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Recorded Webinar: The Data Foundation for Alpha – How fragmented data is eroding hedge fund performance

Alpha depends on more than models, talent and execution. It depends on the quality, consistency and timeliness of the data behind every investment decision. Many hedge funds still operate with fragmented datasets, inconsistent identifiers and manual reconciliation processes that slow research, distort signals and increase operational risk. As firms scale across strategies, regions and asset...

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Open Standard Group Set to Challenge Circle, Tether in $300 Billion Stablecoin Market

A consortium led by Visa, BlackRock, Google and Coinbase, and including more than 140 financial services, e-commerce, technology and DLT players, plans to launch a US Dollar-denominated stablecoin dubbed Open USD later this year. When it goes live, the Open Standard group will challenge existing leaders Circle and Tether, which between them dominate the $300+...

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Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology

Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology London examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions.

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Alternative Data in Capital Markets Handbook 2026

Alternative data adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. Simply possessing a dataset is no longer a differentiator – the priority now is how data is sourced, synthesised and deployed, and how quickly granular, disaggregated signals can be turned into validated, decision-ready insight. The 2026 edition of the Alternative Data in...