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Regulators can’t dodge DOGE, but can they still get by?
The Waters Wrap: With Trump and DOGE nipping at regulators’ heels, what might become of the CAT, the FDTA, or vendor-operated SEFs?
Coming to America: Deutsche Börse targets US market using SimCorp One
Fresh from integrating SimCorp and rearranging its business lines, the German exchange has set American expansion as its goal for SimCorp’s buy-side offering.
Bank of America and AI, exchanges feud with researchers, a potential EU tax on US tech, and more
The Waters Cooler: Broadridge settles repos in real time, Market Structure Partners strikes back at European exchanges, and a scandal unfolds in Boston in this week’s news roundup.
ICE eyes year-end launch for Treasury clearing service
Third entrant expects Q2 comment period for new access models that address ‘done-away’ accounting hurdle
Trading Technologies looks to ‘Multi-X’ amid vendor consolidation
The vendor’s new CEO details TT’s approach to multi-asset trading, the next generation of traders, and modern architecture.
Saugata Saha pilots S&P’s way through data interoperability, AI
Saha, who was named president of S&P Global Market Intelligence last year, details how the company is looking at enterprise data and the success of its early investments in AI.
How exactly does a private-share trading platform work?
As companies stay private for longer, new trading platforms are looking to cash in by helping investors cash out.
No, no, no, and no: Overnight trading fails in SIP votes
The CTA and UTP operating committees voted yesterday on proposals from US exchanges to expand their trading hours and could not reach unanimous consensus.
Terry Duffy on CME’s cloud future, takeover targets, and ... candy
CME CEO Terry Duffy explains the relatively narrow strategy that the derivatives exchange has taken under his leadership, especially compared to its peers.
Banks urged to track vendor AI use, before it’s too late
Veteran third-party risk manager says contract terms and exit plans are crucial safeguards.
Market data woes, new and improved partnerships, acquisitions, and more
The Waters Cooler: BNY and OpenAI hold hands, FactSet partners with Interop.io, and trading technology gets more complicated in this week’s news round-up.
FactSet lays out trading roadmap post LiquidityBook deal
The software and data provider announced it was buying LiquidityBook this month, filling a gap in its front-office suite of solutions.
For AI’s magic hammer, every problem becomes a nail
A survey by Risk.net finds that banks are embracing a twin-track approach to AI in the front office: productivity tools today; transformation tomorrow.
Nasdaq leads push to reform options regulatory fee
A proposed rule change would pare costs for traders, raise them for banks, and defund smaller venues.
The CAT declawed as Citadel’s case reaches end game
The SEC reduced the CAT’s capacity to collect information on investors, in a move that will have knock-on effects for its ongoing funding model case with Citadel.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 305: Cato Institute's Jennifer Schulp
Jennifer joins to discuss what regulatory priorities might look under Paul Atkin's SEC.
To unlock $40T private markets, Hamilton Lane embraced automation
In search of greater transparency and higher quality data, asset managers are taking a tech-first approach to resource gathering in an area that has major data problems.
To modernize loan markets, making data more accessible is key
Wilmington Trust is using AccessFintech’s Synergy platform to ditch faxes and emails in the increasingly popular asset class.
Examining Cboe’s lawsuit appealing SEC’s OEMS rule rejection
The Chicago-based exchange has sued the regulator in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals after the agency blocked a proposed rule that would change how Silexx is classified.
Is overnight equities trading a fad or the future?
Competition is heating up in US equity markets as more venues look to provide trading from twilight to dawn. But overnight trading has skeptics, and there are technical considerations to address.
Cusip Global Services wants to know, ‘What’s your damage?’
The evidence and discovery phase of the case against the identifier bureau is set to expire in March, bringing an anticipated jury trial one step closer.