
Neudata secures funding and will continue alternative data vetting for data platforms.
Neudata Hires Former Fidelity International Analyst as Research SVP
Officials say Mahony's buy-side background will help Neudata expand its use-case research capabilities.
IPC and GreenKey Partner for Speech-to-Text Conversion
IPC will provide audio streams to GreenKey and convert it to useable data.
Governance and Metadata
Data managers look to address functions that need improvement to support governance plans
IRD's Editor on Harmonizing Data
Alignment of data to raise qualilty and cut inconsistencies should begin with harmonization
Metadata Gains Role in Semantic Modeling
Semantic data modeling efforts, which have gained traction in the financial services industry, are increasingly being driven by metadata, said an IT processing services company executive
Open Platform: The Search for Clarity
In an environment where the only constant is constant change, reliable data becomes more valuable than ever. But with unprecedented volumes of data and unrivalled access to data, finding ways to gain clarity from these data volumes is even more critical,…
IRD's Editor on July Issue Features
Solvency II and Fatca regulation developments, along with the applications of metadata figure prominently in industry discussions reported in the July 2013 issue of Inside Reference Data