Articles by Hamad Ali
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
Google Plans Foray into Asset Management with AI Data Tools
The technology giant is rolling out tools to asset managers who need to use machine learning but have limited in-house experience.
Acquisitive Exchanges Find Dealmaking is Only Half the Battle
While the large-scale exchange mergers of yesteryear may be over for now, regional bourses are still finding themselves in the M&A crosshairs. Yet for those operators that pick up smaller rivals, technology and data integration often prove to be trickier…
Warsaw Stock Exchange Bets on Blockchain
The exchange group is launching a separate technology arm for capital markets focused on blockchain, cloud and artificial intelligence.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Support Professional of the Year (Vendor)—Meena Jeenarain, Abacus Group
The support professional of the year (vendor) category in this year's Witad Awards was won by Meena Jeenarain, director of project management at Abacus Group.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Startup Professional of the Year—Sunaina Swaminathan, M Science
Sunaina Swaminathan, head of data acquisition at M Science, wins the startup professional of the year category in this year’s Witad Awards.
Andrew Shortland To Steer International Expansion at Trade Informatics
The vendor's first local office outside the US is London, with plans for regional presences elsewhere in Europe and Asia.
Asia Exchanges Lag in Matching-Engine Speed
Markets in Asia lack the speed and throughput of their US counterparts.
Cobalt Expands with New Hires
The vendor recently entered into a partnership with IHS Markit for post-trade services in currency markets.
Witad Awards 2019 Write-Ups: Data Science Professional of the Year—Amanda Stent, Bloomberg
Bloomberg researcher Amanda Stent received the data science professional award at this year’s Women in Technology & Data Awards.
Bobby Bhakar Joins Instimatch as CTO
The Swiss vendor has hired a number of senior personnel recently and has been steadily growing its institutional client base.
Facing Cuts, Data Departments Find 'Best Friend' in Regulation
Experts warn data costs are among the first to fall under the axe during hard times.
The Change Manager: Fabrice Silberzan, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Fabrice Silberzan is playing a key role in the transformation of BNP Paribas Asset Management. With his background working across different cultures and various roles, from IT to securities and HR, the opera-loving Frenchman has a lot of lessons to share…
Synechron Targets Asset Managers with Accelerator Launch
The digital consultancy began the program in 2016 and tailors each accelerator to client requirements.
Dinneny to Lead Fonetic’s US Expansion
The former JP Morgan and Thomson Reuters executive will focus his activities on Canada and the US.
FCA Sets Regulatory Roadmap for Crypto
The introduction of a regulatory framework could revitalize interest in waning ICO funding.
Firms Tap AI to Leverage Trade Reconstruction for Surveillance
A lack of data has historically been an obstacle to applying machine learning for regulator-mandated trade reconstruction initiatives, but the recent, explosive growth of digital information could change that—while making trade reconstruction more…
