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Recorded Webinar: Managing Non-Financial Misconduct Under SMCR

Non-financial misconduct – encompassing behaviours such as bullying, sexual harassment, and discrimination is a key focus of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has underscored that such misconduct is not only unethical but also poses significant risks to a firm’s culture and operational integrity. Recognizing the profound impact on...

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Beyond the Monolith: Crafting the Agile Trading Stack for the Modern Era

For decades, the central question for any firm designing its trading systems architecture has been a seemingly binary choice: buy an off-the-shelf platform or build a proprietary one in-house? The ‘buy’ camp argued for speed to market and vendor-managed upkeep, while the ‘build’ camp championed bespoke functionality and control over intellectual property. Today, this long-standing...

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AI in Capital Markets Summit London

Now in its 2nd year, the AI in Capital Markets Summit returns with a focus on the practicalities of onboarding AI enterprise wide for business value creation. Whilst AI offers huge potential to revolutionise capital markets operations many are struggling to move beyond pilot phase to generate substantial value from AI.

Regulatory Data Handbook 2025 – Thirteenth Edition

Welcome to the thirteenth edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Data Handbook, a unique and practical guide to capital markets regulation, regulatory change, and the data and data management requirements of compliance across Europe, the UK, US and Asia-Pacific. This year’s edition lands at a moment of accelerating regulatory divergence and intensifying data focused supervision. Inside,...