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FactSet Expands Alternative Data Offering Through Carbon Arc Partnership

FactSet has partnered with alternative data platform Carbon Arc to integrate more than 500 data assets from over 60 providers into its Workstation and AI ecosystem, expanding the range of information available to investment professionals through existing research and analytical workflows. Announced on 10 November, the agreement covers datasets spanning credit card transactions, retail foot...

A-Team Explores and Explains Wall Street 2.0 at its Debut Digital Assets & Tokenisation Briefing

A-Team Group’s newly-minted Digital Assets & Tokenisation Briefing – New York City on 19 November – is set to deliver a content-packed morning that both looks ahead to the promise of a Wall Street 2.0 (near?) future while providing practical insights and directions from a roster of experts that can help show attendees how to...

NYSE Selects Avalanche as Core Ledger Technology for Tokenised Securities Venue

In a widely expected development, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has selected AvaLabs and its Avalanche blockchain to provide “core ledger technology” for clearing and settlement of tokenised equities executed on its planned affiliated trading venue, which is expected to go live this year, subject to regulatory approval. “At the NYSE, we’re looking at...

Apex, Chainlink and T-REX Partner on Swift Compliance for Tokenised Bonds

Apex Group, Chainlink Labs, T-REX Network and the ERC-3643 Association are partnering to implement a compliance framework for on-chain bonds, aligned with Swift standards. The initiative has selected the increasingly adopted ERC-3643 protocol for token compliance and has aligned it with Swift standards to offer an approach to meeting compliance requirements – including identity, investor...

France’s NeoXam Sets up UK Team to Win Local Business

Data management and reconciliation provider NeoXam has launched a dedicated team in the UK, bringing sales and servicing closer to UK clients to win more local business and strengthen its global footprint. The French company, who’s software and technology helps companies oversee and manage more than 25 trillion euros of assets, has begun with a...

Agentic AI Growth Continues Amid Operational and Compliance Warnings

The slow rollout of multi-agent artificial intelligence systems and growing concern over the risks of poorly governed AI models suggest current iterations of the technology may be testing the limits of its effectiveness – even as financial institutions press on with deployments. A survey by French IT consultancy Capgemini found that the emerging use of...

Asset Managers Have A Data Problem That AI Alone Cannot Solve

By Gus Sekhon, VP Strategy, FINBOURNE Technology. For all the billions spent modernising investment technology, one question continues to linger for asset managers around what exactly do they own and where the risks lie? While it may sound straightforward, the reality is that across the investment industry right now, producing a complete picture of portfolio...

Zema Global Expands OTC Energy Data Coverage Through Arrow Energy Markets Partnership

Zema Global has partnered with London-based energy brokerage and market data provider Arrow Energy Markets (AEM) to expand access to over-the-counter (OTC) energy and freight market data through its Decisioning Infrastructure platform. The agreement adds broker-sourced market intelligence covering major global trading centres, extending Zema’s offering for commodity traders, risk managers and financial institutions. Under...

RegTech Summit New York: AI Agents and Prediction Markets Face the Compliance Test

A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit New York returns on 19 November for its tenth year, bringing the RegTech community together with regulators and practitioners to examine the latest in AI deployment and market integrity. Recent news highlights evolving AI policies across Tier-1 firms with Goldman Sachs restricting certain AI coding tools for bankers and traders, while...

Missing Signals: FCA Exposes Interconnected Control Failures at Wholesale Banks

At one wholesale bank, a coding defect prevented data from reaching a financial-crime control. The control’s continued operation offered no assurance that it was monitoring the complete population. The bank’s data monitoring and completeness checks also failed to expose the omission. Unrelated activity eventually brought the gap to light. This example sits at the centre...