Articles by Anthony Malakian
Wavelength Podcast Episode 162: IEX on the Transaction Fee Pilot
IEX’s John Ramsay joins to talk about the SEC’s proposed Transaction Fee Pilot and why he thinks it should move forward.
NYSE President Sees Tech as Key to Big Board's Next Evolution
A look at the massive tech projects (and legal battles) underway at the NYSE, which are being led by Stacey Cunningham.
IBM and Thomson Reuters Expand Regtech Partnership
The new offering will directly connect TR’s regulatory feed and IBM’s OpenPages with Watson platform.
Geopolitical Risk Data Moves from Foreign Intelligence to Fund Management
As nations and markets become increasingly interconnected, geopolitical risk has become top of mind for portfolio managers.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 161: Gerard Francis of Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s Gerard Francis looks at the challenges that capital markets firms face when trying to incorporate alternative datasets.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 160: Pete Cherecwich of Northern Trust
Pete talks about privacy and convenience—and where firms tend to get tripped up when walking this balance beam.
Bloomberg Plans to Exit SSEOMS, KYC Business Lines
Sources say that this will allow the information giant to focus on more valuable business lines.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 159: Simon Hazlitt on Cloud Challenges
The Majedie Asset Management cofounder, who now runs cloud consultancy Supl, talks about where firms go wrong with the cloud.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 158: Giancarlo’s Swan Song; Crypto Madness; DTCC/ASX Blockchains
A discussion about blockchain projects in the capital markets, the crypto space and further delays for the CAT.
State Street Aims to Bolster ESG Offering with Latest Partnership
State Street is teaming up with Harvard professor George Serafeim to create solutions that help institutional investors find ESG materiality.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 157: FIA Boca Preview & Other News
A look at what's to come at FIA Boca; Finra was named the CAT plan processor; a Waters magazine relaunch.
Get the Pitchforks
While no one involved in the building of the stalled Consolidated Audit Trail is free from blame, Anthony says there are reasons to believe the CAT won’t ever materialize, regardless of the plan processor.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 156: Gil Mandelzis, Capitolis
Mandelzis, formerly of Traiana and EBS BrokerTec, joins the podcast to discuss the fintech startup world and trends in the market.
Lou Maiuri Named COO of State Street
Maiuri was 'instrumental' in State Street's acquisition of Charles River Development.
Jonathan Kellner to Lead MEMX
The former CEO of Instinet is named as the head of the newest US stock exchange.
Fixed Income ESG Data: Materially Different
The ESG space is growing rapidly and gaining more attention, but one area that has been largely ignored by data providers is that of ESG information specific to fixed-income investors.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 155: Martin Boyd of FIS; A Look at the CAT
First, some pointed comments about the Consolidated Audit Trail and then Martin Boyd discusses the fintech market.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 154: Bryan Cross, UBS Asset Management
Bryan Cross, who heads UBS Asset Management's QED group, joins to discuss alternative data and AI.
CAT’s Tale: How Thesys, the SROs and the SEC Mishandled the Consolidated Audit Trail
WatersTechnology investigates the torturous journey to create a stock-trading database for the US, and where the project goes from here.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 153: Nasdaq's Lars Ottersgård
Lars Ottersgård, head of Market Technology at Nasdaq, talks AI, blockchain, quantum computing, cloud, acquisitions and more.
CAT Delayed Further as Thesys Ousted, Finra Tipped as Successor
US Consolidated Audit Trail consortium fires database processor in shock move.
Of 5G and Privacy
As 5G networks come to fruition, Anthony says that people, companies and governments will need to be aware of the privacy and security concerns raised by this new wave of technology.
5G Networks: Information Overload
Despite what some wireless carriers say, we’re still a few years away from a mass rollout of true 5G networks. While they will be revolutionary, right now it’s more hype than reality. WatersTechnology tries to look ahead to see how capital markets firms…