Tag: Data Management
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Treasuries should benefit from highly probable September cuts
As of the last policy decision in July 2024, the Federal Reserve maintained its interest rates at a high of 5.25% to 5.50%. However, it is expected that the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by 25 basis points after each of its final three meetings in 2024, according to the majority of Reuters-surveyed economists who said a recession is unlikely. Inflation data (currently 2.9 %) and the August employment numbers (significantly weaker than initially estimated) will guide the Fed’s hand in September. Chair Powell stressed in a 2023 speech that the Fed “is navigating by the stars under cloudy skies.”
Breaking down silos with enterprise data management
Investment management companies have traditionally organized their operations into front, middle, and back-office groups. While this structure has served its purpose, the changing landscape of data management necessitates a shift in how these groups interact. The siloed approach to enterprise data management, based on organizational boundaries, is becoming increasingly impractical. We explore the reasons behind […]
ESG Strategy: Think regulation, data, and budget
This blog was original published at Markets Media on October 7, 2022. Sustainable investing disclosures in the U.S. are currently governed by general fraud prohibitions in advertising and not by formally defined rules, apart from interpretive guidance issued by the SEC in 2010 about certain material impacts caused by climate change. In the absence of ESG regulations, investment managers […]
Key ESG strategy considerations
A Streamlined Approach to ESG Strategy ESG investing is at the forefront of the industry and with ESG-related regulations coming soon, having a streamlined ESG strategy in place is key for building and retaining competitive advantages. Demonstrable improvements in the breadth and depth of ESG information, tools and frameworks are evident throughout the investment management […]
Navigating ESG’s complex regulatory landscape
Amid growing demand from socially conscious investors, asset managers have worked tirelessly over the past decade to create ESG investment vehicles. While the pandemic heightened mainstream interest in ESG, the trend is projected to continue its acceleration as it has become widely recognized as a key value driver. With these developments, regulators the world over have naturally taken notice, […]
FTF Exchange Podcast: Seeing the ESG Requirement as a Data Challenge
In a new FTF Exchange podcast, Todd Moyer, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Confluence, explains that financial services firms that want to meet investor requirements for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance will find that it boils down to a data challenge that would be helped by greater transparency. “An area of focus for Confluence, […]