Data Management
Waters USA: Plenty of Alpha Left in Alt Data, if Firms Use AI, ML to Harness Value
At the recent Waters USA conference, panelists discussed the current wave of alternative datasets, and how getting the most out of them requires new tools and technologies.
Untapped Potential:The Road to Semantic Heaven
There is a movement underway to establish universal standards and the semantic ontologies that make them sing. As the industry approaches semantic utopia, questions remain about what steps need to be taken to get there and whether all the work will be…
Citi Exec on the Culmination of Two Centuries of Data Quality Management
In conversation with Duco CEO Christian Nentwich and Waters editor in chief Victor Anderson, Citi's global head of operations and technology Don Callahan describes his efforts to influence the bank's approaches to managing data quality.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 148: A Look at APAC Trends for 2019
Wei-Shen Wong joins the podcast to discuss all things Asia: cloud, crypto, blockchain, AI, India-SGX and more.
Oanda Bags Data Marketing Vet Craig
Craig has years of experience in marketing roles within the fintech and data communities, including at AlphaSense, eSignal, and Data Broadcasting Corp.
IHS Markit Revs Alt Dataset of Auto Sales, Production Data
The automotive dataset is the first of many predictive offerings planned that leverage existing data assets from the former IHS business for use by systematic investors.
Singing to the Tune of Data
Wei-Shen Wong wonders about the future of market data models, and how pricing models need to change.
Fed Enlists Finra to Expand Data Collection Efforts
The expanded data collection efforts are a response to changes in fixed income trading practices and increased volatility.
Lingering Questions Remain over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought about by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear. Although experts talk of greater transparency in the markets, it’s had its share of issues, some of which are…
DTCC to Partner with Xceptor for SFTR Data Service
The Xceptor capability will address data concerns of SFTR by enriching, normalizing, and validating data before firms submit to trade repositories.
CryptoCompare to Provide Data for Nasdaq and VanEck Crypto Futures Venture
CryptoCompare will provide data for a series of digital asset futures contracts and is launching a free API service.
Singapore Industry Group Highlights Data Analytics Use Case for AML/CFT
The working group has presented several new methods deploying data analytics specifically to combat money-laundering and terrorism financing activities.
Trouble with the Curve
As the industry scrambles to find the next best thing in a post-Libor world, the most viable emerging substitutions are based on actual transaction data, but still fall short.
ISIN Fees Rise for the Second Year Running
Power users of DSB's ISIN generator service will pay €117,500, up from €112,500.
BSO and Kaiko Team Up for Low-Latency Crypto Market Data
Gemini investors now have direct connectivity to the data, the first step in a larger expansion plan.
Nasdaq Buys Quandl to ‘Dominate’ Alt Data Space
The acquisition will combine the resources that each has assembled separately, and allow them to reach new audiences for their alternative datasets.
Kaizen New Hire to Head Trade Reporting Expansion
Chris Machin will lead development of the expansion of ReportShield to cover APA trade reporting.
For Effective AI, Domain Knowledge often Trumps Analytics
Speakers at Waters USA point to people taking a bigger role in the understanding of data and aligning it with domain knowledge.
Deep Learning: The Evolution is Here
WatersTechnology speaks with data specialists from all parts of the capital markets in an in-depth examination of deep learning's impact in finance.
OpenGamma Sets US Expansion
The company will expand to the US as regulatory changes are putting pressure on costs for clients.
Avelacom Slashes London-Tokyo Latency in Push to Become ‘Leading Asia-Pac Player’
Officials say Avelacom's new route shaves 10 milliseconds off the current fastest option for connectivity between London and Tokyo, and still has scope for further improvement.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 146: Waters USA Preview; Brexit Drama
A look at some of the key themes that will be talked about at Waters USA—including cloud, AI, alt data, blockchain—and also a discussion of recent Brexit developments.
Bloomberg Adds Indian Derivatives Datafeeds
Subsidiaries of NSE and BSE expect an increase in liquidity for Indian derivatives products.
Bloomberg Unveils Cloud Version of B-Pipe Feed, Eyes ‘All Enterprise Data’ in Cloud
Clients will be able to connect to Bloomberg's B-Pipe feed directly from their cloud instances in Amazon Web Services' cloud.