A-Team Insight Brief
Genesis Global Enhances Primary Bond Issuance Platform with Roadshow Tracking Tools
Genesis Global, the AI-native application development platform for financial markets, has introduced Roadshow tracking capabilities to its Primary Bond Issuance (PBI) solution. The new tools address a key industry need, as 65% of institutional investors rely on roadshow data to assess bond deals, particularly in high-yield and emerging markets.
The Roadshow functionality enables asset managers to manage the entire bond deal lifecycle within a single platform, consolidating deal information and issuer data, and integrating compliance, analytics, and order systems. By incorporating Genesis AI tools, PBI streamlines the capture of unstructured data from emails and chats, and facilitates internal book building, allowing investment teams to prepare and adjust orders ahead of deal launches. The solution enhances collaboration and provides a real-time, comprehensive market view to support more efficient, team-driven decision-making.
Sterling Trading Tech Launches 24×5 Global Trading in US Equities
Sterling Trading Tech, the order management, risk, margin, and trading technology provider, has launched 24×5 global trading in US National Market System (NMS) equities. Clients using the Sterling OMS can now access overnight trading via Blue Ocean ATS, expanding their trading capabilities beyond regular market hours.
This development is part of Sterling’s broader global expansion strategy and ongoing enhancements to its product suite, which spans multiple asset classes including equities, options, futures, fixed income, mutual funds, FX, and crypto. The new service allows clients to benefit from direct routing and market data access through Blue Ocean, along with enhanced APIs that automate margin rate adjustments for overnight trading.
Proof Group Launches First-Ever Block Explorer for the Canton Network
Proof Group, specialists in digital assets and emerging technologies, has announced the launch of the first block explorer for the Canton Network, the public blockchain for the financial industry. The new tool offers real-time access to transactions, participant activities, and network performance. Key features include balance histories, validator monitoring, actor profiles, and a live feed of network activity, with future updates set to add tokenomics tracking, governance insights, and application usage metrics.
Built with proprietary technology, the Canton Block Explorer aims to set a new standard for transparency in private blockchain environments, delivering functionality comparable to public tools like Etherscan but tailored to Canton’s privacy-focused structure. Proof Group plans to expand the platform with an Applications Layer, offering deeper insights into decentralised finance and enterprise activities on the network.
New Products from Snowflake Unveiled at its Annual Summit
Snowflake has announced a slew of new products at its annual “summit”. The data management platform unveiled a new ingestion service called Openflow, which uses open standards and Apache NiFi.
It also took the covers off Gen2 Standard Warehouse and Adaptive Compute that accelerates performance and improvs usability; introduced an Intelligence and Data Science Agent to enable users to ask natural language questions to extract insights from tables and documents; revealed Cortex AISQL and SnowConvert AI that integrates generative artificial intelligence into SQL queries.
Additionally, Snowflake said it had updated its data marketplaces. The event was held in San Francisco.
LeapXpert Acquires StartADAM and Broadens Channel Compliance Coverage
Communications compliance provider LeapXpert has acquired cross-platform messaging startup StartADAM extending its reach in the governed-messaging niche. Announced in New York on June 3, the deal folds StartADAM’s people, intellectual property, and product into The LeapXpert Communications Platform, adding fresh AI muscle, two new messaging channels, and three CRM connectors.
By integrating StartADAM’s agentic AI into LeapXpert’s existing intelligence layer (Maxen), the combined platform now auto-summarises threads and extracts action items in real time—functions that compliance and front-office teams typically bolt on via third-party add-ins.
“This is a natural evolution for our product and mission,” said Dima Gutzeit, Founder and CEO of LeapXpert. “StartADAM’s innovations in AI, Slack, Discord, and CRM will be deeply embedded into our platform—unlocking powerful new capabilities for our customers. It’s another important step as we scale the platform across new verticals, channels, and intelligence layers.”
New and expanded channels
Discord (in beta): Popular with gaming studios and crypto firms, Discord is edging into mainstream business use. LeapXpert says governed Discord support will shortly join its roster of WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS, Telegram, Signal, WeChat, and LINE.
Deeper integration with Slack: Corporate users can already route external chats through Slack, but the strengthened “Governed Mode” keeps them inside Slack while handling WhatsApp or other consumer apps in the background—key for advisors who live in channel-centric workflows.
CRM synchronisation: Native two-way sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics means contacts, chat history, and context now flow automatically between front-office systems and messaging channels. Closing that loop is a common pain-point for firms juggling relationship data and retention rules.
“StartADAM shares our belief in intelligent, responsible business communication,” noted Avi Pardo, Co-Founder and CBO of LeapXpert. “We built StartADAM to reduce friction in business communications and add a layer of collective intelligence to conversations,” added Adam Stone, Co-Founder of StartADAM. “Joining LeapXpert gives us the reach and infrastructure to deliver on that mission at a global, enterprise scale.”
The announcement lands a few months after LeapXpert’s Portage-led Series B and a run of analyst recognition—including Most Innovative Trade Surveillance Solution in A-Team Group’s Innovation Awards 2025 and Visionary status in Gartner’s 2025 Digital Communications Governance & Archiving Magic Quadrant.
Wamid and BMLL Technologies Partner to Launch Advanced Market Analytics Platform in Saudi Arabia
Wamid, the technology and innovation subsidiary of Saudi Tadawul Group, has entered a multi-year strategic partnership with BMLL Technologies to deliver a new suite of white-labelled, cloud-based analytics tools tailored to the Saudi market. The platform will offer quant teams, analysts, and institutional investors access to comprehensive historical order book data and advanced modelling capabilities within a Python-native environment.
This initiative marks the introduction of the first solution of its kind in the region, aiming to enhance market transparency, data-driven decision-making, and support the growth of Saudi Arabia’s market infrastructure. BMLL Technologies, recognised for its extensive historical market data coverage and strong global investor backing, seeks to democratise access to sophisticated analytics in the region through this collaboration.
26 Degrees Global Markets Expands US Trading Access with QuantHouse Cboe One Feed
26 Degrees Global Markets, the multi-asset prime broker, has integrated the QuantHouse Cboe One Feed into its US equity data offering. The addition aims to enhance trading capabilities for retail brokers seeking extended ‘out of hours’ access to US markets.
The Cboe One Feed delivers consolidated, real-time data from Cboe’s four US equities exchanges, including early hours trading sessions where Cboe commands a 40.5% market share. The integration supports 26 Degrees’ delivery of innovative solutions to its global client base, particularly catering to growing demand in Asia for round-the-clock trading. Through the QuantHouse API interface, 26 Degrees now offers expanded US market data coverage, aligning with the broader industry trend toward continuous market access.
Bloomberg Expands Market-On-Close Trading to US Treasuries
Bloomberg has broadened its Market-On-Close trading capabilities to include US Treasuries, following the earlier rollout for European Government Bonds. The enhancement allows institutional investors to execute trades at the market’s closing price, automatically referencing Bloomberg’s Evaluated Pricing (BVAL) Service. BMO Capital Markets and Schwab Asset Management facilitated the inaugural trade using BVAL pricing.
Currently supported by nine dealers, the new trading workflow aims to reduce tracking error and provide certainty of execution. It allows clients to choose between negotiating non-comp trades or directing in-comp trades to a minimum of five dealers. Investors can also use Bloomberg’s integrated tools, such as axe data, analytics, and communication features, to identify optimal liquidity providers. Additionally, the solution leverages Bloomberg’s Portfolio Trading Basket Builder, enabling electronic trade negotiation and execution based on an end-of-day market snapshot. Further dealer participation is anticipated in 2025.
SimCorp and 360T Expand Partnership to Streamline FX Trading for Buy-Side Firms
SimCorp and 360T, both part of Deutsche Börse Group, have announced an expanded partnership to enhance FX trading capabilities for buy-side firms. The integration allows users of SimCorp One, a comprehensive investment management platform, to access 360T’s Execution Management System, enabling more efficient and automated FX trade execution. Clients will also benefit from connectivity via FIX as a Service, a managed service by SimCorp for linking with brokers and trading platforms.
This development supports institutional investors in optimising their FX trading processes by improving execution speed, reducing operational risks, and ensuring robust audit trails. It aligns with Deutsche Börse Group’s broader strategy to strengthen synergies across its units, following SimCorp’s recent strategic collaboration with Clearstream.
SimCorp and Clearstream Partner to Enhance Investment Platform Integration
SimCorp and Clearstream, both part of Deutsche Börse Group, have entered a strategic partnership to integrate Clearstream’s post-trade services into SimCorp One, SimCorp’s front-to-back investment platform. The collaboration enables SimCorp clients to access Clearstream’s fund data solutions through the Kneip platform, streamlining data dissemination, document handling, and regulatory reporting.
The integration allows clients to outsource these functions, leading to cost reductions and increased operational efficiency. Looking ahead, the partnership will explore additional services including fund distribution via FundsDLT’s SaaS platform, collateral management, and tri-party repo solutions. This initiative supports Deutsche Börse Group’s broader goal of enhancing its buy-side service offering and strengthening connectivity across its trade and post-trade ecosystem.