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Data Lineage in Fund Compliance: Why Regulators Ask for It and How to Deliver It
By Darwin Palma, Lead Data Engineer at Vizorfin “Can you show me where this number came from?” That question — asked by a regulator, an auditor, or an internal compliance officer — is the moment where most fund operations teams discover whether their data infrastructure can support what’s being asked. For funds with automated pipelines,…
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AI in Fund Operations: Separating Hype from Reality
By Darwin Palma, Lead Data Engineer at Vizorfin Every vendor in fund operations claims to be “AI-powered” in 2026. Most of them are using the term loosely. Some are using it dishonestly. As a data engineer who has built AI-enabled systems in regulated environments, I want to give you a precise framework for evaluating what…
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The True Cost of a Compliance Breach: A Technical Analysis
By Darwin Palma, Lead Data Engineer at Vizorfin When fund managers talk about compliance breaches, they usually talk about fines. That’s the visible cost. It’s also the smallest one. I’ve spent 16 years building data systems in regulated environments. In that time, I’ve observed that the true cost of a compliance breach is rarely captured…