Bank to the future: how technology is changing the capital markets

The capital markets have not seen the same degree of automation witnessed in other market sectors. This is about to change. The onward march of technology, in a marketplace increasingly shaped by the waves of regulation since the financial crisis, means further structural change is inevitable. Data is already king — but it is the way we use it to optimise working practices that will be critical for the future shape of the industry. Martin Egan takes a look at how the primary and credit markets have evolved — and what the landscape might look like in the near future.