Mitsui Bussan Commodities (MBCL) has expanded its use of MDX Technology, the front office trader collaboration solution. Initially implemented to support real-time data sharing across MBCL’s global energy trading business, MDXT will soon be deployed to the metals team, who will use it to collaborate and share key data. This will support MCBL’s clients in managing the impact of price fluctuations across their value chains to reduce exposure, according to the company.
Tariff shocks, geopolitical realignment and macroeconomic regime shifts are redrawing the investment landscape faster than most firms’ technology stacks can keep up. For hedge funds and asset managers, the ability to move quickly into new asset classes, geographies or strategies is no longer just an operational concern – it is a front-office differentiator and, increasingly,...
By Ami Katschinski, CEO and co-founder, Sphere. Sky-high trading profits earlier this year reignited the age-old debate of how, during market turbulence, some energy firms emerge as victors while others find themselves on the loss-making side of the trade. Geopolitical conflict has, and always will, create a frenzy of noise and opportunity for massive profits....
A-Team Group’s Digital Assets & Tokenisation Summit spotlights how global financial leaders are rapidly embracing programmable tokenised assets and DLT networks to achieve real-time, 24/7 peer-to-peer transactions.
AI adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. The priority is now controlled deployment: where AI can be used safely, where it can deliver measurable value, and how outputs can be governed, monitored and evidenced. The 2026 edition of the AI in Capital Markets Handbook examines how AI is being applied...