Articles by Hamad Ali
Botswana Stock Exchange To Replace LSEG's Settlement System with CMA
The exchange will change its settlement system to Sweden-based CMA as it looks to add new features.
Barclays Nearly Finished with First Major Quantum Computing Experiment
Dr. Lee Braine walks through how the bank is experimenting with quantum computing and where the field is heading.
Banks, Asset Managers Turn to Web Scraping to Generate Alpha
The immense growth of online data is driving an increasing number of asset managers to deploy web-scraping tools to find unique investment insights.
Aquis Plans Tech Transformation at NEX Exchange
License to list allows Aquis to challenge established players like LSE as it makes plans to introduce a “hybrid model” for trading.
MERJ Preps Hybrid Securities-Blockchain Trading Tech Infrastructure
The Seychelles-based exchange finalizes IT and regulatory approvals ahead of launching the first listed security recorded in distributed ledger.
MTS Building an SFTR-Compliant Blotter
The product is scheduled for release in early 2020.
London Stock Exchange Looks to Provide Tools to Nascent Crypto Exchanges
LSEG is seeing interest from the crypto market for help with technology and connectivity.
Regulators Need to Get More Involved for Wider Institutional Crypto Adoption
Caspian's Chris Jenkins says the crypto space is still struggling to attract institutional clients, who want greater regulatory guidance.
Microsoft Sees Trade Finance, Bond Issuance as Ripe for Blockchain Growth
Marc Mercuri of Microsoft explains where the tech giant sees room for blockchain solutions in the future.
KRM22 Continues M&A Spree, With More to Come
The software provider has acquired Object+ and plans to grow more through acquisition in 2019.
ICE Launches Cloud-Based Tick History Platform
ICE sees compliance uses for new DataVault platform
BrokerTec Introduces RFQ For European Repo Market
The RFQ model is part of a growing trend towards electrification in the repo markets.
ISDA Deploys Reporting Blueprint for Derivatives Markets
ISDA's Common Domain Model (CDM. 2.0) aims to standarize regulatory reporting and bring greater automation to derivatives trading.
Industry Participants Differ on Blockchain Benefits
As some firms are pushing forward with blockchain projects, others are saying it's not yet ready for prime time.
Industry Steps Up Calls for European Consolidated Tape
Traders in Europe face rising data acquisition costs and increasing regulatory reporting pressures argue that a pan-European consolidated tape is long overdue.
Tech Execs Warn on AI Window Dressing
A substantial amount of vendors are making misleading claims about AI capabilities, experts say.
SEC’s Redfearn: US-Style Consolidated Tapes Won’t Solve Trading Data Needs
As European market participants bemoan the lack of a consolidated tape, a senior SEC executive debunks the idea that a pan-European tape, similar to the US, will resolve issues around data access and costs.
Scottish Stock Exchange Looks to Prioritize Security
The planned exchange will source its trading platform from Euronext and is expected to announce more technology partnerships.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019: Best Sell-Side Reconciliation Platform—Duco
London-based Duco pulls off a reconciliations “double-double”: back-to-back wins in the SST Awards and BST Awards.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019: Best Infrastructure Provider to the Sell Side—IPC Systems
Jersey City-based IPC Systems wins yet another trading communications-related award this year, thanks to its flagship offering, Unigy.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019: Best Sell-Side Mobile Initiative—Caplin Systems
Caplin Systems is back in the SST Awards winners' circle, taking home the title for the best mobile initiative.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2019: Best Sell-Side Compliance Product—SIX
SIX wins the best sell-side compliance product category at this year's SST Awards, thanks to its Sanctions Securities Monitoring Service.
Banks Brace for ‘World’s Largest Corporate Action’ as Libor Switch Looms
The transition away from Libor is a mammoth task for the banking sector—one that the industry is increasingly finding itself woefully unprepared for. By Hamad Ali