Markit Group has acquired Communicator, a New York-based provider of automated systems for OTC derivatives trade processing. The deal will enable Markit to combine its pricing data and valuations in credit, equity, OTC derivatives and structured finance with Communicator’s automated trade processing systems. The transaction will provide clients with enhanced trading and risk management capabilities across products and asset classes.
The rapid spread of artificial intelligence in the financial industry presents data teams with novel challenges. AI’s ability to harvest and utilize vast amounts of data has raised concerns about the privacy and security of sensitive proprietary data and the ethical and legal use of external information. Robust data governance frameworks provide the guardrails needed...
Large language model (LLM) builder Anthropic may have the solution to assuaging financial institutions’ doubts about generative artificial intelligence deployment in their analytics and decision-making workflows, having created a model that has been designed specifically for the industry. Claude for Financial Services, part of the San Francisco-based company’s Claude for Enterprise suite, comprises capabilities that...
The Data Licensing Forum will explore industry trends, themes and specific developments relating to licensing of financial market data from Exchanges and Data Vendors.
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...