The New Demands on Fixed Income Pricing Infrastructure
Fixed income pricing has always involved making sense of imperfect information. Liquidity is fragmented, many instruments trade infrequently and establishing fair value can require considerably more judgement than in more transparent markets. But the demands being placed on pricing and valuation infrastructure are changing. Firms increasingly need valuations that are not only accurate, but timely,...
Date: 16 September 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Generative AI is rapidly transforming how employees create, share, and interpret information. From internal copilots drafting client messages to AI tools summarising trading conversations or generating research notes, large language models are increasingly embedded in daily workflows across capital…
Now in its 16th year, Data Management Summit (DMS) NYC returns on September 17th 2026, to explore how to use data and AI to drive measurable business outcomes – reliably, repeatedly and at scale.
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Data Handbook. Supervisors increasingly expect firms to demonstrate which rules apply, which data supports each obligation, who owns the control and how exceptions are identified and resolved. Policies and implementation programmes must now be supported by records that can withstand regulatory scrutiny. This edition examines material…
Asset managers may be exposing themselves to operational vulnerabilities as they rapidly integrate artificial intelligence and agents into their risk management systems, often without first ensuring trust in the data that will feed the models. A survey found that three-quarters of 178 senior investment leaders questioned said they expect the pace of AI and agents...
Fixed income pricing has always involved making sense of imperfect information. Liquidity is fragmented, many instruments trade infrequently and establishing fair value can require considerably more judgement than in more transparent markets. But the demands being placed on pricing and valuation infrastructure are changing. Firms increasingly need valuations that are not only accurate, but timely,...
The SEC is proposing new fundraising rules for crypto projects that sell tokens while building a blockchain network or application. Regulation Crypto Assets would allow qualifying developers to raise capital from a broad investor base and support secondary trading through tailored exemptions from Securities Act registration. However, these new freedoms come with additional regulatory burdens....
The effectiveness of an AI agent ultimately depends on the quality, context and structure of the information it can access. For investment firms, that puts familiar challenges around data quality, provenance and integration firmly back on the agenda – while potentially changing what they expect from their data providers. “When you’re selling data, you’re not...
Banks are under intense pressure from a variety of quickly evolving trends. Clients want more from them; market volatility is challenging their trading strategies; and regulator scrutiny is deepening. In response, regional banks and large banking organizations (LBOs) are offering more products to clients and promising ever-more automated access to a greater array of asset...
Fixed income markets are undergoing a fundamental structural shift, transforming how institutions price risk, govern data and make decisions at scale. The convergence of cloud-based delivery, AI-enabled analytics, expanding private credit markets and heightened regulatory scrutiny, is redefining what ‘confidence’ means in fixed income workflows. Access to third-party pricing and valuations alone is no longer...
Driven by regulatory developments such as the GENIUS Act in the United States and MiCA in Europe, Institutional interest in stablecoins is surging. With more than $300 billion in circulation globally, stablecoins have evolved from a crypto-native payment tool into an increasingly important component of financial market infrastructure. For financial institutions, stablecoins offer a compelling...
Parameta Solutions and Zema Global have expanded their partnership to provide Zema customers with access to Parameta’s OTC energy and commodities market data through Zema’s Decisioning Infrastructure. The agreement will make Parameta’s end-of-day indicative pricing available across global markets including oil, natural gas and LNG, power, coal, environmental markets and metals. The broker-sourced data is…
Sterling Trading Tech has launched STRIDER, an AI-driven web and mobile trading platform designed to support increasingly global and extended-hours trading. The platform provides 24/7 access to US equities and options trading through browsers and mobile devices, covering workflows ranging from straightforward equity execution to complex options strategies. It is interoperable with Sterling’s desktop environment…
SIX is expanding its post-trade offering with a new clearing segment for US securities, enabling European clients to trade and clear US instruments through its interoperable central counterparty, SIX x-clear. The service will operate within a European framework, with extended clearing hours aligned with the US market close and settlement through DTCC. Initial coverage will…
Coinbase has selected ION’s XTP for Event Contracts to support clearing for Kalshi’s prediction market, providing automated, real-time processing for event-based contracts. The platform supports contract creation, resolution and settlement alongside real-time execution processing, with automated 24/7 operations and capacity to onboard tens of thousands of accounts per day. ION and Coinbase began working together…
SIX has launched SIX Market Signal, a new API-based marketplace providing real-time and historical European market data to institutional and retail users. Its core product, 1BBO, provides a real-time European cash equities stream showing best bid and ask prices using order-book data from SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange, alongside 16 European markets covered by…
Trading Technologies (TT) has integrated FairXchange Horizon into its institutional FX platform, adding independent execution and liquidity analytics across spot FX, forwards, non-deliverable forwards and swaps. The integration gives clients access to FairXchange’s microstructural analytics directly within the TT platform, allowing them to measure execution quality, analyse trading flows and liquidity-provider performance, and assess counterparty…
The FIX Trading Community has published new guidance for electronic securities lending, establishing common workflow practices designed to support greater automation across the market. The guidelines provide a standard electronic messaging framework for securities lending contracts conducted bilaterally or through trading venues. They cover quote negotiation workflows, last look and Free of Payment (FOP) lending,…
Daloopa has made its artificial intelligence-powered financial modelling agent, Scout, generally available to clients. Scout enables analysts to build and update financial models directly in Excel using plain-language commands. Models created by the software draw from a structured database containing financial records for more than 6,000 global public companies. Thomas Li, Chief Executive at Daloopa,…
NetApp has validated its ONTAP platform capabilities to support VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, enabling mutual customers to lower costs, recover from cyber attacks and deploy artificial intelligence software. First-party cloud storage services from the data infrastructure company are certified to support the cloud platform across major hyperscalers, enabling workload movement without code alterations. Alvaro Celis,…
Technology provider Vermeg and the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) have selected Delta Capita’s MACH Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to power a new Digital Asset Securities Depository (DASD). This initiative is part of Vermeg’s broader mandate, awarded by the CBUAE in April 2026, to design and deliver an integrated conventional and digital Central Securities…
The CEOs of AMC Entertainment and Robinhood are publicly clashing over “tokenised stocks” trading on Robinhood’s blockchain. The conflict got its start when AMC CEO Adam Aron discovered that Robinhood was offering a digital token bearing the movie theatre chain’s name and tracking its stock price – all l without AMC’s permission or involvement. Robinhood…
TRG Screen has acquired S4 Market Data, adding specialist vendor management, sourcing and negotiation expertise to its market data managed services business. The deal follows a year-long partnership under which S4 supported TRG Screen clients with vendor negotiations, contract optimisation and complex procurement, and comes in the wake of TRG Screen’s acquisition of market data…
CUBE has added three agentic artificial intelligence tools to its RegPlatform regulatory intelligence platform, extending its automation across regulatory change monitoring, analysis and enforcement tracking. The Priorities, Analysis and Enforcements “coworkers” are available to existing RegPlatform customers. Application programming interface access allows firms to embed the tools within their existing compliance and risk systems rather…
Adroit Trading Technologies has integrated its multi-asset execution management capabilities with BlackRock’s Aladdin platform, enabling mutual clients to access Adroit’s trading functionality directly through Aladdin. The multi-year partnership is designed to streamline institutional trading workflows and improve operational efficiency across fixed income, currencies and OTC derivatives. Adroit said the integration comes as OTC markets undergo…
Derivatives firms are increasingly treating post-trade operations as a source of competitive advantage and capital efficiency rather than simply a back-office cost, according to research from OSTTRA and Acuiti. The study of 45 sell-side firms found that 96% of respondents active in OTC derivatives and 89% in listed derivatives see improved netting and optimisation as…
Hexaware Technologies has appointed Vivek Jetley as CEO Designate to assume the CEO role at the IT services company on October 28. Jetley worked at EXL for 20 years, serving as partner at Inductis before its 2006 acquisition and holding leadership roles including president of analytics, insurance, healthcare and life sciences businesses. Jetley replaces outgoing…
SimCorp has named Gareth Morris as Head of Portfolio Management and Trading, charged with leading development of the company’s SimCorp One’s portfolio management and trading capabilities. Morris, who previously worked on BlackRock’s Aladdin business for 16 years, will be joined by Kate Ryan, who was appointed Head of Product Design to drive the design system…
Ondo Finance has appointed global financial regulation veteran Allison Parent as its new Chief Policy Officer. Parent brings nearly a decade of experience as the executive director of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), alongside prior high-profile roles including global policy lead at Barclays, senior policy adviser at the Bank of England, and general counsel…
Kaizen has appointed Sam North as chief product officer (CPO) to lead the regulatory reporting assurance specialist’s product strategy and roadmap. North joins Kaizen after more than 15 years at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), where he most recently served as executive director, product management. His experience covers regulatory reporting, post-trade services, product…
73 Strings, a provider of artificial intelligence software for private capital valuation, has appointed former Barclays leader Eamon O’Dwyer as president to oversee execution and operational capabilities. O’Dwyer previously spent more than 10 years at Barclays in roles spanning digital strategy, product development, sales, partnerships and innovation. He later co-led several financial technology companies. Based…
Consulting firm Accenture has recruited Bob Zeglarski as Principal Director – Digital Assets. He was most recently Associate General Counsel and Executive Director for Digital Assets at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC). In his new role, Zeglarski will help to guide institutions “through complex regulatory landscapes while designing and implementing scalable, future-proof digital…
Blockchain infrastructure provider Fireblocks has appointed former Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Elad Roisman as its new Chief Regulatory and Policy Officer and General Counsel, Regulatory. In this Washington, D.C.-based role, Roisman will oversee the company’s global regulatory strategy and lead policy engagement with lawmakers. His appointment comes as Fireblocks expands its services past…
Global law firm Clifford Chance has expanded its US digital assets and private capital team with the appointment of Jason Rozovsky as counsel to its Funds & Asset Management group in New York. Rozovsky brings more than a decade of experience in the enterprise blockchain and digital assets sectors, where he has provided strategic transactional,…
Digital asset platform provider Coinbase has a new CTO in Rob Witoff, a veteran technology builder who originally joined the company in 2014 and then rejoined in 2024. Witoff says that in 2009 he got “hooked on Bitcoin empowering builders with programmable money” and that as CTO his goal is to make Coinbase “the best…
BMLL, the provider of harmonised historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics, has appointed Brad Hunt as Chairman of the Board. Hunt succeeds Lee Hodgkinson, who will remain on the board as an independent Non-Executive Director (NED). Hunt brings 30 years of experience in financial data businesses, having most recently served as…
Anti-financial crime technology provider Hawk, has appointed Eli Chamoun as President and Chief Revenue Officer to lead its revenue strategy as it seeks to expand adoption of its artificial intelligence technology among banks and payment companies. Chamoun will oversee Hawk’s global revenue strategy and operations, develop its go-to-market team and deepen relationships with banks, payment…
ISS STOXX has named Virginia Gomez as its next chief executive effective on August 3. Gomez has more than 20 years of leadership experience and served as president of North America at Dun & Bradstreet, executive vice president of product and portfolio management at TransUnion and in leadership positions at LexisNexis and PeopleFluent. Gomez will…
Precisely has appointed Vinesh Vis as chief revenue officer to drive sales execution and customer growth, and Jane Gilson as chief business officer to manage commercial growth frameworks. Vis joins from Smarsh, where he worked as chief revenue officer and general manager, following revenue leadership roles at Oracle and other private and public technology companies;…
Ethereum specialist Consensys suspended releases of its popular MetaMask wallet earlier this year after determining that a contractor with links to North Korea had access to its code for about a month. The unnamed contractor, who worked via a third-party service provider, was determined to have made contributions to MetaMask-related code. Consensys – which reported…
Band of America has named Sonali Theisen ?as ?head of its global digital assets platform. Based in New York City, she will combine her new role, which is to “oversee design, development, scaling and governance of the bank’s digital-assets platform,” with her current responsibilities as head ?of ?Global Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities E?trading and…
Building on our expansion into the alternative data market, A-Team Group is proud to be launching a new awards program. These awards will recognize and celebrate the industry’s most innovative providers and services, spotlighting excellence in this rapidly evolving space.
Voting in the 5th annual Data Management Insight Awards – USA 2026 is now closed. These awards celebrate excellence in data management solutions, services, and consultancy across North America.
Voting is now closed for the 2nd Annual AI in Capital Markets Awards 2026. These awards have been designed to recognise exceptional AI applications advancing innovation in capital markets.
