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Agentic AI comes to Bloomberg Terminal via Anthropic protocol
The data giant’s ubiquitous terminal has been slowly opening up for years, but its latest enhancement represents a forward leap in what CTO Shawn Edwards calls, “the way we should talk to the world.”
In 2025, keep reference data weird
The SEC, ESMA, CFTC and other acronyms provided the drama in reference data this year, including in crypto.
FCA to publish bond tape tender details by end of January
Market participants must wait a month longer than expected for the regulator’s draft tender document, which will see several bidders vie for the chance to build the UK’s long-awaited consolidated tape for bonds.
South Africa’s equity markets court HFTs with tech upgrades
Competition for flow has driven innovation in connectivity, risk, and data provision.
Facing platform shutdown, former IEX Cloud head buys its assets in 11th-hour bid
Tim Baker, Pedro Aguayo, and a silent partner have come together to purchase IEX Cloud’s assets days before the exchange was to retire all its products on August 31.
What happens when genAI meets low code?
GenAI is all the rage today, but not long ago, low-code and no-code development had a moment. If developers combine these technologies, can they make programming more efficient?
Bulletproof building: DTCC, AWS debut app resiliency prototype
The cloud provider and industry utility have jointly released a prototype and guidelines for building resilient financial services applications.
FactSet lays out AI blueprint for discoverability, workflows, and innovation
The data provider is utilizing generative AI and large language models to provide a conversational interface in FactSet Workstation that will complement AI-powered workflows and products.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Bill Murphy on getting the foundations right
Bill Murphy, managing partner at Cresting Wave, is back to discuss the foundations necessary to leverage emerging technologies in the long run.
Data projects underpin Cboe’s growth strategy
APAC expansion and strong indices performance are stepping stones in the Chicago-based exchange’s development.
Connective tissue: S&P's InvestorAccess enables secondary market-like trading of primary issues
Through a combination of its own technology and partnerships with fixed-income mainstays Bloomberg and Tradeweb, S&P is looking to create end-to-end workflows to simplify trading of primary bond issues for both buy-side and sell-side firms.
Planned Nimbleness: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers
Mauricio Bustos of RadiantESG Global Investors says nimble infrastructure will allow firms to deploy new ideas quickly and reliably.
Nasdaq–Adenza: A look at the tech
The exchange operator announced its intention to acquire the software firm, which combines AxiomSL and Calypso, in a deal that amounts to its largest acquisition to date.
Hidden danger: As AI permeates finance, cybersecurity moves to the forefront
Open-source wrappers like MLflow, though useful and popular, highlight the risks hidden beneath these models.
From ChatGPT to BloombergGPT: In capital markets, who can make the most of large language models?
Capital markets are no strangers to hype machines. Among the buzz around generative AI, Nyela wonders who will be best suited to take advantage of the technology and deliver the right use cases to Wall Street.
This Week: Finos, Cboe Global Markets, Aiviq/Alliance Bernstein & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Build versus buy: How to evaluate your software
For as long as the investment management industry has used software, there has been a debate about whether asset managers should build or buy their tools. Jonas Svallin, global head of quantitative research and product development at FactSet, argues that…
Inside look: Taking aim at data processing blockages
A startup is looking to automate the bulk of banks’ data processing workflows.
This Week: Euronext, STG/Alveo, Ice, Mizuho/Bloomberg & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Brown Brothers Harriman unifies busy suite of AI products
It’s a new world, contend BBH’s Kevin Welch and Josh Fine. After a few years of experimentation that yielded several AI products for the bank and its clients, it was time to put the puzzle pieces together to serve a different way of working post-Covid.
Certified FDC3: Finos reveals interop vendors compliant with open-source standard
Following Finos’ long-awaited release of its new FDC3 compliance testing framework, two of the three major container-based interoperability providers have received badges certifying their adherence to the growing industry standard.