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Trading Tech Front and Centre at AFCM Conference in Doha
Last week witnessed an impressive gathering of exchange CEOs and senior market and technology practitioners from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the Arab Federation of Capital Markets’ (AFCM) annual conference. At the event – this year in Doha, Qatar, and hosted by AFCM general secretary Rami El-Dokany – leaders met to…
S&P Global Completes Acquisition of Visible Alpha
S&P Global has completed its acquisition of Visible Alpha, the consensus forecast data and analytics vendor. The move aims to expand the fundamental investment research offerings on S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ Pro platform. Founded in 2015, Visible Alpha has carved a niche in offering consensus forecast estimates, key performance indicators, and analytics derived…
Appital Integrates Insights with FactSet’s Portware EMS to Enhance Liquidity Sourcing for Asset Managers
Appital, the price discovery and liquidity sourcing platform, has announced the full integration of Appital Insights with FactSet’s Portware EMS, enabling one-click access to critical liquidity data for asset management clients. The integration includes the ‘Live Watchlist’ feature, enabling buy-side institutions to discreetly evaluate the feasibility of executing large Average Daily Volume (ADV) orders. Launched…
A-Team Group Names Winners of Innovation Awards 2024
A-Team Group has named the winners of its prestigious Innovation Awards 2024. The awards celebrate innovative projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions in capital markets with a focus on data management, trading technology, RegTech or ESG. This year’s…
Pico Launches Corvil Analytics 10.0, Enhancing Financial Trading with AI and Machine Learning
Pico has released Corvil Analytics 10.0, a significant upgrade that incorporates advanced machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve financial trading infrastructure. The software now features proactive notifications and natural language event descriptions, enabling users to identify and understand performance-impacting and unusual events critical for trading outcomes. The latest version leverages proprietary ML…
Unpacking the FCA Wholesale Data Market Study: Insights from Industry Insiders
Market participants were left scratching their heads in response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision not to act to address the high cost of data following the February 29 release of its Wholesale Data Market Study. The study was the end result of a process launched in March last year amid concerns that…
QuantHouse Enhances Data Offering with BMLL Historical Order Book Data
QuantHouse, the API Data and Trading Solutions business of Iress, has entered into a new global partnership with BMLL, the independent provider of harmonised Level 3, 2 and 1 historical data and analytics for the equity and futures markets. This collaboration aims to merge QuantHouse’s real-time data services with BMLL’s comprehensive historical order book data,…
Bridgewise Raises $21M to Expand AI Financial Intelligence Platform for Global Securities
Bridgewise, the AI-powered investment analysis platform, has successfully completed a $21 million funding round, increasing its total capital raised to $35 million. The investment was spearheaded by SIX Group and included contributions from Group11 and L4 Venture Builder, along with other global financial institutions. The company provides advanced AI-driven solutions that serve a diverse client…
Central Asian Stock Exchange Implements QUIK Software from ARQA Technologies
The Central Asian Stock Exchange (CASE) in collaboration with ARQA Technologies, has successfully implemented QUIK software, significantly upgrading its trading platform in Tajikistan. ARQA Technologies was chosen through a competitive tender to replace the existing platform. The new system now serves as the matching backbone for CASE, handling client instructions, market data distribution, and pre-trade…
CTM Debuts New Tri-Party Matching Workflow for Prime Brokers with Société Générale as First to Go Live
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the leading provider of post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has announced Société Générale as the first Prime Broker to adopt the Central Trade Manager’s (CTM) automated tri-party trade matching workflow. This development comes as the financial services sector worldwide braces for T+1 and more…