Instrument mastering is increasingly important in an asset-driven world and there are big risks for those who do not get it right. Instrument Mastering is a component of data mastering – a process that involves linking or merging unmastered data sources with another master data record. An unmastered data source is one that has not …
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AlphaCert COO Scott Taylor comments on key insights from the Fund Summit. The 9th Fund Summit in Melbourne highlighted the emerging trend towards data decentralisation and governance – looking at how firms can leverage interoperability within their service provider ecosystem. AlphaCert Founder and CEO Phil Pietersen was part of a thought leadership panel presenting on …
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In July 2022, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released an updated Investment Governance Prudential Standard, SPS 530 that commences shortly on 1 January 2023. APRA announced that superannuation fund trustees, “must maintain a sound investment governance framework, which focuses on managing relevant risks and returns.” Why is investment governance important? Investment governance sees that …
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The 7th Investment Data and Technology Summit (IDT) in Sydney highlighted the importance of data and technology in investment management and how companies must understand both in order to stay ahead. The summit focused on front-office data and technology use cases and considerations, as well as organisational themes around data governance, technology architecture and business …
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Investors face a market of near-infinite detail while targeting one simple outcome: returns. However, the unnecessarily complex nature of managing data can both compromise critical information and take time away from nurturing key assets. Investment managers possess the expertise to process these millions of data points and craft strategies that drive returns for investors. But …
Traditionally, investment managers use spreadsheets to manage their data. However, over the past few years, investment managers are more aware of spreadsheet risk and most are keen to reduce their reliance on spreadsheets. When we ask them about spreadsheet risk, most raise the prevalence of errors in spreadsheets.
James Milne, Head of Product at AlphaCert and Frank Coyle, Head of Product Development at AlphaCert caught up to discuss the wide-ranging topic of security. In this episode, James and Frank discuss information security, cybersecurity, and all the threats, impacts and mitigations around security that AlphaCert manage as an application software provider. In particular, AlphaCert’s …
You might have tried our Investment Data Maturity assessment and thought to yourself that there are improvements you can make to the way your fund manages investment data. If that’s the case, you need to quickly consider getting buy-in from a senior leader within your fund. Like any project, senior or executive buy-in is an …
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It’s a cliche to say that we live in a data driven-driven world. Our industry understands this better than most. As a result, we are grabbling with the complexity of bringing new and old systems, processes and data together. It is a truism that the more data a business has, the more complex it becomes, …
James Milne, Head of Product at AlphaCert and Frank Coyle, Head of Product Development at AlphaCert caught up to discuss the wide-ranging topic of security. In this episode, James and Frank discuss information security, cybersecurity, and all the threats, impacts and mitigations around security that AlphaCert manage as an application software provider. In particular, AlphaCert’s …
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