London, 25 March, 2026 – London-based real-time intelligence provider Permutable AI is expanding its commercial team at a time when market uncertainty is becoming a defining feature of global trading environments.
Markets are being increasingly shaped by geopolitical shocks, supply disruptions and rapidly shifting narratives – often moving faster than traditional data can keep up. For institutional investors, the challenge is no longer access to information, but making sense of it in time to act.
Against this backdrop, Permutable has appointed Will Peters as Business Development Director, as it looks to support trading desks, asset managers and financial institutions navigating more volatile, event-driven markets.
Permutable operates in a space that has grown in relevance as uncertainty has intensified: transforming unstructured information – news flow, policy developments and narrative shifts – into structured, real-time signals that can be used directly in trading and investment workflows.
As markets react more quickly to incoming information, the gap between event and interpretation has widened. Institutional investors are increasingly looking for ways to bridge that gap – seeking clarity on what is driving price, where risk is building, and how conditions are evolving beneath the surface.
Peters spent a significant portion of his career at Macrobond Financial, where he held senior business development roles across both the US and UK for financial institutions, working closely with research, investment risk and trading teams integrating complex datasets into real-world investment workflows.
At Permutable, he will focus on expanding the firm’s presence across Europe and the US, helping clients integrate real-time intelligence into their workflows as they respond to increasingly complex market conditions.
Wilson Chan, CEO and founder of Permutable AI, says the shift is structural rather than cyclical.
“We’re operating in a market environment where uncertainty is not the exception – it’s the baseline,” he says. “Geopolitical developments, supply shocks and narrative shifts can reprice markets in hours. The real challenge is turning that flow of information into something structured and actionable, so investors can respond with confidence rather than react to noise.”
Permutable’s platform is designed to act as that bridge – converting global information streams into research-grade signals across macro and asset classes, including currencies, energy, metals and agriculture. By structuring narrative data in real time, it aims to give institutional investors a clearer view of what is actually driving markets.
Michael Brisley, Chief Commercial Officer at the firm, says the demand is being driven by the need to navigate complexity, not just consume more data.
“Markets are noisier, faster and more fragmented than ever,” he says. “What clients are asking for is clarity – signals they can trust, that help them distinguish between temporary volatility and something more structural. That’s where we’re focused.”
The company has been building out its platform to support both discretionary and systematic teams, helping them identify market drivers, track regime shifts and act earlier in the cycle.
Will Peters commented, “Investors are dealing with a constant flow of information, but not all of it is useful,” he says. “The ability to filter that down into something actionable is becoming essential. That’s what Permutable is solving for and I’m delighted to be joining Permutable at such a dynamic stage of its growth.”
The appointment signals a broader push by Permutable to expand internationally, positioning its platform as a conduit between market uncertainty and informed decision-making – helping institutional investors move from noise to signal in increasingly unpredictable conditions.
About Permutable
Permutable is a leading provider of market intelligence and sentiment analysis, helping a broad spectrum of institutional stakeholders make better, faster decisions in volatile markets. Founded by Wilson Chan, the company specialises in real-time analysis that delivers actionable insights for identifying regime shifts, managing risk, and optimising portfolio and operational strategies.
Headquartered in London, Permutable works with hedge funds, asset managers, banks, trading houses, energy firms, and utilities worldwide, providing solutions that support systematic trading, discretionary investment, and enterprise-level decision-making through its suite of advanced market intelligence tools.
