Intersections of data and regulation on the horizon
I see a few interesting developments on the horizon with respect to data and the various financial regulation bodies. I have kept my musings deliberately brief – if anyone is looking for more in depth...
View ArticleMastering Investment Product Data
There are lots of people with differing views on what exactly MDM (Master Data Management) means. The philosophical answer is that it means whatever you want it to mean – more importantly your own...
View ArticleWho do you think you are KIIDing?
Warning: this is a rant…. I am totally fed up with getting emails from vendors claiming to have the “be-all-and-end-all” solution for supporting the UCITS IV Key Investor Information Document –...
View ArticleRegulation Survey results…
I think that surveys are a fascinating insight into people’s views on what’s happening in the marketplace. We try to conduct a survey at least once a year on current trends in data management. Last...
View ArticleRegulation Survey Results: Part 2
This piece is a follow-up to my most recent blog posting on the results of our recent “data management and regulation” survey. I think the survey gave us a good chance to get a snapshot of what people...
View ArticleRegulation.. what’s going on.
Following my last couple of blogs on the results of our survey around data management and regulation, I said I would post some information about the various regulations in each region and how they...
View ArticleWebcast: The impact of upcoming regulation on data management
I am hosting a webcast on “The Impact of Upcoming Regulation on Data Management” on Wednesday 25th July 2012, 3pm BST, 10am EST. Regulation is a key challenge in the industry and in an unprecedented...
View ArticleWebcast available for on-demand playback…
For those of you who missed the recent webcast on regulation and its impact on data management strategies in the investment fund world, it is available for playback here… Filed under: Data management,...
View ArticleWhy are people surprised that regulation is causing so much upset right now?
Regulation is a really key topic of conversation within the investment fund industry, and not without good reason! On a recent webcast I did on the impact of regulation on data management strategies in...
View ArticleOn Regulation: New KID in town (….soon)
This year we have witnessed the flood of Key Investor Information Documents for UCITS in the marketplace, yet the bigwigs in the EU are already now proposing to broaden the initiative, and are...
View ArticleYour data, your responsibility?
Fund managers often find themselves in a quandary when it comes to management of their static data (being data that does not change on a regular schedule). Without doubt they are responsible for the...
View ArticleThrowing the KIIDs out with the bath water?
The introduction of the Key Investor Information Documents (KIIDs) with UCITS IV was a major milestone in European fund regulation. With KIIDs we finally had a move toward standardization of pre and...
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