Articles by Anthony Malakian
On vibe coding, no/low-code dev, and some potential misconceptions
The Waters Wrap: Is no-code/low-code even a thing anymore? Not really. But the companies that championed those terms just a few years ago tell Anthony they aren’t going anywhere.
AI startups get big-name investors, SEC denies 24X’s exemption request, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 356: When software fails
This week, Tony and Shen discuss a recent trade surveillance software failure.
A tidal wave of token costs threatens landfall
Budgeting for AI was never “easy,” but as financial firms rely more heavily on agents, soaring token usage is forcing them to rethink the economics of modern enterprise AI.
EDMA begins rollout of AI certification framework
The EDM Association is expanding its CDMC framework to include analytics and AI.
BlackRock aims to transform data quality checks with AI
Engineers at the firm are experimenting with harnessing the power of AI to improve data quality, and early results are promising.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 355: Faculty’s David Bholat
This week, David Bholat joins the podcast to talk about AI deployment.
Trumid and BlackRock partner, reference data drama, Finos launches AI fund, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
CJC speeds up data notifications with new ‘Hub’
The consultancy’s DN Hub aims to help investment firms automate the largely manual task of managing data notifications from exchanges and vendors.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 354: Vibing on vibe coding
This week, Tony and Shen chat about vibe coding.
US regulators remove FIGI proposal from joint FDTA rules
The Financial Data Transparency Act’s final rules omit an earlier proposal to establish the FIGI as a common financial instrument identifier across regulatory reporting activities.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 353: ExeQution Analytics’s Cat Turley
This week, Cat Turley joins the podcast to discuss the gap between investment data and trading alpha.
‘Vibe coding is burning us out’
Vibe coding is rapidly spreading throughout the capital markets, and some are unhappy about it, while others believe the genie is out of the bottle. Engineers spoken to for this story share some choice words—and several expletives—about this new form of…
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 352: Agentic workflows, AI bootcamps, regulation, and faves from Seoul
This week, Tony and Shen chat about some recent stories.
Old data practices key to navigating new agentic ambitions
Metadata and data quality are not as sexy as autonomous agents, but data executives across the capital markets warn that they are integral to successful agents.
Anthropic builds finance agents, Osttra buys HUB, TMX mulls extended trading, and more
A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Pimco replaces Bloomberg EMS with TS Imagine
Fixed income giant is shrinking its Bloomberg EMS footprint, though not removing it completely, sources say.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 351: MarketAxess’s Lee and Alexandre
This week, Spencer Lee and Julien Alexandre from MarketAxess join the podcast to discuss AI in fixed income trading.
The race to ‘financialize’ GPU compute set to ratchet up
The Waters Wrap: Anthony looks at two companies aiming to bring efficiency and transparency to the GPU compute market.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 350: AI but make it about data basics
This week, Tony and Shen discuss how it’s all about getting back to basics, aka the data.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 348: FIA Boca, prediction markets, and the stupidity of Chatham House rules
This week, Nyela talks about her trip to Florida to cover the FIA Boca event and Tony goes off on a screed at Chatham House rules.
Broadridge’s agentic strategy takes its lessons from past AI winters
The Waters Wrap: Anthony looks at a real-world agentic project underway at the post-trade giant to see what others can learn.
GenAI and data quality converge at T. Rowe Price’s (Data) Lake Como
Jay Como was hired by T. Rowe Price in 2023, just as generative AI was rippling across the capital markets. Rather than accepting data quality as a hindrance to AI development, his team wants to use AI and agents to help solve this long-standing issue.
Buy-siders invest in private-markets platform, Broadridge expands crypto dealings, and more
The Waters Cooler: CME, ICE, and Nasdaq make other headlines; market data price increases slow; a new Cusip lawsuit and more.