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Are recordkeeping rules ripe for updates?
The Waters Wrap: SEC Rule 17a-4 appeared back on the SEC’s 2026 agenda two weeks ago. Some in the industry are hoping for relief, Reb writes.
Red alert: how Nasdaq’s Smarts became surveillance blind spot
Software that looks for shifty trades has been asleep on the job, affecting alerts for hundreds of products.
Garage upstart turns Polymarket bets into benchmarks
Belief Systems launches 13 prediction indexes, but faces adoption hurdles.
TRG buys BST, buy side tests AI for research, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
BlackRock aims to transform data quality checks with AI
Engineers at the firm are experimenting with harnessing the power of AI to improve data quality, and early results are promising.
Ethereum rebuild casts doubt on banks’ QC prep
The Waters Wrap: Q-Day may be approaching faster than some realize. As Ethereum embarks on a major overhaul, Wei-Shen asks: just how prepared are banks?
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BlackRock aims to transform data quality checks with AI
Engineers at the firm are experimenting with harnessing the power of AI to improve data quality, and early results are promising.
A third of banks do not maintain logs for GenAI models
Benchmarking study finds few banks review prompt logs systematically, with larger firms focusing on higher risk use-cases.
Few banks formally evaluate GenAI human-in-the-loop controls
Benchmarking: G-Sibs and challengers use tools to test controls efficacy; others rely on judgment.
Waters Rankings 2026: All the winners
WatersTechnology readers voted to determine the winners in 35 technology and data categories comprising this year’s Waters Rankings, held for the first time in London on July 1.
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Red alert: how Nasdaq’s Smarts became surveillance blind spot
Software that looks for shifty trades has been asleep on the job, affecting alerts for hundreds of products.
Are recordkeeping rules ripe for updates?
The Waters Wrap: SEC Rule 17a-4 appeared back on the SEC’s 2026 agenda two weeks ago. Some in the industry are hoping for relief, Reb writes.
BlackRock aims to transform data quality checks with AI
Engineers at the firm are experimenting with harnessing the power of AI to improve data quality, and early results are promising.
A third of banks do not maintain logs for GenAI models
Benchmarking study finds few banks review prompt logs systematically, with larger firms focusing on higher risk use-cases.
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Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 355: Faculty’s David Bholat
This week, David Bholat joins the podcast to talk about AI deployment.
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