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A network of Cusip workarounds keeps the retirement industry humming
Restrictive data licenses—the subject of an ongoing antitrust case against Cusip Global Services—are felt keenly in the retirement space, where an amalgam of identifiers meant to ensure licensing compliance create headaches for investment advisers and investors.
LLMs are making alternative datasets ‘fuzzy’
Waters Wrap: While large language models and generative/agentic AI offer an endless amount of opportunity, they are also exposing unforeseen risks and challenges.
SEC pulls rulemaking proposals in bid for course correction
The regulator withdrew 14 Gensler-era proposals, including the controversial predictive data analytics proposal.
TMX buys ETF biz, Iress reinvests in trading tools, UBS data exposed, and more
The Waters Cooler: Euroclear’s next-gen service, MarketAxess launches e-trading for IGBs, and new FX services are in this week’s news round-up.
Trading venues seen as easiest targets for Esma supervision
Platforms do not pose systemic risks for member states and are already subject to consistent rules.
CDOs must deliver short-term wins ‘that people give a crap about’
The IMD Wrap: Why bother having a CDO when so many firms replace them so often? Some say CDOs should stop focusing on perfection, and focus instead on immediate deliverables that demonstrate value to the broader business.
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Perceive, reason, act: Agentic AI, graph tech used to assess risk
Industry executive Jay Krish is experimenting with large language models to help PMs monitor for risk.
Bloomberg expands user access to new AI document search tool
An evolution of previous AI-enabled features, the new capability allows users to search terminal content as well as their firm’s proprietary content by asking natural language questions.
IMD & IRD Awards 2025: All the winners and why they won
The 33 category winners of this year’s Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data Awards
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025: All the winners and why they won
Here are the 34 winners of the 2025 Sell-Side Technology Awards.
Artificial intelligence
LLMs are making alternative datasets ‘fuzzy’
Waters Wrap: While large language models and generative/agentic AI offer an endless amount of opportunity, they are also exposing unforeseen risks and challenges.
Bloomberg expands user access to new AI document search tool
An evolution of previous AI-enabled features, the new capability allows users to search terminal content as well as their firm’s proprietary content by asking natural language questions.
Perceive, reason, act: Agentic AI, graph tech used to assess risk
Industry executive Jay Krish is experimenting with large language models to help PMs monitor for risk.
Citi close to launching GenAI investment tools
The new tech will be used to improve investment recommendations and increase cross-selling opportunities.
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Waters Wavelength Ep. 322: Navigating air travel and cybersecurity
This week, Reb, Nyela, and Shen discuss concerns around air travel and notable cybersecurity incidents.
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Best data governance solution—Siepe
Best reference data initiative—Derivatives Services Bureau
Best corporate actions managed service—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Best cloud-based data provider—Gresham
Best corporate actions data initiative—S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2025 winner’s interview—Cloud9
DTCC defines its AI play
Best enterprise data management provider/vendor—FINBOURNE Technology
Women in Technology & Data Awards 2025 winner’s interview—Ripple Bhullar (Kyndryl)
