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9/11: the colleagues we lost, and the years that followed
WatersTechnology and Risk.net remember the 16 employees who lost their lives during the September 11th terrorist attacks
BBH’s new tech affiliate, Broadridge’s tokenization platform, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
After funding boost, Databento preps data expansion
After recently announcing $97 million in funding, the vendor is pressing ahead with global expansion plans.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 358: Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner
This week, Tradeweb’s chief product officer joins the podcast to discuss fixed income, prediction markets, agentic AI, and overnight trading.
Can AI beat exceptions out of the back office?
The Waters Wrap: Agentic AI can help operations teams tackle exceptions. But first, they need to get their house in order, writes Wei-Shen.
9/11: the colleagues we lost, and the years that followed
Waters and Risk.net remember the 16 employees who lost their lives during the September 11 terrorist attacks
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The market’s most valuable asset?
DTCC’s Tim Lind writes that using data effectively can provide the intelligence needed to improve investment performance, reduce risk, and inform strategic decision‑making.
Report once: will Esma’s €1bn reforms deliver the full picture?
Critics say plan to merge three reporting regimes will see scant returns, and won’t mesh with single-sided reporting.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 357: Off topic, on record
This week, Tony, Reb, and Shen talk about non-tech things.
Reasoning agents enter the onboarding process for banks
The next phase for banks in the KYC/AML space will be using agentic AI to replace sequential, siloed checks with orchestrator agents, IBM technologists say.
Artificial intelligence
Can AI beat exceptions out of the back office?
The Waters Wrap: Agentic AI can help operations teams tackle exceptions. But first, they need to get their house in order, writes Wei-Shen.
Banks brace for higher costs as chip memory runs short
A recent report from Gartner shows the price of memory is rising, putting the squeeze on firms eager to adopt AI.
Manuela Veloso on how banks can make their AI dreams reality
Former JP Morgan head of AI research says open-ended enquiry will unlock technology’s full potential.
Photonics: time for trading tech to see the light
The Waters Wrap: While the sector is dominated by Big Tech, photonic-based solutions could one day help trading firms take more control over their AI ambitions, Anthony says.
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Waters Wavelength Ep. 358: Tradeweb’s Chris Bruner
This week, Tradeweb’s chief product officer joins the podcast to discuss fixed income, prediction markets, agentic AI, and overnight trading.
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