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Vanguard overhauls EU data strategy to better manage analytics, regulatory needs
The asset manager’s CIO for Europe aims to centralize responsibilities from its UK and EU offices for how its business in the region manages data and develops new investment products.
IHS Markit Builds Out Alt Data Library for Research Signals
The data service provider is widening its coverage of alt datasets for signals in cyber risk and controversy data.
Hedge Funds Use Shopping Center Cameras in Hunt for Alpha
Buy-side firms in search of alternative insights to drive returns are turning to sentiment analysis to fine-tune their strategies.
Universal-Investment Explores AI to Develop ESG Services
The administrator is looking at how artificial intelligence can be used to extract online sentiment and create customized alternative data services to attract clients.
NYSE President Sees Tech as Key to Big Board's Next Evolution
A look at the massive tech projects (and legal battles) underway at the NYSE, which are being led by Stacey Cunningham.
The Problem Solver: Paul Bari, Nordea
Paul Bari’s career has taken him across oceans and continents, but his true north has always been a fascination with mathematics. Now, he’s tackling not only the future of one of Northern Europe’s largest banks, but its employees, too
The Hedge Fund Doctor: Charles Walters, Halcyon Capital Management
Charles Walters, chief information officer of Halcyon Capital Management, talks about his 20-plus years spent building and implementing platforms for hedge funds.
Winning Wisdom from the Top Women in Data and Tech
The first round of winners of WatersTechnology’s Women in Technology and Data Awards have a personal, passionate investment in diversity, and are notable for their game-changing contributions to the industry.
Scott Blandford's Random Collisions
TIAA's chief digital officer sits down with Waters to discuss how the retirement giant is using big data to improve the customer experience and what the institutional side of finance can learn from retail.
Saxo Bank CEO Kim Fournais: The Technology Artist
For 25 years, Saxo Bank has been introducing new trading technologies, thanks to its Chief Executive Officer, Kim Fournais.
Taking 'Control': Asset Control CEO Mark Hepsworth
The industry veteran reflects on his career so far, and outlines the opportunities he sees for Asset Control under his leadership.
Man of the People: Jos Dijsselhof Leads Euronext into its Next Act
Waters profiles the CEO of Euronext, Jos Dijsselhof
On the Record: Bringing Parity to FX Data in an Age of High-Frequency Trading
IMD's Faye Kilburn quizzes Dan Marcus, CEO of interdealer broker Tradition's ParFX foreign exchange trading platform on its approach to market data.
Beyond the Easy Win: Sands Capital CTO Ryan Bateman
Ryan Bateman had never been a CTO and Sands Capital had never had a CTO—it was a curious pairing. But Bateman has come in and established his credibility, and now he has to keep that winning streak going. By Anthony Malakian
There Can Be Only One: David Downey and OneChicago Stand Alone
Anthony Malakian speaks to OneChicago Exchange's CEO David Downey about his return to the financial services industry after a lengthy hiatus precipitated by a tragedy close to home.
The Long Haul: Scott Marcar Leads RBS' Tech Team Through the Financial Crisis
Anthony Malakian catches up with London-based Scott Marcar and discusses the challenges facing him when he joined RBS from JP Morgan at the onset of the financial crisis in 2007.
Master and Commander: Rohatyn Group CTO Warren Master Leads the Data Charge
Anthony Malakian meets Warren Master, CTO of The Rohatyn Group, currently overhauling the fund's data management practice that is likely to touch everyone from the very top of the Manhattan-based firm down.
CIO Keith Dennelly Develops Fidelity's Asset Management Blueprint
Keith Dennelly talks Anthony Malakian through Fidelity's technology strategy and how it supports his firm's investment processes.
UBS Readies to Go Dark
When the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) first introduced the concept multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), the first-generation facilities gained the backing of multiple banks. Now, individual banks are launching their own MTFs in…