Has the hard market ended for commercial insurers?
The prolonged hard market in North American commercial insurance has come to an end, forcing property and casualty (P&C) insurers to rethink how they...
Twenty7tec opens ADAPT to all RESEARCH users for free
Twenty7tec, a FinTech for advisers, has opened up complimentary access to ADAPT, its proactive market surveillance solution, for every RESEARCH user over a two-month...
Databricks to raise strategic funding at $188bn valuation
Databricks, the Data and AI company, has revealed plans for a strategic funding round that values the business at $188bn. The company has already signed...
The hidden risk of all-in-one compliance platforms
Financial services firms are becoming larger, more complex and increasingly interconnected, but that does not necessarily mean their compliance technology should follow the same...
Why selectivity will decide winners in H2 2026 markets
The first half of 2026 has delivered geopolitical tension, an energy shock and stubborn inflation worries, yet markets have barely flinched, according to the...
How AI is turning revenue performance management from reactive to proactive
Financial services have prioritised digitalisation strategies over recent years in order to stay relevant in the market, but one important area is not getting...
AI spending surge tests the Fed’s inflation fight
AI is no longer just a productivity story, it is fast becoming a demand story with real consequences for inflation, according to new analysis...
Is private credit really another sub-prime crisis?
Fears that private credit markets are repeating the mistakes of sub-prime mortgage-backed securities (MBS) ahead of the global financial crisis (GFC) have intensified following...
Why inflation forecasting is broken and what fixes it
Inflation has long sat at the heart of macroeconomic decision-making, shaping monetary policy, fiscal trade-offs and portfolio construction. But according to LSEG Data &...
Caplight raises $16m Series A from BlackRock and Fin Capital
Caplight Technologies, a San Francisco-based venture capital data and transaction infrastructure platform, has closed a $16m Series A funding round co-led by BlackRock and...













