Ascent RegTech

Recorded Webinar: Navigating the Build vs Buy Dilemma: Cloud Strategies for Accelerating Quantitative Research

For many quantitative trading firms and asset managers, building a self-provisioned historical market data environment remains one of the most time-consuming and resource-intensive steps in establishing a new research capability. Sourcing data, normalising symbologies, handling corporate actions and maintaining infrastructure can take months and absorb significant budget before a single model is tested. At the...

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NSCC Goes Live with 24×5 Clearing, Putting the Post-Trade Layer Ahead of the Exchanges

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has taken its National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) subsidiary live with 24×5 clearing, extending the window from Sunday 8:00pm ET to Friday 8:00pm ET and applying NSCC’s central counterparty guarantee immediately to transactions executed across overnight sessions and multiple time zones. The change, which received SEC approval ahead...

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ExchangeTech Summit London

A-Team Group, organisers of the TradingTech Summits, are pleased to announce that the second ExchangeTech Summit London will take place in May 2027. This dedicated forum brings together operators of exchanges, alternative execution venues and digital asset platforms with the ecosystem of vendors driving the future of matching engines, surveillance and market access.

AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2026

AI adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. The priority is now controlled deployment: where AI can be used safely, where it can deliver measurable value, and how outputs can be governed, monitored and evidenced. The 2026 edition of the AI in Capital Markets Handbook examines how AI is being applied...