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The Promise of Automation and the Perils of Standing Still
By Roger Golesworthy, Trading Director, Infront. For firms all over the UK in the trading business, speed and efficiency are essential. These set the base for providing clients with better returns. Behind the curtain, though, firms have a patchwork of systems and software that sit in-between humans and financial instruments. Systems which must meet a…
What to Expect at A-Team Group’s Second Buy AND Build Summit
On September 19th, Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology returns to London at the Marriott Hotel, Canary Wharf for its second year. This A-Team Group event offers a timely exploration of how financial institutions and technology providers can collaborate more effectively to modernise trading platforms and drive innovation. As firms increasingly transition…
Appital Launches New Price Discovery Functionality and Expands European Equity Coverage with Virtu
Appital, the technology provider specialising in peer-to-peer price discovery and liquidity sourcing for asset managers, has introduced ‘Price Discovery in Appital Insights’, aimed at improving natural liquidity generation among its buyside clients. The new functionality allows buyside traders to gain insights on potential pricing and volume before committing to an order. The newly launched feature…
Why Artificial Intelligence isn’t Always a Clever Solution
James Maxfield, Chief Product Officer at Duco. It’s an exciting time for technology. There are some seriously powerful AI tools on the market, solving real issues that capital markets firms have been battling with for years, if not decades. Undoubtedly, this is just the start. Yet at the same time there’s a noticeable trend to…
SteelEye Sets Its Sights on Cross-Product Market Manipulation
Integrated surveillance provider SteelEye has launched a new feature designed to protect financial institutions against the emerging threat of cross-product market manipulation, also referred to as cross-market spoofing. The new feature, Cross-Product Detection, helps surveillance teams identify and address manipulative practices across multiple asset classes and platforms. Cross-market spoofing is an increasingly sophisticated and challenging…
Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets: The Path to Critical Mass
Over the past decade, institutional adoption of digital assets has undergone a transformation. The emergence of tokenisation, stablecoins, and decentralised finance (DeFi) has unveiled new opportunities, attracting asset managers, banks, and funds, propelling digital assets closer to mainstream acceptance. As blockchain technology matures and regulatory frameworks take shape, institutions are expanding their focus beyond cryptocurrencies,…
Connamara’s EP3 Platform Powers the Launch of New Predictions Exchange, ForecastEx
ForecastEx, the new exchange focused on predictions markets for US economic indicators and global climate events, has successfully launched, utilising Connamara Technologies’ EP3 exchange and clearing platform. The exchange allows trading on a range of US economic metrics, such as Unemployment Claims, Consumer Price Index, Retail Sales, Fed Funds rates, and Housing Starts. Additionally, global…
Devexperts Expands DXtrade Platform to Support Futures Trading for Prop Firms
Devexperts has enhanced its white-label trading platform, DXtrade XT, to cater to the growing demand among proprietary trading firms for futures trading technology. The platform, designed for brokers and now expanded for prop trading environments, will enable firms to offer US futures trading to clients globally. DXtrade XT can be deployed either as an off-the-shelf…
SEC Charges 26 Financial Firms for Record-Keeping Failures, Resulting in $392.75 Million in Penalties
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken enforcement action against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered firms for widespread violations in maintaining and preserving electronic communications. The charges highlight longstanding failures by these firms to comply with federal record-keeping requirements. The implicated firms admitted to the facts outlined in the SEC orders, acknowledging…
ASIC Takes Legal Action Against ASX Over Allegedly Misleading Statements on CHESS Replacement Project
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has initiated legal proceedings in the Federal Court against ASX Limited, the country’s largest market operator, accusing the company of making misleading statements regarding its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) replacement project. ASIC contends that ASX misrepresented the status of the project in announcements made on 10…