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Bond tape hopefuls size up commercial risks as FCA finalizes tender
Consolidated tape bidders say the UK regulator is set to imminently publish crucial final details around technical specifications and data licensing arrangements for the finished infrastructure.
S&P debuts GenAI ‘Document Intelligence’ for Capital IQ
The new tool provides summaries of lengthy text-based documents such as filings and earnings transcripts and allows users to query the documents with a ChatGPT-style interface.
After acquisitions, Exegy looks to consolidated offering for further gains
With Vela Trading Systems and Enyx now settled under one roof, the vendor’s strategy is to be a provider across the full trade lifecycle and flex its muscles in the world of FPGAs.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2024: All the winners and why they won
The 39 category winners of the 2024 Buy-Side Technology Awards.
People Moves: S&P Global, BMO, Liquidnet, ING, and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets technology and data space, including Kristin Milchanowski, who joins BMO as its new chief AI and data officer.
BlackRock, BNY see T+1 success in industry collaboration, old frameworks
Industry testing and lessons from the last settlement change from T+3 to T+2 were some of the components that made the May transition run smoothly.
AI set to overhaul market data landscape by 2029, new study finds
A new report by Burton-Taylor says the intersection of advanced AI and market data has big implications for analytics, delivery, licensing, and more.
New Bloomberg study finds demand for election-related alt data
In a survey conducted with Coalition Greenwich, the data giant revealed a strong desire among asset managers, economists and analysts for more alternative data from the burgeoning prediction markets.
Can the EU and UK reach T+1 together?
Prompted by the North American migration, both jurisdictions are drawing up guidelines for reaching next-day settlement.
Google teams up with Linklaters on GenAI contract analysis project
While the large language model is unique to Linklaters and legal documents, Google believes financial services firms will also benefit from GenAI when it comes to contract analysis.
Clearing houses fear being classified as DORA third parties
As the 2025 deadline looms, CCP and exchange members are seeking risk information that’s usually deemed confidential.
Man Group’s head of risk engineering doesn’t trust ChatGPT for managing risk
Risk managers have a duty to know how AI is being used within their firms. At a recent event, execs from Man Group and others discussed the benefits and pitfalls of AI in risk management.
Industry not sold on FIGI mandate for US reg reporting
Banks’ and asset managers’ tortured relationship with Cusip numbers remains tortured, as they tell regulators to keep the taxonomy in play.
Deutsche Bank experiments with regulatory GenAI tool
Project Aggie can complete what business domain experts typically do in a few hours in under five minutes, the bank says.
T+1 shift sees out-of-hours human resourcing costs spike by as much as 20%
New research finds that trading firms are experiencing increased labor costs—which could be a boon for outsourced trading.
Startup takes aim at data notifications burden
The rising tide of daily notification messages from exchanges is threatening to overwhelm data professionals. A new entrant is looking to help.
Choose your execution: Traders tout benefits of algos for ETFs
In a space dominated by RFQ protocols, trading desks are exploring hybrid strategies for executing ETF orders.
Old dogs and new tricks at Brown Brothers Harriman: Meet Kevin Welch
After two decades of working for the oldest private bank in the US, Welch has mastered keeping his balance—change and stasis, humans and artificial intelligence, work and play.
BNY doubles down on AI investments amid operating model overhaul
The bank’s CEO said he remains convinced of the potential of AI to enhance client offerings and increase the efficiency of employees.
UBS embraces ‘narrative alpha’ with new NLP engine
The tool provides a new form of sentiment strategy that traces how stories spread, instead of counting words.
Banks must loosen up on ChatGPT use – risk chiefs
’Shadow use’ and inability to attract new hires mean restricting access to GPTs is untenable