Markit Group has acquired Communicator, a New York-based provider of automated systems for OTC derivatives trade processing. The deal will enable Markit to combine its pricing data and valuations in credit, equity, OTC derivatives and structured finance with Communicator’s automated trade processing systems. The transaction will provide clients with enhanced trading and risk management capabilities across products and asset classes.
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 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...
Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology London 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.
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...