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The Big Bang—a complex 40-year data journey yet to reach its destination
In this guest column, Finbourne’s Gus Sekhon reflects on the deregulation and privatization of the London Stock Exchange and what it meant for data.
People Moves: Capital Bank, BMLL, Cboe Europe, Options Technology, and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets tech and data space.
Cyber insurance premiums dropped unexpectedly in 2025
Competition among carriers drives down premiums, despite increasing frequency and severity of attacks.
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.
Follow the money: The fintech funding machine shifts gears
The IMD Wrap: Freshly back from the hospital, Max sizes up the booming (or is it?) fintech investment universe and wonders where to sock away his retirement savings.
Will return-to-office mandates fuel market data brain drain?
The IMD Wrap: Increasingly, market data systems can be operated completely remotely. So, why are firms insisting that data professionals return to the office?
Man Group sees alpha-generating strategies from agentic AI
The firm is seeing actionable use cases from AI agents, said CTO Gary Collier, speaking at a conference in London hosted by Bloomberg.
Industry vets ally to launch full-service data consultancy
The new company combines the skills and experience of individuals and firms that each serve different needs of the data industry.
Fintech powering LSEG’s AI Alerts dissolves
ModuleQ, a partner and investment of Refinitiv and then LSEG since 2018, was dissolved last week after it ran out of funding.
AI’s next gig: The rising cost of off-channel communications compliance
As the cost of analyzing communications increases, what tools can firms deploy to save time and money while avoiding penalties?
Messaging’s chameleon: The changing faces and use cases of ISO 20022
The standard is being enhanced beyond its core payments messaging function to be adopted for new business needs.
SS&C sets early roadmap after Calastone buy
CEO Bill Stone also said on SS&C’s earnings call that Blue Prism, AI are helping to push growth.
M&G Investments braves cost headwinds in pursuit of AI
The UK asset manager’s AI ambitions started with the creation of a data lake to ensure high-quality data is being fed into models.
Exchange M&A, US moratorium on AI regs dashed, Citi’s “fat-finger”-killer, and more
The Waters Cooler: Euronext-Athex, SIX-Aquis, Blue Ocean-Eventus, EDM Association, and more in this week’s news roundup.
EDM Council expands reach with Object Management Group merger
The rebranded EDM Council now includes members from industries outside financial services.
Tech vendors, exchanges see gains from GenAI code assistants
CME Group and others report their experiences using code assist tools to generate code, support tech migrations, and speed up testing, and support functions.
People Moves: Fidelity Labs, Tradeweb, Cboe, Lloyds, Tradition, MarketAxess, and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets tech and data space, including Evan Schnidman, who takes over as head of Fidelity Investments’ tech incubator.
MayStreet founder sues LSEG for fraud, breach of contract
The complaint accuses the exchange group of “defrauding” MayStreet executives following the 2022 acquisition. LSEG “strongly refutes these claims.”
Bloomberg’s chatbots streamline external data sharing, OTC trading
The vendor details the expansion of chatbot support outside of a firm’s enterprise, and addresses user reservations about cost and spambots.
Growing pains: Why good data and fortitude are crucial for banks’ tech projects
The IMD Wrap: Max examines recent WatersTechnology deep dives into long-term technology projects at several firms and the role data plays in those efforts.
XiNG: Inside Citi’s all-encompassing risk platform
Voice of the CTO: Citi’s chief information officer, Jon Lofthouse, explains how and why the bank has extended its enterprise-wide risk platform so that every trade in any asset class goes through it.