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Practicalities of Implementing GenAI in Capital Markets

Following the opening keynote of A-Team Group’s AI in Capital Markets Summit (AICMS), a panel of expert speakers focused on the practicalities of implementing GenAI. The panel agreed that industry hype is waning and there is enthusiasm for GenAI with firms beginning to develop use cases, although one speaker noted: “People understand the risks and…

AI in Capital Markets Summit Tracks Evolution of GenAI and Value Creation

Generative AI (GenAI) took the world by storm in November 2022 when OpenAI introduced ChatGPT. It has since become a talking point across capital markets as financial institutions review its potential to deliver value, consider the challenges it raises, and question whether they have the data foundation in place to deliver meaningful, unbiased and ethical…

Galilee Asset Management Selects Clearwater to Consolidate Fund Activities

Galilee Asset Management, a specialist in fund and wealth management primarily in equity and fixed income, is planning to replace in-house developed order consolidation solutions with Clearwater JUMP, a Clearwater Analytics offering designed to consolidate fund and wealth activities across the investment lifecycle. France-based Galilee Asset Management cites a world-class user experience, platform scalability and…

Finbourne Raises £55m to Fund Overseas Expansion

Finbourne Technology has received a £55 million capital injection to fund the international expansion of the investment data management solutions provider’s AI-enabled data and tools service. The London-based company raised the money in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Highland Europe and AXA Venture Partners (AVP). It follows a £15m cash…

AXA XL Alternative Capital Team Selects Clearwater Analytics

AXA XL’s alternative capital team has selected Clearwater Analytics to provide strategic support for a portion of its investment portfolio. The team chose Clearwater for its proven reliability, accuracy and comprehensive ability to meet its complex accounting book of record and regulatory requirements. “We welcome AXA XL as a Clearwater client,” says Keith Viverito, general…

FINBOURNE Technology Expands Integration with Taskize to Enhance Post-Trade Operational Workflows

FINBOURNE Technology, the investment data management solutions provider, has expanded its integration with Taskize, the post-trade operational workflow specialists, to improve the management of complex IBOR (Investment Book of Record) and ABOR (Accounting Book of Record) post-trade exceptions. For FINBOURNE clients, the integration with Taskize aims to reduce resolution times, lower human error, and boost…

Rimes changes hands, plans accelerated expansion as Five Arrows completes acquisition

Rimes, a provider of EDM-as-a-Service and investment platform solutions, is in new hands following the completion of its acquisition by Five Arrows, the private equity arm of Rothschild & Co. The partners say the acquisition provides a foundation for accelerated global expansion. The deal was announced in April 2024 and sees Rimes move on from…

TurinTech innovates with Artemis code optimisation

TurinTech, a London-based technology vendor, plans to revolutionise code optimisation with its GenAI Artemis solution. Artemis is based on a proprietary large language model (LLM) – although it can be used with other LLMs – that is trained to help financial firms optimise software code, speed up execution, reduce cloud costs and lower carbon emissions….

S&P Global Market Intelligence reports accelerated adoption of GenAI

As GenAI pivots from research to product launch and monetisation, the software part of the technology is forecast to reach $52.2 billion by 2028 with a compound annual growth rate of 58% from 2023, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Published by 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, the Generative AI Market Monitor…

Data Veteran Puts his Expertise to Use in Altruistic Venture

Hany Choueiri has spent the past decade-and-a-half enabling some of the largest financial institutions in the world to make the best use of their data. Now he is freely giving his expertise to helping smaller firms do the same for themselves. The creator of data quality and management systems for HSBC’s European operations and the…