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StatPro maintains momentum

StatPro maintains momentum

StatPro Group plc has capped off 2018 with: a new strategic partnership with Broadridge, the global Fintech leader; the acquisition of ODDO BHF, the regulatory risk services bureau; three new senior executive hires; and multiple industry accolades recognising our flagship platform, Revolution, as…

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StatPro pushes forward with Investor Analytics, UBS Delta integrations

StatPro pushes forward with Investor Analytics, UBS Delta integrations

With two major acquisitions made in 2016 and 2017 respectively, integrating these platforms into our flagship platform, Revolution, is progressing nicely with several big rollouts coming in 2019.

In a recent interview with WatersTechnology, our Global Head of Risk, Damian Handzy discusses how we are moving forward with the Investor Analytics and UBS Delta integrations.

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The difficulty in regulating new asset classes

The difficulty in regulating new asset classes

Technology has not only changed the way financial services are delivered and consumed but also has led to the creation of entirely new asset classes. The surge in popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could scarcely have been predicted before it happened and, in many ways, regulators…

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The importance of analytics technology in the fixed income market

The importance of analytics technology in the fixed income market

It’s no stretch to say technology has become extremely important to the fixed income trader, especially technology that can help make sense and glean insight out of the massive amount of data that exists in today’s marketplace. Unlike other sectors, the fixed income world is full of different typ…

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The impact of proposed changes to GIPS® 2020: Part 2

The impact of proposed changes to GIPS® 2020: Part 2

In this, the third and final installment of our series on the CFA Institute’s Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) 2020 revisions, we are continuing our look at some of the proposed changes detailed in the standards and how they may affect financial analysts. The GIPS® 2020 project seeks to revise and bring up-to-date many of the statutes in the current GIPS® standards, which were last revised almost a decade ago.

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The impact of the proposed changes in GIPS® 2020

The impact of the proposed changes in GIPS® 2020

As we wrote about in our recent whitepaper, the first major revision of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) in more than a decade is underway. Known as GIPS® 2020, the project aims to bring the standards closer to universal acceptance by asset managers, asset owners and regulators by filling gaps that currently exist, eliminating unnecessary elements and correcting misinterpretations where they previously existed.

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The impetus behind GIPS® 2020

The impetus behind GIPS® 2020

Like any heavily regulated industry, financial services has many sets of third-party compliance standards and guidelines to follow. While compliance with some of these industry standards is voluntary and serves as more of a best practices framework, most responsible firms do make an effort to sta…

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