Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
People Moves: Symphony, Cboe, Pico, SEC, Avelacom, Predata, HKEX
A look at some of the key "people moves" from June 17-21, including Emma Wheeler [pictured], who joins Pico.
People Moves: Symphony, Finos, Neptune Networks, REGIS-TR
A look at some of the key "people moves" from the past week.
Banks and Bank Robbers Embark on AI Arms Race
As cyber attacks become more frequent and costly, banks are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to protect their networks—but so are the criminals.
New CEO Lenardos Plans Refocus to Return Cinnober to Profit in 2019
Lenardos rules out M&A; says Cinnober will focus on organic growth
Augustsson Departs Cinnober, CFO Lenardos Named CEO
Lenardos will become CEO after just two months as CFO at Cinnober.
TOFIS Panel on Machine Learning, AI: ‘Try Everything, Kill What Doesn’t Work’
Panelists at the recent Toronto Financial Information Summit outline the key opportunities and challenges for machine learning and artificial intelligence in the financial markets.
Fenergo Taps Ex-RBC Asset Manager Specialist to Lead New Buy-Side Unit
O'Neill will be responsible for growing takeup of the vendor's compliance and onboarding technologies among buy-side firms.
Demystifying the Use of Machine Learning & AI Within Financial Services
This webinar—which features speakers from Axa Investment Managers and RBC Insurance—will look at specific applications of machine learning and other forms of AI in finance.
Calastone Appoints RBC’s Swabey as Head of Continental Europe
Henning Swabey to lead fund network provider’s European expansion strategy.
Mifid Gears Grind into Motion as Systematic Internalizers Emerge
Market codes release shows over a dozen new entities registered in activity ramp-up
Brexit Brings Boom to Bankenviertel as Tech Firms Eye Frankfurt
Eurozone's financial capital seen as the big Brexit winner as tech vendors begin to follow banks in launching new Germany-based services
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 59: Gabriel Woo, VP of Innovation at RBC
Dan and Gabriel talk about AI initiatives at the Canadian bank. Later, Dan, James and Anthony discuss the LSE-Deutsche Börse merger debacle.
CJC Adds Data Vets to Engineering Team
The new hires have almost 100 years of combined experience in engineering, most within financial market data.
Going Public: Firms Embrace Public Clouds
What will it take to get financial firms to completely buy in to public clouds?
DTCC Appoints Lisa Pollina to Board
Pollina most recently was vice chairman for RBC Capital Markets.
Reinventing RBC: Royal Bank of Canada's Bruce Ross
Bruce Ross was tasked with leading the Royal Bank of Canada’s transformation of its technology department when he was named head of technology and operations at the Toronto-based bank in January 2014.
Santiago Swaps RBC for Hedge Fund
Market data management veteran moves back to the buy side
Panelists: Don't Base Startup Investment on Regulation; Consortiums Don't Work
Industry members chat about the best route to implementing disruptive technology.
RBC Joins EBS Direct
Firm is first Canadian liquidity provider to join.
NAFIS 2014: Cloud's Security Concerns Continue to Outweigh Cost Savings
Firms can deliver significant cost savings by moving their data infrastructures into the cloud, but concerns over security--as well as mistrust of services providers for whom capital markets are not their primary focus--are holding back migration,…
Sutton Takes Customer Data Role at HSBC
Julia Sutton has left Deutsche Bank to take a role within group customer data strategy at HSBC
Three Technologists Talk About Justifying ROI
When making a case for the return on investment (ROI) of an IT project, BMO Capital Markets’ head of operations and project delivery doesn’t get too deep. Quantifying ROI is very difficult, argues Naveen Balakrishnan, because the measurables evolve too…
Toronto FIS: HFT Proponents Prompt Re-evaluation
Canadian bankers and regulators fought off attacks against high-frequency trading practices at the Toronto Financial Information Summit. A pending study of its effects may validate their position or cause a reconsideration.
Real-Time Risk Management webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on June 26, 2013 to discuss how financial trading firms are looking to aggregate their risk exposure on a real-time basis and the challenges they face.