ESG Ratings Use Seen in Decline But AI, Increased Regulation Could Lift Their Popularity
ESG ratings still play an important part in investors’ due diligence processes, but they are no longer among the leading sources of information guiding their decisions, a recent survey has concluded. Increased scrutiny of ratings agencies by regulators and government bodies, as well as improved means of gathering ESG data, mainly through the use of...
73 Strings’ Structured Data ‘By-Product’ Fuels Workflow Acceleration After Callisto Acquisition
French startup 73 Strings realised a couple of years ago that one of the by-products of its valuation platform was a trove of structured, standardised and consistently labelled data drawn from private markets. This, reasoned Chief Executive and Co-Founder Yann Magnan, was financial gold in a part of the financial sector that has traditionally been...
Ahead of Tokenised Securities Trading, NYSE Expands Roster of Authorised Transfer Agents
In preparation for the launch of its tokenised security trading platform and affiliate venue, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has expanded the roster of companies authorised to provide transfer agent services for digital assets. Joining Securitize and tZERO, which have already entered into agreements with the NYSE, are Broadridge Financial Solutions, Computershare, Equiniti and...
Securitize and Stellar Plan Integration to Support Regulated Financial Transactions
Tokenisation platform Securitize plans to integrate with the Stellar network, making it the 17th blockchain ecosystem that it supports. Stellar joins prominent financial markets networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche – and adds regulated, SEC-registered transfer agent infrastructure to Stellar’s increasingly popular financial rails. As a result, the partnership will offer global asset managers a...
11 Leading Analytics Data Providers Transforming Capital Markets
Data exists for a purpose – to be used – and in modern capital markets, there is an increasing array of use cases to which information can be deployed. Chief among those is analytics, divining meaning and insight from the vast volumes of data that is available internally and from third parties. Sourcing the right...
Can You Explain Your Compliance Decisions? RegTech Summit New York Examines the Evidence
RegTech Summit New York returns on 19 November for its tenth year, bringing regulators and practitioners together to examine compliance, data and artificial intelligence (AI). Across the agenda runs a question with consequences for compliance innovation: can firms demonstrate that their controls work and explain the decisions they produce? When a regulator challenges a reporting...
Tavira Expands AQXT Partnership to Centralise Post-Trade Data and Automation
Tavira Financial, the independent multi-asset agency brokerage and institutional trading platform, is expanding its use of AQX Technologies (AQXT) to consolidate post-trade data and automate operational processes across its business. The development builds on a relationship spanning more than six years, during which AQXT’s XDESK platform has evolved into a central component of Tavira’s post-trade...
Eurex Clearing Unveils Hybrid CCP Model to Integrate Traditional and Digital Securities
Eurex Clearing has announced plans to become what it describes as the world’s first hybrid central counterparty (CCP), integrating traditional and digitally native securities within a single clearing framework, rulebook and risk model. The initiative will allow market participants to trade, clear and finance digital instruments using their existing clearing relationships and infrastructure. Under the...
Bloomberg Adds AI Coding Assistant to BQuant to Accelerate Financial Data Analysis
Bloomberg has introduced BQuant Assistant, a conversational AI coding tool integrated into its BQuant analytics platform, enabling financial professionals to use natural-language instructions to develop investment strategies, query financial datasets and build analytical applications without requiring extensive programming expertise. Available through BQuant Desktop and BQuant Enterprise, the assistant operates within the platform’s existing Python development...
TRG Screen Launches Activity Monitor to Improve Visibility into Market Data Terminal Usage
TRG Screen, the market data and subscription cost management solutions provider, has launched Activity Monitor, a new capability designed to help financial institutions identify underutilised market data terminals, optimise licensing arrangements and reduce expenditure through more granular analysis of how employees use terminal services. Announced on 29 October, the solution captures function-level activity, allowing market...