Actian is planning to release a bi-directional data connector between its Vectorwise analytical database and Hadoop. It allows unstructured data from Hadoop to be pulled into Vectorwise for fast analysis, and then pushed back into Hadoop, or other systems. The data connector will be available by year end.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping financial markets – but the reality on the ground is more nuanced, more uneven, and more instructive than the headlines suggest. A new A-Team Insight research programme, drawing on responses from senior AI decision-makers at buy-side and sell-side institutions across the USA, UK and Canada, reveals a market in transition: from...
Waypoint Trading Solutions, the TNS business built on the combination of TNS Financial Markets and Radianz, has launched a new market data entitlement management platform designed to give financial institutions greater control over user permissions, exchange reporting and the costs associated with market data consumption. The new system, Waypoint Archon, centralises entitlement tracking across individual...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
AI adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. The priority is now controlled deployment: where AI can be used safely, where it can deliver measurable value, and how outputs can be governed, monitored and evidenced. The 2026 edition of the AI in Capital Markets Handbook examines how AI is being applied...