United States (US)
TMX to undertake extended trading hours in Canadian equities
Exchange operator looks to keep pace with US markets and potentially undercut Canadian competitors.
Northern Trust details its AI strategy
CEO Michael O’Grady says the firm’s strategy is anchored in hyper-personalization, AI-generated alpha, and infinite scalability.
NYSE files with SEC to join DTC’s tokenization pilot
Proposal mirrors one filed by Nasdaq last fall to allow investors to choose whether a security is cleared and settled in tokenized form.
The race to ‘financialize’ GPU compute set to ratchet up
The Waters Wrap: Anthony looks at two companies aiming to bring efficiency and transparency to the GPU compute market.
Morgan Stanley participating in Anthropic’s Claude Mythos testing
The bank is one of the select few granted access to the hyperscaler’s latest model.
How banks are utilizing new AI forms in their KYC process
Execs from JP Morgan, ING, and Standard Chartered explain how they are looking to use agentic AI to streamline KYC workflows.
Tata’s ‘self-healing network,’ 24X’s uphill battle, Gresham’s new ‘Opus’ and more
A look at some of the biggest stories and news from the past week.
Tradefeedr pairs with BMLL to expand FX offering into equities, futures
Tradefeedr will also use BMLL’s historical data to help build out an LLM-powered chatbot.
Securities industry nears tipping point for dual messaging standards
Industry groups call for a freeze on ISO 15022 maintenance to accelerate ISO 20022 adoption.
Pennsylvania entity files antitrust suit against Cusip Global Services
Complaint challenges CGS’s position as the US national numbering agency.
Sprecher says ICE will expand positioning in crypto, prediction markets
Jeff Sprecher, CEO of ICE: “We have two new [chairmen at] the SEC and CFTC that are working to try to pull the entrepreneurship in the wild west into the financial system.”
Wilshire Indexes shutters, transfers operations
Investment firm Wilshire has told clients that production and publication of all indexes not already sold or returned to the asset manager’s ownership will be discontinued.
CME rankles market data users with licensing changes
The exchange began charging for historically free end-of-day data in 2025, angering some users.
Fiber’s AI gold rush risks a connection drop
In search of AI-related profits, investors flocked to fiber cables, but there are worrying signals on the horizon.
TMX Datalinx makes co-location optionality play with Ultra
Data arm of the Canadian stock exchange group is leveling up its co-lo capabilities to offer a range of options to clients.
Banks split over AI risk management
Model teams hold the reins, but some argue AI is an enterprise risk.
TMX eyes global expansion in 2026 through data offering
The exchange operator bought Verity last fall in an expansion of its Datalinx business with a goal of growing it presence outside of Canada.
SimCorp–MSCI expand partnership, quantum exploration, Dora concerns, and more
The Waters Cooler: Droit launches GenAI regtech tool, bids for EU OTC derivatives tape open, and more in this week’s news roundup.
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.
The next phase of AI in capital markets: from generative to agentic
A look at some of the more interesting projects involving advanced forms of AI from the past year.
Will overnight trading in equity markets expand next year? It’s complicated.
The potential for expanded overnight trading in US equity markets sparked debate this year, whether people liked it or not.