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Recorded Webinar: How to move to a modern, component based trading architecture using a Buy AND Build approach

To remain competitive in today’s electronic markets, firms need trading architectures that support rapid innovation, effortless integration of new capabilities, and the agility to respond to shifting market demands. This is prompting technology leaders to move beyond the traditional “Buy vs. Build” debate, a false dichotomy that oversimplifies the choice between generic, off-the-shelf platforms and...

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FCA Misconduct Rules Put Surveillance Evidence and HR–Compliance Workflows to the Test

The Financial Conduct Authority’s expanded non-financial misconduct rules took effect on 1 September, bringing around 37,000 non-bank firms within a broader conduct regime. Firms now need to show how complaints, communications evidence and employment investigations inform regulatory decisions. New rule COCON 1.1.7FR covers serious work-related bullying, harassment and violence towards colleagues. It brings non-bank firms...

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TradingTech Summit London

Now in its 16th year, the TradingTech Summit London brings together senior leadership across capital markets trading technology and market data. Join us to deep dive into key opportunities and challenges driving technological transformation across sell-side and buy-side firms.

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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...