Data Management remains our industry's biggest unsolved problem. Adox Research data shows that low data quality and high fragmentation can compromise up to 40% of core investment data. 39% of firms want to increase investment, but many are concerned about the cost, complexity and duration of data management projects.

Our research shows that data management is more than ever the right question, but standalone data mastering solutions are no longer the solution. Regulation, customer centricity and risk management need high quality data, but vendors need to deliver targeted solutions to those objectives, not simply an agnostic data management framework or toolset.

Utility-only deployment is the primary enabler for providers to deliver long term sustainable and scalable solutions, reducing integration and customisation needs.
Integration with ecosystem benefits across the trade lifecycle will become the norm for measuring the value of data management investments. This may include integration with data sourcing, risk, trading or accounting functions.

Supplier risk and a robust service model are no longer the differentiators they once were as many smaller specialists  have been acquired by large corporates. The trade-off between domain expertise and supplier risk no longer exists.

The full report (member access only) includes all data points and graphs gathered, profiles and assessments of each individual vendor as well as an overview of the competitive landscape of the data management market.​

The primary lens for this 8X8 Survey on regulatory transaction reporting consists of the changes firms need to make to comply with MIFIR and EMIR, specifically because of the increased instrument coverage and reporting requirements  extended to more market participants.

Our research shows a market in transition from a specialised niche to a broader focus on ongoing data quality and compliance goals. Solutions can be either commoditised, specialised or customised to deliver a long term solution to regulatory pressure.

Increasing regulatory maturity is reducing this need for specialisation, and increasing the opportunity for the ‘devil-you-know’ automation challenges of data management, data quality and reconciliation.

​Buyers need to prioritise value propositions based on core functional coverage as well as adjacent business benefits, including data quality, data management, and regulatory intelligence.

The full report includes all data points and graphs, profiles and assessments of each individual vendor as well as a overview of the competitive landscape of the transaction reporting market.