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Agentic AI, Data Readiness and Governance Shape AICMS London 2026
AI adoption in capital markets has entered a more exacting phase. The early cycle of pilots, productivity tools and isolated use cases is giving way to questions of operating model, governance, data architecture, control evidence and return on investment. A-Team Group’s AI in Capital Markets Summit London 2026 will examine that shift through a practical…
Top 13 Client Onboarding Solutions in Capital Markets
Streamlining the Onboarding Lifecycle: A Comparative Analysis of 13 Leading Capital Markets Solutions For institutional broker-dealers, asset managers and investment banks, client onboarding has transitioned from a straightforward administrative function into a complex operational bottleneck. The combination of fragmented global regulatory mandates, ultimate beneficial ownership transparency laws and multi-jurisdictional compliance protocols has steadily increased the…
Buy-Side AI Adoption Moves Into the Execution Phase
ACA Group’s latest research report suggests buy-side AI adoption progressing cautiously from personal productivity desktop tools towards defined compliance and operations use cases. Based on 201 qualified respondents across US-based investment management firms, the report examines AI use across 20 compliance and operations workflows in a market segment where AI exposure is widespread, but…
FCA Sanctions Review Puts Control Evidence at Centre of Screening Debate
The FCA’s latest sanctions review raises the bar for firms to prove that screening systems, data feeds, alert workflows and vendor arrangements work under live sanctions conditions. The review draws on the FCA’s assessment of more than 150 supervised firms since February 2022. It includes examples of good and poor practice across governance, management information,…
AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2026: From Experimentation to Governed Execution
Capital markets firms are under pressure to convert AI experimentation into sustainable business value. The challenge is not simply finding use cases but demonstrating that AI can support regulated workflows through approved data, accountable ownership, measurable outcomes and defensible evidence. A-Team Group’s AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2026 examines that shift across the trade lifecycle….
AI in Compliance Recording: Five Questions Firms Need to Answer Now
For capital markets firms, the regulatory communications archive has become more complex as trading and client interactions now span voice, chat, collaboration tools, mobile channels and more, requiring firms to capture, structure, retain and evidence a fuller communications trail across fragmented systems. This complexity is forcing firms to look beyond recording as a retention obligation…
Symphony Extends Secure Messaging Into AI, Voice Assurance and Off-Channel Controls
Symphony is growing beyond its origins in secure messaging as financial institutions look for controlled ways to connect workflows, communication channels, voice data and AI across regulated markets. In a recent interview with RegTech Insight, CEO Ben Chrnelich framed the development around infrastructure already embedded in the Symphony network: directory, identity, permissions, encryption and connectivity….
A-Team Group Announces Winners of RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2026. The awards recognise both established providers and innovative newcomers providing RegTech solutions to capital market participants that significantly improve their ability to respond effectively to evolving and increasingly complex regulatory requirements. This year’s RegTech Insight Awards Europe included categories spanning the regulatory…
Why an AI ‘Kill Switch’ Is Harder Than It Sounds
UK MPs have tabled an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill that would allow regulations giving the Secretary of State last-resort powers to direct the shutdown of data centres or AI systems used or deployed by a data centre during an AI security or operational emergency. The proposal has not been endorsed by…
NICE Earnings Call Puts Reported Actimize Sale Update in Context
In what appears to be its first comment on the planned sale of its Actimize subsidiary, NICE Chief Executive Scott Russell told analysts on the recent Q1 earnings call that the company had been “working with advisers over the past several months” on a process for “non-CX assets”, which he identified as financial crime and…