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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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The FCA’s Wakeup Call: Mature Financial Controls, Immature Trade Controls

By Becki LaPorte, Principal – AML Strategy & Innovation, FinScan. The FCA’s latest report on sanctions systems and controls delivers a verdict that compliance professionals will find both encouraging and concerning. Although financial sanctions programs have matured, trade sanctions compliance has not. The gap between the two is significant and the report highlights this clearly....

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TradingTech Summit New York

Our TradingTech Summit in New York is aimed at senior-level decision makers in trading technology, electronic execution, trading architecture and offers a day packed with insight from practitioners and from innovative suppliers happy to share their experiences in dealing with the enterprise challenges facing our marketplace.

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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...