The industry expects the SEC to finalize the Reg NMS shake-up as soon as late summer. While there is broad agreement about the need for change, the extent of the reduction in access fees and tick sizes will have a big impact on markets. WatersTechnology waterstechnology.com/regulation/795…

Client Substantive Research shares the findings of its latest global asset management survey, evaluating the buy side reaction to the FCA’s final rules on investment research payment optionality.

Campaign Focus: Client SuperTechWM recently released the first, unified Research and Innovation Roadmap. They needed an expert fintech communications partner to execute a strategic, multi-channel media and stakeholder campaign. Here's how we helped: streetsconsulting.com/case-studies-2…

Interesting blog from client Droit about the 2023 ESMA Report on Data Quality and Usage, highlighting the ongoing evolution of transaction reporting towards greater transparency. droit.tech/validating-tra…

Our fintech hub Engine plays a crucial role accelerating innovation in the investment management industry. Head of Engine Gillian Painter recently caught up with Shanny Basar at Markets Media to discuss Engine’s latest work and its Innovator Programme, which will be opening

Client Appital expands offering to include pre-trade price discovery functionality, allowing trading desks and investment teams to interact with each other in outsized liquidity price formation, and opportunistic alpha generation.

Campaign Focus: Today, CryptoUK is the authoritative voice of the #crypto industry - shaping the narrative and shifting the needle on policy decisions. Here's how our strategy helped CryptoUK go from zero press profile to being covered 400+ times: streetsconsulting.com/case-studies-2…

Changes to Reg NMS Likely Before US Election marketsmedia.com/changes-to-reg… via Markets Media

Client Appital connects Virtu Financial as an executing broker for client flow negotiated on the Appital BookBuilder platform; Buyside firms benefit from liquidity discovery and price formation opportunities for illiquid equity positions

“Appital has reached $13.5bn of buyside liquidity on its platform, with opportunities between $1m-$260m. 43 asset managers w >$20trn AUM are now signed up, w 60+ more in the onboarding stage, managing an additional $30trn AUM” - Brian Guckian, CBDO Appital appital.io/news/articles/…

Client Substantive Research is putting together a working group of market data-consuming firms with the aim of crafting quantitative metrics for market data cost avoidance - Mike Carrodus, CEO of Substantive, talked to 𝚁𝚎𝚋 WatersTechnology waterstechnology.com/data-managemen…

Client Droit Achieves ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27017 Certifications, reinforcing their commitment to end-to-end cloud security and advanced threat detection droit.tech/droit-achieves…

This August, America’s leading share indices tumbled in volatile trading. Nazed Mannan, Senior Product Manager at client BMLL uses Level 3 historical data to look at what really took place - TabbFORUM tabbforum.com/opinions/the-g…

“Four decades ago we were a ‘start-up’; today, we are a mature membership organisation and a mechanism that both industry and regulators rely on". Uwe Meyer, Executive Director & ANNA Secretariat at client Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) reflects on the evolution of ANNA and ISINs

Congratulations to client InTick - the Listed Derivatives Blocking Network, built and delivered by experts with unrivalled domain expertise and a passion for changing the industry for the benefit of all participants linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Governments sign up to Council of Europe AI Framework Convention finextra.com/newsarticle/44… via Finextra

UK signs first international treaty to implement AI safeguards bobsguide.com/uk-signs-first…

FCA delays ESG naming and marketing rules fnlondon.com/articles/fca-d… via Financial News

Dr Elliot Banks, Chief Product Officer at client BMLL takes a deeper look at what good data normalisation really means, and why it matters linkedin.com/posts/bmll_his…

Sarah Tarawneh, new board member at client Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), shares insights about her appointment, ambitions and the expertise she brings to the role.