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Eventus and IC360 Form Strategic Alliance to Build Integrity Framework for Prediction Markets

Prediction markets have entered a phase of rapid commercial expansion, regulatory scrutiny, and institutional attention. What began as a niche segment centred on retail speculation has evolved into a serious market structure discussion; one that blends characteristics of sports betting, digital assets, and traditional exchange-traded instruments. As liquidity rises and new venues emerge, so too…

Publicis Sapient and Murex Deliver Treasury Transformation for Aldermore Bank

Publicis Sapient and Murex have announced the successful implementation of the MX.3 front-to-back-to-risk platform for Aldermore Bank. The UK specialist financial services provider undertook this initiative to replace its legacy systems with a modern, integrated, cloud-based treasury platform. The primary objectives were to enhance treasury efficiency and provide greater hedging options for risk management. Publicis…

The Year in Data: 2025’s Biggest Trends and Developments

The past 12 months saw breakneck developments in how firms applied artificial intelligence. AI began to change from a mere tool to an integral part of capital markets operations. The year also saw data services providers launch multiple products for the growing private markets investment sector. Data Management Insight spoke to leaders in our industry…

LSEG Integrates MCP Connector for ChatGPT users and OpenAI Enterprise Customers

LSEG is collaborating with OpenAI to integrate its financial data and news into ChatGPT via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector. As part of the ‘LSEG Everywhere’ strategy, this integration allows users with LSEG licensed credentials to access and analyse market data directly within the ChatGPT interface. The rollout will commence with LSEG Financial Analytics,…

CJC Launches Market Data Continuity Support Service

Crown Jewels Consultants Ltd (CJC) has introduced Market Data Continuity Support (MDC), a flexible subscription service providing an on-demand safety net for mission-critical market data operations. Designed for financial firms that require operational resilience but do not need a comprehensive managed service, MDC addresses the risks associated with data failures, such as frozen prices and…

New Issue IQ and Boltzbit Partner to Slash Bond Issuance Data Processing Time by 74%

New Issue IQ, the solutions vendor dedicated to modernising primary bond markets, has announced a strategic partnership with deeptech AI company Boltzbit, to optimise the processing of new bond deal information. The collaboration reportedly delivers a processing-time improvement of approximately 74% by automating workflows that have traditionally been manual and fragmented. Through this integration, New…

Bloomberg Enhances RMS Enterprise to Unlock Proprietary Models and Strengthen Research Oversight

Bloomberg has announced significant enhancements to its enterprise-level Research Management Solution (RMS Enterprise), introducing two new capabilities: Custom Fundamentals and Digest Alerts. The updates are designed to address long-standing data interoperability challenges within investment firms, allowing research teams to better integrate proprietary financial models into their workflows and strengthen oversight across their organisations. For many…

Implementing Events-based Trading and Prediction Markets

By Jon Light, Senior Director of Product Management at Devexperts. The current surging interest in prediction markets is leading to a general reevaluation of this type of trading, with many financial services firms now questioning whether to offer events-based trading to their own users. To date, several high-profile firms have moved to incorporate prediction markets…

From Broker Bias to Independent Insight: The Case for Cloud-Native TCA

For years, the path of least resistance for buy-side transaction cost analysis (TCA) was simple: let the broker do it. Historically, asset managers have relied on their execution counterparties to provide post-trade reporting. It was a workflow of convenience. Brokers executed the trades and subsequently provided the analysis on how well they performed. However, this…

From Noise to Signal: How AI is Revolutionising Data Discovery for Traders and Investment Managers

The financial markets have never suffered from a lack of data. If anything, the challenge for modern traders and investment managers is quite the opposite: they are drowning in it. From real-time pricing and news feeds to unstructured earnings call transcripts and social media sentiment, the volume of information is immense. The critical differentiator in…