A-Team Insight Author: angela
Murex Completes SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 Attestations for its SaaS Platform, MXSaaS
Murex has completed SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 attestations for its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, MXSaaS, covering the period from July to December 2024. The examinations, carried out by KPMG, were finalized with no exceptions noted, building on the SOC 2 Type 1 attestation obtained in July 2024. These independent assessments are...
Rethinking Regulatory Reporting with Regnology
In a financial services industry that moves millions in milliseconds, it’s sobering to realize that the regulatory reporting processes underpinning these markets remain stuck in the past. Despite advances in technology and regulatory data management, regulatory reporting operates primarily on what Maciej Piechocki, Chief Revenue Officer at RegTech and SupTech provider Regnology, calls “digitalized paper.”...
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Launches JSE-FIX Order Routing Service
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has launched JSE-FIX, a new order routing service developed in collaboration with electronic trading solutions provider Rapid Addition. The service is designed to lower order transmission costs while offering a scalable, vendor-neutral solution for market participants. JSE-FIX leverages Rapid Addition’s technology to facilitate efficient sell-side broker connectivity for both domestic...
Nasdaq Suspends High-Speed Trading Service Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Nasdaq has halted a high-speed trading service following concerns raised by competitors and regulatory scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The service, which offered select clients access to lower-latency hollow-core fiber optic cables, was not publicly disclosed and had not undergone the SEC’s rule-filing process. Low-latency network provider McKay Brothers brought the...
Reporting Seen Among Use Cases Benefiting from Cloud-based Data Management for AI
Artificial intelligence is being adopted by financial regulators at pace, putting pressure on the financial institutions that the overseers serve to double down on their reporting capabilities. It’s no surprise to find that the same AI that’s helping regulators can aid organisations in getting those reporting procedures in place. To do so, however, they need...
Data’s Role in AI Transition and Value Creation: Data Management Summit London Preview
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by financial institutions has required a heavy data management uplift as organisations have upgraded their systems to incorporate the new technology. It has also provided greater opportunity to squeeze even more value from data by enabling its efficient deployment across enterprises. Just how companies manage data for AI to...
CJC and Broadhead Technologies Launch Blockchain-Powered Market Data Contract Platform
CJC, in collaboration with Broadhead Technologies, has officially launched Digital Rights for Data Management (DRDM), a blockchain-based platform designed to enhance market data contract management for financial institutions. The system aims to improve compliance, automate processes, and optimise revenue generation. Built on a custom blockchain distributed ledger technology (DLT) foundation, DRDM enables real-time data tracking,...
Upcoming Webinar: Detecting and Preventing Market Abuse
In an era of record-breaking fines and global regulators relentlessly expanding their oversight, preventing market abuse has become a major compliance challenge for financial institutions. In 2024 alone, we witnessed a major trading house settle for $55 million for improper handling of inside information and manipulative trading practices, while a global banking giant faced a...
Key Takeaways from FINRA’s 2025 Oversight Report
FINRA released its 2025 Regulatory Oversight Report (the Report) in January, highlighting several rapidly evolving challenges confronting its member firms. From the rise of “deepfake” AI that empowers criminals to carry out convincing cyberattacks, to newly highlighted dangers of synthetic identity fraud, the Report details how malicious actors continue to adapt their methods. Along with...
Harnessing AI Data Driven Digital Transformation
Live from TradingTech Summit 2025 in Canary Wharf, Toby Babb sits down with Monika Fernando, Head of Global FI Client Data Analytics & Head of FI eTrading Strategy EAP at TD Securities. They dive into the real impact of AI in financial institutions—is it all hype, or are we seeing real value? Monika shares insights on AI adoption,...