A-Team Insight Author: peter
Rethinking Data Management in Financial Services: Virtualisation Over Static Storage
By Thomas McHugh, Co-Founder and Chief Executive, FINBOURNE Technology. In Financial Services (FS), data management has long been centred around traditional database storage. However, this approach is fundamentally misaligned with the nature of FS data, which is process-driven rather than static. The industry needs a shift in perspective – one that prioritises virtualisation over rigid...
Exegy and BMLL Expand Partnership to Streamline Access to Historical and Real-Time OPRA Options Data
Exegy and BMLL Technologies have expanded their partnership to deliver a unified OPRA options data solution, integrating real-time and historical datasets to support front-office trading and research functions. The collaboration builds on an agreement established in Q3 2023 and is aimed at addressing the data engineering challenges posed by the scale and complexity of OPRA...
Enhancing Trader Efficiency: Interoperability, Automation, and the Path to Smarter Desktops
In the face of intensifying demands on trading desks, the pressure to streamline workflows and enhance productivity has never been greater. So how can trading firms modernise the trader desktop without creating disruption? What’s the real return on investment for low-code, no-code, and interoperability tools? And how do firms balance build-versus-buy decisions when designing next-generation...
10 Major Financial Regulations Reshaping Capital Markets in 2025 (and How to Stay Ahead of Them)
From sweeping reforms in operational resilience and AI governance to the first-time application of AML obligations to buy-side firms, the scope and depth of regulatory change shows no sign of slowing down in 2025. In this post, we present a selection of the most strategically significant regulations coming into effect or having significant impact on...
Behavox Adds Onshore Alert Review to Expand Managed Services Capabilities
Behavox has expanded its managed services offering to include an onshore Alert Review service, aimed at helping compliance teams tackle the growing volume of surveillance alerts across communications and trading platforms. The service is designed to reduce false positives and focus teams on the most critical escalations. Traditionally, firms have relied on internal teams or...
Beyond the Black Box: Explainable AI in Trade Surveillance
By Martina Rejsjo, Vice President, Product Management, Eventus. AI has transformed every aspect of the financial industry. That includes compliance and trade surveillance. As markets grow more complex and regulatory expectations become more stringent, participants need sophisticated technology to detect, prevent and respond to financial misconduct. Traditional rule-based systems can be powerful on their own,...
Global Relay Reports Shift Towards AI in Surveillance Amid Rising Regulatory Pressure
A new report from Global Relay reveals a growing appetite for AI in financial compliance, with 31% of firms either having implemented or planning to adopt AI in surveillance workflows within the next year. The State of AI in Surveillance Report 2025 highlights changing attitudes across the sector, with a 19% decline in firms hesitant...
From Monoliths to Modular: Architecting the Future of High-Performance Trading
With capital markets evolving towards 24/7 trading, the transition from monolithic platforms to agile architectures is becoming imperative as demands for performance, resilience, and integration increase. So how should trading firms architect their systems to support 24/7 markets? What are the most effective strategies for migrating away from legacy platforms? And how can firms modernise...
Modern Data Landscape Comes Under Scrutiny at Data Management Summit London
From data products and marketplaces to the new challenges of regulatory compliance and the latest thinking on unstructured data, A-Team Group’s Data Management Summit London 2025 took in the full breadth of topics that chief data officers and their teams are dealing with daily. With a line up of C-suite executives and expert speakers from...
Harnessing AI-Driven Digital Transformation: A New Era in Front Office Productivity and Efficiency
The application of AI-driven digital transformation in financial markets is accelerating, yet firms are grappling with the challenge of translating innovation into tangible results. How are financial institutions successfully integrating AI into front-office operations? What are the biggest obstacles to AI adoption, and how can firms move beyond experimentation to achieve measurable returns? Should firms...