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Who’s counting the agent army?
The Waters Wrap: Agents are growing faster than the controls to manage them. Wei-Shen says that as firms struggle to measure their returns on investment, it may come down to who foots the bill.
Asia’s T+1 journey splinters as Hong Kong delays and Malaysia mulls
APAC markets are setting their own timelines for shorter settlement, while Deutsche Bank proposes an “earlier certainty” mechanism to ease the cross-border strain.
DTCC launches tokenization service, TRG debuts market data terminal monitor, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
JP Morgan retools Isda’s CDM for an AI world
The trade repository runs on a niche programming language, to which the bank has made new contributions that could help raise adoption.
Private credit has outgrown its spreadsheets
Private credit severely lacks operating leverage, writes Daniel Hellwig, but standardizing how terms are recorded and applying AI could inch it toward maturity.
The SEC’s innovation exemption is facing its first test
Waters Wrap: With more than 20 issuer companies submitting objections to OKX and ICE’s new joint venture for tokenizing stocks, Nyela wonders if some cracks are starting to show in the regulator's innovation exemption.
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Private credit has outgrown its spreadsheets
Private credit severely lacks operating leverage, writes Daniel Hellwig, but standardizing how terms are recorded and applying AI could inch it toward maturity.
The SEC’s innovation exemption is facing its first test
Waters Wrap: With more than 20 issuer companies submitting objections to OKX and ICE’s new joint venture for tokenizing stocks, Nyela wonders if some cracks are starting to show in the regulator's innovation exemption.
Tokenization moves into production at US banks
US banks are putting tokenization to work across payments, settlement and funds.
Kalshi recruits TradFi partners for institutional build-out
The prediction market has inked partnerships with Tradeweb, BMLL, and others as it aims to give institutions familiarity in an emerging market.
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Who’s counting the agent army?
The Waters Wrap: Agents are growing faster than the controls to manage them. Wei-Shen says that as firms struggle to measure their returns on investment, it may come down to who foots the bill.
JP Morgan retools Isda’s CDM for an AI world
The trade repository runs on a niche programming language, to which the bank has made new contributions that could help raise adoption.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 360: Innovation, regulation, and exposure
This week, Tony and Shen talk about the balance between innovation and regulation.
Examining Google’s jump into financial research with enterprise Gemini
Google partners like Deutsche Bank and FactSet are using the offering to augment their own AI strategies.
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Waters Wavelength Ep. 360: Innovation, regulation, and exposure
This week, Tony and Shen talk about the balance between innovation and regulation.
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