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BMLL and Ultumus Partner to Enhance ETF Trading Analytics with Level 3 Data
Market data and analytics provider BMLL has entered into a strategic partnership with Ultumus, a leading specialist in ETF and index data, to deliver a combined data offering aimed at improving trading efficiency and analytics for the global ETF community. The collaboration integrates Ultumus’s widely used ETF reference and Portfolio Composition File (PCF) data with…
McKay Brothers Expands Low-Latency Market Data Services in the UK
McKay Brothers International (MBI) has broadened its Raw Feeds offering in the UK by distributing real-time cash equities data from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Turquoise to trading firms co-located at the Slough-LD4 data centre. This expansion builds on MBI’s existing distribution of Cboe EU exchange data at the LSE, initiated in 2023. MBI’s…
Valuing Hard-to-Price Securities in Volatile Markets
Valuing hard-to-price securities has long been a complex endeavour for asset managers and institutional investment firms, particularly for OTC instruments and illiquid assets. This challenge is amplified in volatile markets, where obtaining direct, observable prices becomes even more difficult, making accurate valuations a significant issue with serious consequences. To address this, the use of reliable,…
IEX Selects DataBP Platform to Modernise Market Data Administration
The Investors’ Exchange (IEX) has adopted DataBP’s market data management platform to streamline its commercial data operations, aiming to enhance efficiency across licensing, reporting, and compliance workflows. The move is part of a broader strategy by IEX to simplify its administrative processes as it expands. According to Mark Schaedel, CEO of DataBP, the project was…
The Digital Last Mile: Reimagining Trader Workflows for the AI Era
As trading desks evolve, firms are turning to AI, interoperability, and modern technology platforms to create smarter, more connected environments that reduce friction for traders, enhance decision-making, and allow users to interact seamlessly with data and tools. However, one of the biggest hurdles they face is the sheer weight of the past. Decades of bespoke…
AXA Selects SimCorp One to Enhance Global Investment Oversight and Risk Management
SimCorp has announced that AXA will implement the SimCorp One platform along with its Business Services to strengthen investment monitoring and financial risk management across AXA’s global insurance operations. The platform will provide AXA’s teams with a real-time, consolidated view of positions across entities, reducing operational friction and enabling scalable investment oversight. SimCorp One is…
UBS and LSEG Form Long-Term Partnership to Advance Data and Analytics Capabilities
UBS Group AG and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) have entered a multi-year strategic partnership that will see UBS implement LSEG’s full range of data and analytics solutions across its global operations. The agreement is aligned with UBS’s broader strategic growth plans and integration objectives, aiming to generate cost synergies and boost operational efficiency….
The ‘Always-On’ Gauntlet: How Converging Markets and 24/7 Trading are Forging the Next-Gen of Infrastructure
The concept of the ‘trading day’ is rapidly evolving. For generations, the rhythm of capital markets has been associated with the opening and closing bell, a predictable cycle that provided a crucial window for settlement, risk management, and system maintenance. But is that window now closing? A series of forward-looking discussions at A-Team Group’s recent…
Bloomberg to Integrate CME Group’s EBS Market FX Data into BFIX Benchmarks
Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL) has announced an agreement with CME Group to incorporate EBS Market’s Spot FX transactions into its Bloomberg FX Fixings (BFIX) benchmarks. This move aims to enhance the precision and efficiency of BFIX by including transaction data, thereby reducing risk and improving the ability of market participants to match the fixings….
Slaying the Monolith: A Pragmatist’s Guide to Modernising Trading Architecture
For decades, trading technology has been haunted by large, intricate, all-in-one applications that power core business functions, aka the monolith. While once a necessity, these systems have become a source of immense friction. They are brittle, expensive to maintain, and notoriously slow to change, creating a chasm between business demands for agility and IT’s capacity…