Could a growing number of deals between ‘big tech’ companies and stock exchange operators point the way for capital markets in the coming years? Emma Miller, head of investment banking and capital markets in the data and analytics division at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), believes so.
Fundamentally, she sees Microsoft’s £1.5bn investment into the group as part of a broader transition towards universalisation of technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, in the sector.