Emerging Technologies
Machine Learning: Hype vs. Reality
Waters takes an in-depth look at advancements made in this field of artificial intelligence and where there's still room for advancement.
ICE Buys S&P Evaluations Biz, CMA to Boost OTC Evaluations
S&P is pulling out of the evaluated pricing business after failing to attract critical mass, officials say.
Possible Counter-Bid May Put LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger ‘on ICE'
An ICE takeover would end plans to create the world's largest index provider.
Pico Quantitative Trading Buys AlgoSpan to Boost Europe Infrastructure Play
The acquisition will accelerate Pico's expansion plans in Europe, officials say.
TIM Group, OTAS Technologies Create Partnership
TIM Group integrates its broker analytics into OTAS Apps.
Intercontinental Exchange Mulls Counterbid for London Stock Exchange
NYSE owner confirms possibility of bid to hijack LSE-Deutsche Börse merger, yet to make formal contact with LSE.
Axioma Grows APAC Coverage with Trio of Appointments
Axioma specializes in risk solutions for the buy side.
The Educator: Georgette Kiser, The Carlyle Group
Georgette Kiser learned early in her career the importance of understanding the people she builds solutions and platforms for.
Update: OPRA Message Change Prompts Bandwidth Increases
The expanded header message increases OPRA message sizes by 30 percent overall, participants say.
BISAM Acquires FinAnalytica, Bringing Together Performance, Risk Analytics
FinAnalytica's Cognity risk analytics platform will remain as a standalone offering for the near future.
Fixed Income: Electronic Evolution
The historic liquidity issues plaguing the fixed-income market have been recognized for some time and a number of trading platforms have been launched to facilitate trading, particularly within the secondary bond market.
Opening Cross: Forget the Harlem Shake; Do the Deutsche Shuffle
Even before they confirmed merger negotiations, it was clear to see that the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse had much in common.
LSE–Deutsche Börse Merger Deal Would Create ‘World’s Largest Index Provider’
The merged entity would include a combined index business bigger than S&P-DJI or MSCI, analysts say.
Startups Accelerate: A Look at How the Innovation Space is Changing
Innovation doesn’t always come naturally to capital markets firms.
Product Launches in New Regions Cause Regulatory & Data Hurdles for Asset Managers
A recent survey produced by Linedata highlights some of the more pressing challenges facing asset managers in today's environment.
Dawn of the Wearables
As we enter the latter half of this decade, wearable devices will continue to evolve in sectors such as healthcare and wellness.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: February 20-26
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
Some Thoughts on the Apple–FBI Debate
When it comes to digital privacy, this case could prove seminal for issues down the road.
LSE, Deutsche Börse Announce Further Merger Details
Current Deutsche Börse CEO Carsten Kengeter would lead combined entity, Xavier Rolet to step down.
BME Buys Out Infobolsa Partner Deutsche Börse for €8.2M
Officials say the deal will support BME's expansion plans in Latin America.
FlexTrade Systems Adds Symphony Messaging Platform to EMS
Symphony platform integrated in to FlexTrader EMS for messaging capabilities and content distribution.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 6: FBI vs. Apple, LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger
Dan and Anthony talk about the Apple-FBI dispute and the potential LSE-Deutsche Börse merger.
Apple vs. the FBI: A Fight That Could Turn Ugly
Industry participants give their thoughts on what the ‘FBI v. Apple' case could mean for capital markets firms.
FlexTrade Integrates Symphony Chat, Preps Chat-to-TCA Integration
The integration will allow users of FlexTrader to integrate Symphony's chat into their pricing, trading and TCA functions.