Data Management
Wavelength Podcast Episode 150: Bill Murphy of Blackstone Group
Blackstone's CTO talks about the firm's cloud strategy and looks at some of the lessons learned as they've migrated systems to the cloud.
DNB Unveils Data Science, Big Data Strategy
The bank is one-third of the way through a three-year project to re-engineer its data management processes to become a more data-driven business.
A Look Back at Major Developments in Asia from 2018
From the data battle between the SGX and India to the ASX green-lighting its clearing blockchain project, Wei-Shen Wong looks back on topics that made headlines this past year.
Top 10 European Stories of 2018
WatersTechnology recaps some of year’s top EU stories.
Data, Analytics Vet Manton Returns to SAS
Manton, who has spent two decades working in data management, analytics, and visualization technologies, rejoins SAS 20 years after his first stint at the vendor.
Top Emerging-Technology Stories for 2018
The crème of Waters’ coverage of emerging technologies from artificial intelligence to alternative datasets to tokenization.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 149: The Biggest Stories from 2018
A discussion about the trends and stories that dominated the year.
Waters USA: Meld Man and Machine to Guide Data’s ‘Digital Transformation’
At the recent Waters USA event, experts discussed how firms can leverage technology innovation to guide the data digitization process, and where human intervention remains important.
The Best Longform Stories of 2018
Collating the best of our features throughout the year.
StatPro Pushes Forward with Investor Analytics, UBS Delta Integrations
The performance and risk measurement specialist is also using machine learning to help drill into value-at-risk calculations.
Billions Lost Highlight Corporate Actions Tech Failures
Processing corporate actions is usually the last workflow to be automated, mainly due to the complexities involved and the weakness of underlying data. Wei-Shen Wong explains how this has changed over the last few years and what challenges remain.
BondCliq to Launch Consolidated Quote Screen for Dealers
Corporate bond market data provider is also adding data visualization to its post-trade product.
ISITC Taps Fiserv’s Iagatta for 2019-2020 Chair
Iagatta has spent more than 25 years in the finance and financial technology industries, at both investment firms and technology providers.
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.