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US regulators remove FIGI proposal from joint FDTA rules
The Financial Data Transparency Act’s final rules omit an earlier proposal to establish the FIGI as a common financial instrument identifier across regulatory reporting activities.
Witad Awards 2026: Technology leader of the year (vendor)—Kate Stepp, FactSet
Kate Stepp, chief AI officer at FactSet, wins technology leader of the year (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Pennsylvania entity files antitrust suit against Cusip Global Services
Complaint challenges CGS’s position as the US national numbering agency.
Bloomberg enhances feeds, Standard Chartered and TP Icap partner on digital assets, and more
The Waters Cooler: LSEG and ASX partner to modernize derivatives platform, MSCI acquires two companies, State Street bolsters data business, and more in this week’s news roundup.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 347: Brennan Carley
This week, Brennan Carley, who has spent more than 40 years working in financial technology, joins to discuss the hidden risks and untapped potential of agentic AI in the capital markets.
Everything you need to know about market data in overnight equities trading
As overnight trading continues to capture attention, a growing number of data providers are taking in market data from alternative trading systems.
Where have four years of Cusip legal drama gone?
The IMD Wrap: The antitrust case against Cusip Global Services has been a long, winding road. Reb recaps what you might have missed.
From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: rethinking the buy-side front-office tech stack
Identifying the right solutions for buy-side firms’ business objectives, the benefits of improved workflow efficiency and tailoring solutions to business priorities and ambitions
Despite regulatory thaw in US, major questions remain globally for 2026
From crypto and tokenization to the CAT to consolidated tapes to T+1’s advancement, the regulatory space will be front and center in the New Year.
FCA files to lift UK bond tape suspension, says legal claims ‘without merit’
After losing the bid for the UK’s bond CT, Ediphy sued the UK regulator, halting the tape’s implementation. Now, the FCA is asking the UK’s High Court to end the suspension and allow it to fight Ediphy’s claims in parallel.
Plaintiffs propose to represent all non-database Cusip licensees in last 7 years
If granted, the recent motion for class certification in the ongoing case against Cusip Global Services would allow end-user firms and third-party data vendors alike to join the lawsuit.
LSEG’s private funds platform, Microsoft’s new datacenter, and more
The Waters Cooler: New private markets solutions, M&A activity, and a sprinkle of DLT in this week’s news roundup.
OEMS interest sputters
Combined order and execution management systems once offered great promise, but large buy-side firms increasingly want specialization, leaving OEMS vendors to chase smaller asset managers in a world of EMS consolidation.
BlueMatrix acquires FactSet’s RMS Partners platform
This is the third acquisition BlueMatrix has made this year.
The industry is not ready for what’s around the corner
Waters Wrap: As cloud usage and AI capabilities continue to evolve (and costs go up), Anthony believes the fintech industry may face a similar predicament to the one facing journalism today.
Waters Rankings 2025: Best ESG data provider—FactSet
Name of product or service: FactSet ESG Investing Solutions
Waters Rankings 2025: Best performance measurement and attribution system provider—FactSet
Name of product or service: FactSet Performance Solutions
People Moves: FactSet, DTCC, Broadridge, Amundi, SimCorp and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets tech and data space, including the departure of FactSet CEO Phil Snow after 30 years at the firm.
A network of Cusip workarounds keeps the retirement industry humming
Restrictive data licenses—the subject of an ongoing antitrust case against Cusip Global Services—are felt keenly in the retirement space, where an amalgam of identifiers meant to ensure licensing compliance create headaches for investment advisers and…
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: Best data provider to the sell side—FactSet
Product: FactSet Sell-Side Workstation and Productivity Suite
Real-time market data—Preventing vendor lock-in
The future of market data distribution, leveraging modern technologies, migration paths and outsourcing non-value-added data workflows.