European Union – October 27, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finalised its revised Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) guidelines on delaying the disclosure of inside information, adding five legitimate interests that issuers can cite to justify a delay.

Under MAR, issuers must disclose inside information concerning them as soon as possible, so that investors are informed and insider dealing is prevented. Issuers may delay disclosure in specific circumstances to avoid prejudicing their legitimate interests. The guidelines give issuers a non-exhaustive list of such interests. The update completes the revised regulatory framework.

Five new legitimate interests follow public consultation

After a public consultation, ESMA added five situations in which a delay may be justified:

EU – October 27, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has defined the conditions that providers and users of post-trade risk reduction (PTRR) services must meet for certain OTC derivative transactions to be exempt from the clearing obligation under EMIR 3.

ESMA's final report sets requirements for PTRR providers and the exemption

The final report specifies the elements and requirements of PTRR services. It covers the information provided to participants, how exercises are carried out, the controls providers must have in place, record-keeping, and how use of the exemption will be monitored.

ESMA says the rules are meant to facilitate use of PTRR services. They also aim to prevent the exemption from being used to circumvent the clearing obligation, keeping its use within the conditions laid down in EMIR 3.

European Union – October 27, 2026 -- The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has withdrawn or amended several Questions and Answers (Q&As) covering market structure under MiFID II, the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Short Selling Regulation (SSR), removing guidance it considers outdated, duplicative or no longer relevant.

ESMA targets Q&As overtaken by legislative amendments and established practice

The review is part of ESMA's Simplification and Burden Reduction (SBR) initiative. It focused on Q&As made redundant by legislative amendments already reflected in market practice, and on those covered by other ESMA guidance.

Louisville – – October 27, 2026 -- Eagleview will run its Futureview customer conference as two flagship events, starting with Futureview East on September 22–25, 2026, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

Futureview West follows in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 12–15, 2027. The split replaces the single-event format with two regional conferences.

Event targets government, GIS and infrastructure users

Futureview East is aimed at government, GIS, assessment, public safety, public works and infrastructure professionals. Eagleview lists assessment and appraisal staff, GIS leaders, emergency response teams, IT and data leaders, department heads and agency executives among intended attendees.

The program centers on expert-led training, product deep dives, workflow innovation, and customer and sponsor presentations, according to Eagleview's March 2026 announcement. Sessions focus on practical use of imagery, software and geospatial data.

Louisville – October 27, 2026 -- Eagleview has named Gregory Robinson, former director of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Program, as keynote speaker for Futureview East 2026, which runs September 22–25, 2026, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

Robinson is a 33-year NASA veteran. NASA announced in 2022 that he had been named to the TIME100 list for his leadership of the Webb program.

Robinson led Webb through delays and cost challenges

Before its launch and deployment, the Webb program faced intense scrutiny over delays, cost challenges and operational complexity. Robinson is credited with helping turn the program around and improving its efficiency. His keynote will address leadership, innovation and resilience in guiding complex missions through change.

Louisville – October 27, 2026 -- Eagleview is asking customers to redeem existing Futureview passes for Futureview East 2026, which runs September 22–25 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

Many customers already hold tickets through existing agreements, according to the company. Organizations can confirm their pass balance and obtain discount codes through their Eagleview District Manager.

Former NASA Webb telescope director Gregory Robinson to keynote

Gregory Robinson, former director of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Program, will give the keynote. Eagleview ties his address on leading complex, technology-enabled missions to its customers' use of high-resolution aerial imagery in property assessment, GIS, public safety and public works.

Agenda targets government workflow modernization

The program covers training, product education, customer stories and peer networking. Eagleview lists seven focus areas for attendees:

Global – October 27, 2026 -- Eagleview, which has supplied aerial imagery and property intelligence to insurers for more than two decades, argues that carriers should measure operational efficiency by how much they know before sending anyone into the field, not by expense reduction alone. Patrick Gill, the company's Senior Vice President and General Manager for Insurance & Commercial Solutions, outlines the case in a new commentary.

AI queries compress weeks of data science work into minutes

Gill says AI lets carriers merge large volumes of disparate data and query it in natural language within minutes. Claims leaders can ask which older roofs sit inside a hail path, which insured properties were already deteriorating before a storm, and where experienced adjusters should deploy first. He says these decisions directly affect claim severity, customer satisfaction and operating expense.

United States – October 27, 2026 -- Eagleview's 2D-to-3D pitch editor is now available directly inside Xactimate®, letting roofers and property claims adjusters build 3D roof sketches from a single entered pitch without leaving their estimating platform.

Single pitch input generates a full 3D roof sketch

Users add pitch information to a 2D roof diagram and convert it into a 3D sketch. Only one roof pitch must be entered. The tool calculates additional pitches automatically to complete the model.

Eagleview introduced the pitch editor for cases where a roof exists as a 2D diagram but the estimate requires a 3D sketch.

Global – October 27, 2026 -- Akana 2026 introduces API Ops, a command-line feature that lets teams promote API products to production in a fully automated manner and plug the process into CI/CD tools such as Jenkins. Solutions engineer Olaf Van Gorp demonstrated the feature in a video for the Akana API Platform.

API Ops splits promotion duties between product and DevOps teams

The API product team typically handles export and import actions. The DevOps team reviews and approves changes, then pushes approved updates to a designated repository branch from which they can be imported.

Import process adjusts environment-specific settings

API endpoint hostnames, OAuth domains and policy configurations may need to change between source and target environments. API Ops applies these modifications during import to keep the process consistent.

Australia – October 27, 2026 -- Rio Tinto has transferred ownership of the Argyle Pink DiamondsTM brand to luxury jewellery group Boodles, completing the transition on 1 October 2026.

Boodles acquires last Argyle pink diamond inventory and brand assets

Under the agreement, Boodles bought the last remaining Argyle pink diamond inventory. It also assumed ownership of a suite of trademarks tied to the brand, plus the associated website and digital marketing assets. The release did not disclose financial terms.

Rio Tinto selects family-owned buyer with 228 years of trading history

Rio Tinto Diamonds General Manager Sales and Marketing Patrick Coppens described Boodles as a family-owned company with 228 years' experience. He said Rio Tinto's priority was to place the brand with an owner that understands its history and can "responsibly steward" it into the future.