United Kingdom (UK)
Euroclear readies upgrade to settlement efficiency platform
Euroclear, Taskize, and Meritsoft are working together to deliver real-time insights and resolution capabilities to users settling with any of Euroclear’s CSDs.
Technical and regulatory questions surround Europe’s T+1 move
The EU roadmap mirrors the UK’s goal of an October 2027 move. With more than two years to prepare, firms must consider how to implement the non-prescriptive guidelines and weigh where to automate.
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.
EU, US consolidated tape efforts pass important milestones
The IMD Wrap: Europe is setting up its first consolidated tapes of data, while the US is revamping its tapes into one. Both initiatives should bring greater transparency and efficiency to the capital markets.
Stakes raised for UK bond, EU derivatives tapes after Ediphy clinches win
The pressure is on for TransFICC, Etrading, Finbourne, and Propellant Digital, who are still vying to provide the UK’s fixed income consolidated tape after Esma awarded the EU’s tape to Ediphy and its partners.
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.
Everything’s a chatbot. Soon, your sales trader might be, too
Morgan Stanley, Citi, and Kepler Cheuvreux are among firms considering making their internal AI assistants available to clients.
As costs rise, buy-side CIOs urge caution on AI
Conference attendees encouraged asset managers to tread carefully when looking to deploy AI-driven solutions, citing high cost pressures.
Crypto exchange EDX takes its tech into its own hands
The crypto exchange and clearinghouse, founded in 2022 by industry heavyweights, has built out its technology to meet the needs of the institutional market. In the process, it has learned important lessons about partnering with vendors, building in-house…
How exactly does a private-share trading platform work?
As companies stay private for longer, new trading platforms are looking to cash in by helping investors cash out.
‘Barcodes’ for market data and how they’ll revolutionize contract compliance
The IMD Wrap: Several recent initiatives could ease arduous data audit and reporting processes. But they need buy-in from all parties if all parties are to benefit.
‘The opaque juggernaut’: Private credit’s data deficiencies become clear
Investor demand to take advantage of the growing private credit markets is rising, despite limited data, trading mechanisms, and a lack of liquidity.
Bond CT hopeful Etrading unveils free tape prototype ahead of tenders
The vendor hopes to provide the long-awaited consolidated tape for bonds in the EU and the UK, demonstrating its ability to do so through ETS Connect.
Big xyt exploring bid to provide EU equities CT
So far, only one group, a consortium of the major European exchanges, has formally kept its hat in the ring to provide Europe’s consolidated tape for equities.
Pisces season: Platform providers feed UK plan for private stock market
Several companies in the US and the UK are considering participating in a UK program to build a private stock market composed of separate trading platforms.
Market data woes, new and improved partnerships, acquisitions, and more
The Waters Cooler: BNY and OpenAI hold hands, FactSet partners with Interop.io, and trading technology gets more complicated in this week’s news round-up.
New study reveals soaring market data spend led by trading terminals
The research finds that 2024 was a record year for overall market data spend, supported by growth in terminal use, new license schemes by index providers, and great price variation among ratings agencies.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 305: Cato Institute's Jennifer Schulp
Jennifer joins to discuss what regulatory priorities might look under Paul Atkin's SEC.
European exchange data prices surge, new study shows
The report analyzed market data prices and fee structures from 2017 to 2024 and found that fee schedules have increased exponentially. Several exchanges say the findings are misleading.
FCA: Consolidated tape for UK equities won’t happen until 2028
At an event last week, the FCA proposed a new timeline for the CT, which received pushback from participants, according to sources.
People Moves: State Street, Broadridge, Tradeweb and more
A look at the past month’s people moves in the capital markets technology and data space.