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Market Data Users Flag ‘Important Gaps’ in EU Consolidated Tape Plans

As the European Union forges ahead with its ambitious plan for a consolidated tape (CT), key market data user groups have raised concerns, identifying “important gaps” in the current framework. In a joint letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Commission, EFAMA, EPTA, and Protiviti have outlined a series of…

TS Imagine Partners with Gentek.ai to Integrate AI into Capital Markets Platform

TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions provider, has entered a strategic development partnership with AI platform Gentek.ai. The integration of Gentek.ai’s horizontal AI infrastructure directly into TS Imagine’s platform is designed to offer users faster workflows, automated processes, and richer insights through advanced reporting. By embedding agentic workflows, TS Imagine aims to…

Quoreka Launches AI-Powered Commodity Sentiment Index

Quoreka, the energy and commodity trading risk management (E/CTRM) solutions provider, has announced the launch of the Quoreka Sentiment Index (QIndex), an AI-driven tool designed to measure real-time global sentiment for the commodity markets. The QIndex is powered by comprehensive news and data feeds supplied by Barchart, the market data and technology provider. The index…

A-Team Group Announces Winners of the AI in Capital Markets Awards 2025

A-Team Group has announced the winners of the inaugural AI in Capital Markets Awards 2025, celebrating the most innovative and impactful applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning across the global financial markets. The new awards programme recognises technologies that have moved beyond proof-of-concept to deliver measurable value, supporting efficiency, resilience, and insight generation across…

Finastra’s Summit Crowned Best AI-Enabled App at Inaugural AI in Capital Markets Awards

Finastra has secured the award for “Best AI-Enabled App for Capital Markets” for its Summit solution at the first-ever AI in Capital Markets Awards, hosted by the A-Team Group. This new awards programme recognises the growing importance of artificial intelligence in transforming capital markets by honouring the leading AI-driven solutions that deliver significant value to…

Bloomberg BQuant Wins A-Team AICM Best AI Solution for Historical Data Analysis Award

When global markets were roiled by the announcement of massive US trade tariffs, Bloomberg saw the amount of financial and other data that runs through its systems surge to 600 billion data points, almost double the 400 billion it manages on an average day. “These were just mind-blowingly large volumes of data,” says James Jarvis,…

SIX Signs Seven-Year Strategic Partnership with Barclays

Financial data provider SIX has signed a seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays. The agreement will provide all divisions of the global banking group, including its investment banking, retail, wealth management, and corporate services, with access to SIX’s comprehensive suite of financial data products. The partnership is intended to support Barclays’ international growth and drive cost…

LSEG and Microsoft Deepen Partnership to Power AI Agents with Financial Data

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Microsoft are taking the next step in their strategic partnership, announcing a plan to transform how financial services professionals interact with data by embedding LSEG’s vast datasets into Microsoft’s AI ecosystem. The collaboration will enable users to build and deploy customised AI agents, or ‘Copilots,’ within their daily…

EuroCTP Taps DataBP to Build Digital-First Administration for EU Consolidated Tape

In a critical step toward the operational reality of a European consolidated tape, EuroCTP has selected DataBP, specialists in commercial management solutions for financial market data, to administer the licensing and subscriber management for its forthcoming equities and ETFs consolidated tape. The move signals a foundational focus on modern, digital-first infrastructure for what is poised…

Unlocking Wall Street’s Dark Data: How AI Agents are Transforming Trading Floor Chat

For decades, some of the most valuable information in financial markets has been hiding in plain sight. Client intent, actionable orders, and vital market colour have been locked within the unstructured, transient streams of human-to-human chat. On trading floors worldwide – particularly in over-the-counter (OTC) markets – this conversational data represents a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot:…