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Recorded Webinar: The Data Office at a Crossroads — AI Governance, Organisational Design, and the Evolving Mandate of the CDO

Who owns AI governance in a capital markets firm – and is the Data Office structured to bear that weight? These questions sit at the heart of A-Team Research’s latest findings, presented here for the first time: the combined results of two landmark surveys examining the role of the Data Office in AI governance and...

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FCA Market Soundings Review Puts Pre-Deal Controls Under Scrutiny

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has used its multi-firm review of market soundings in UK equity capital markets (ECM) to evaluate how a long-established issuance practice affects market quality, information control and investor targeting. The review covered 63 ECM transactions in UK listed shares between January 2023 and June 2025, including fifty accelerated bookbuilds (ABBs)...

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Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference, London, hosted by A-Team Group

Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.

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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...