French information provider Fininfo is distributing the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) database via its Finalim back office datafeed and FinWin front-office data terminal products. The deal will expand the reach of the ICB classification system, launched in January of this year by Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE Group, into Fininfo’s European client base.
Unstructured data accounts for a growing proportion of the information that capital markets participants are using in their day-to-day operations. Technology – especially generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) – is enabling organisations to prise crucial insights from sources – such as social media posts, news articles and sustainability and company reports – that were all but...
By Jeremy Katzeff, head of buy-side solutions at GoldenSource. After much speculation, it’s now confirmed. The asset management industry welcomes another mega fund to its ranks after the tie-up between the asset management businesses of Natixis and Generali Group. The reasons behind the merger are the same as they have been for the last few...
The inaugural TradingTech Summit MENA takes place in November and examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions in the region.
AI is no longer on the horizon – it’s embedded in the infrastructure of modern capital markets. But separating real impact from inflated promises requires a grounded, practical understanding. The AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2025 provides exactly that. Designed for data-driven professionals across the trade life-cycle, compliance, infrastructure, and strategy, this handbook goes beyond...