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Fourteen FIX Engine Technologies to Consider in 2025
FIX engines, the workhorses of financial messaging, are quietly undergoing a continuous transformation. First developed in the early 1990s by Fidelity Investments and Salomon Brothers to standardise electronic equity trading, the FIX (Financial Information eXchange) Protocol quickly became the global standard for order and trade messaging across asset classes. Rather than commoditised infrastructure, today’s FIX…
AI in Finance: Key Insights from the SEC’s Landmark 2025 Roundtable
In late March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a landmark roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services. Held in Washington, D.C., the event brought together regulators, technologists, market participants, and legal experts to explore the evolving landscape of AI – from transformative innovation to systemic risk. This wasn’t about rulemaking –…
Upcoming Webinar: Managing Off-Channel Communications Compliance
The proliferation of unmonitored communication channels—ranging from personal messaging apps to embedded chat functions in trading platforms—has introduced significant compliance challenges for capital markets firms. Regulatory bodies including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have intensified their scrutiny, emphasizing the necessity for firms to maintain comprehensive records of…
T+1 Settlement – Driving Behavioural and Technological Change in Post-Trade Operations
With the capital markets industry facing constant pressure to streamline operations and reduce costs, the shift towards a T+1 settlement cycle in Europe, including the UK and Switzerland, represents both a formidable challenge and a critical inflection point for post-trade processes. So what are the biggest risks facing firms ahead of this shift? How will…
Data Hurdles, Expertise Loss Hampering BCBS 239 Compliance
A combination of data management hurdles, talent shortages and poor succession planning are bedevilling banks as they struggle to respond to a long-standing risk data aggregation directive – even after repeated European Central Bank (ECB) criticism of their compliance shortfalls. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Principles for effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting…
Data Concern Over EU’s Streamlining of Green Regulations
Financial institutions may have to rely more heavily on their data teams and vendors to surface sustainability risks in their portfolios after the European Union watered down some of its key corporate ESG reporting regulations. The EU’s Omnibus package announced earlier this year is intended to streamline the compliance processes for regulations including the Corporate…
Rethinking the Foundations: The Evolution of OMS and EMS in Capital Markets
What’s in a label? Has the industry’s fixation on traditional terms like OMS and EMS become a barrier to progress? How should firms balance the need for innovation with the demand for reliability in order and execution management systems? And what does a next-generation O/EMS infrastructure really look like in an environment where adaptability and…
November 2025 Deadline for ISO 20022: Are We Ready?
Global payment networks are undergoing a fundamental transformation as the financial industry transitions to ISO 20022 – a structured messaging standard designed to replace legacy formats and drive interoperability. In capital markets and treasury operations, this shift is most evident in the SWIFT cross-border payments network and high-value systems like the U.S. Fedwire. SWIFT’s Cross-Border…
Navigating Divergent AI Regulation – Can Standards Bring Clarity?
Artificial intelligence is transforming financial services, from automating credit assessments to streamlining compliance processes. But while AI capabilities are developing at pace, regulatory frameworks are struggling to keep up. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the contrasting approaches taken by the European Union and the United Kingdom. The EU has opted for a rules-heavy,…
From Monolithic to Agile Architectures in High-Performance Trading Systems
In this special episode of FinTech Focus TV, filmed live at TradingTech Summit 2025 in Canary Wharf, Toby sits down with Jon Butler, Co-Founder & CEO at Velox, to explore the evolution of trading technology. From the rise of buy-and-build models to the real impact of AI and automation, Jon shares insights on what’s shaping…