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A (Free) Practical AI Handbook for Capital Markets Professionals
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly transitioned from a promising concept into an operational reality across the capital markets. Senior executives, compliance leaders, and technology specialists are already well-acquainted with the potential of AI to streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and open new competitive opportunities. Yet, the current challenge isn’t about grasping AI’s transformative potential – it’s…
Bloomberg Launches Strategy Optimizer to Streamline ETF Trading Workflow
Bloomberg has launched a new tool, Strategy Optimizer, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading workflows while reducing execution costs. The solution is accessible via RFQe, Bloomberg’s ETF Request for Quote service, and is fully integrated with EMSX, the firm’s equities-focused execution management system. Strategy Optimizer allows portfolio managers and traders to…
Fourteen FIX Engine Technologies to Consider in 2025
FIX engines, the workhorses of financial messaging, are quietly undergoing a continuous transformation. First developed in the early 1990s by Fidelity Investments and Salomon Brothers to standardise electronic equity trading, the FIX (Financial Information eXchange) Protocol quickly became the global standard for order and trade messaging across asset classes. Rather than commoditised infrastructure, today’s FIX…
AI in Capital Markets: Practical Insight for a Transforming Industry – Free Handbook
AI is no longer on the horizon – it’s embedded in the infrastructure of modern capital markets. But separating real impact from inflated promises requires a grounded, practical understanding. The AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2025 provides exactly that. Designed for data-driven professionals across the trade life-cycle, compliance, infrastructure, and strategy, this handbook goes beyond…
ACA Adds Transaction Cost Analysis Capabilities with Global Trading Analytics Acquisition
ACA Group has acquired Global Trading Analytics (GTA), expanding its capabilities in transaction cost analysis (TCA) and best execution support across global financial markets. The move strengthens ACA’s positioning as a provider of technology-enabled governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, particularly for firms navigating increasingly complex regulatory expectations. GTA, based in Rutherford, New Jersey, brings…
24 Exchange Launches Live FX Swaps Trading with CobaltFX’s Dynamic Credit Technology
24 Exchange has launched live FX swaps trading, supported by CobaltFX’s Dynamic Credit process, which optimises real-time credit allocation and provides enhanced liquidity access. The move is aimed at improving credit intermediation, reducing operational risk, and enabling more flexible trade execution. As part of United Fintech, CobaltFX provides infrastructure that allows trading counterparties to pre-set…
Amundi Technology and Murex Partner to Enhance OTC Derivatives Management for Investment Managers
Amundi Technology and Murex have entered a strategic partnership aimed at delivering an integrated solution for investment managers. This new offering combines the multi-asset capabilities of ALTO Investment, Amundi Technology’s platform, with Murex’s MX.3 system, recognised for its front-to-back OTC derivatives management. The integration enables asset managers, insurers, pension funds, and family offices to access…
T+1 Settlement – Driving Behavioural and Technological Change in Post-Trade Operations
With the capital markets industry facing constant pressure to streamline operations and reduce costs, the shift towards a T+1 settlement cycle in Europe, including the UK and Switzerland, represents both a formidable challenge and a critical inflection point for post-trade processes. So what are the biggest risks facing firms ahead of this shift? How will…
Rethinking the Foundations: The Evolution of OMS and EMS in Capital Markets
What’s in a label? Has the industry’s fixation on traditional terms like OMS and EMS become a barrier to progress? How should firms balance the need for innovation with the demand for reliability in order and execution management systems? And what does a next-generation O/EMS infrastructure really look like in an environment where adaptability and…
ULTUMUS and FlexTrade Partner to Streamline ETF Data Delivery via FlexOMS
ULTUMUS, the ETF and index data provider, has partnered with FlexTrade Systems to enhance ETF data integration within FlexTrade’s sell-side Order Management System, FlexOMS. The collaboration addresses increasing demand for seamless ETF trading processes, particularly the complex creation and redemption workflows that require access to multi-asset, intra-day updated data. By combining their open-architecture technologies and…