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In this installment, we talk to Nicholas Brien, Lead Software Engineer, who’s building AI into the products our clients use, while also leveraging it for a variety of tasks. Here’s where he thinks AI is genuinely changing his craft, and where he’s still skeptical.

Global equity markets delivered positive returns in May, although performance generally moderated from the strong gains recorded in the previous month. Emerging markets were the strongest-performing region, significantly outperforming developed market peers, while the U.S. continued to generate solid returns despite a slowdown in momentum. European equiti...

With the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) final CCI rules via Policy Statement PS25/20 in December 2025, in-scope firms must move quickly from influencing to implementing to meet the 8 June 2027 deadline.

The final rules make a number of targeted changes vs. the initial consultations, which have generally been well received by ...

For investment funds in Europe, the next three to five years will fundamentally reshape the supervisory reporting framework. ESMA’s final report on the integrated collection of funds’ data, published 4th May 2026, sets out the vision for ...

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