Data Management
An EU Consolidated Tape: Advancements made in 2021, but still far to go in ’22
The second half of the year saw some long-awaited progress in the mission to fill the void of a consolidated tape in the European Union.
Data Claus is Coming to Town
Max Bowie is once again back with his market-data themed Christmas column.
Quantum computing: kryptonite for bitcoin and cyber security
Race is on to secure new encryption algorithms for DeFi, before quantum computers become a present danger.
2021 saw market data’s quiet revolution
This year, the SEC pulled the trigger on competing consolidated tapes and a new market data governance plan. In 2022, we will know if some of it can go ahead, or remain stymied by legal battles.
Waters Wrap: The biggest disruptors facing the capital markets as we head into 2022
In Anthony’s mind, eight topics will dominate the headlines in the New Year. They are…
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em: The inexorable march of exchange data fees
Following IEX’s decision to begin charging nominal fees for its market data, Memx is the last one standing not yet charging for data. Max asks whether it will follow suit, or whether any exchange will be brave enough to take a stance on unpopular data…
People Moves: Cboe, Esma, ASIC, State Street, NeoXam, and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Erik Thedéen (pictured), who has been appointed vice chair of Esma.
This Week: Nasdaq/Equinix, Northern Trust, Goldman/Bloomberg and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks are increasingly clashing with the big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors.
Slow burn to a big bang: How the new wave of tech is changing market data platforms
For decades, market data platforms have been critical components of financial firms’ trading infrastructures. But with changing user needs and emerging technologies gaining ground, will the platforms of the past be replaced by upstart challengers—or can…
Cloud promises cost savings, but users still overspend
Cloud overspending and overprovisioning is a pervasive problem as cloud usage is poised to grow in 2022.
This Week: LSEG/Quantile, Ice, Morningstar/Sentifi, SimCorp/FundApps, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
IBM eyes ‘seamless integration’ of quantum, classical computing
Blending classical and quantum computing could reduce the cost of quantum calculations and eliminate the need to understand hardware specifics, IBM says.
Waters Wrap: The changing role of the CDO (and NYSE’s musical chairs)
As data and analytics change, so too must the CDO function. Anthony also looks at the appointment of Lynn Martin as president of NYSE.
People Moves: NYSE, Broadway, FactSet, Tourmaline, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including James Bunch (pictured), who joins TRG Screen as chief technology officer.
Disrupting data delivery: AWS Data Exchange gains ground with addition of FactSet content
Leveraging AWS’s presence on Wall Street, Data Exchange has the potential to shake up traditional financial data delivery and contracts, if it can add relevant content and overcome challenges like real-time streaming and connectivity in the cloud.
Digital rights group debuts ODRL, plans common tech framework
The community group is building a referencing architecture to test the theory that all participants in the data supply chain behave as originators, providers and users.
Waters Wrap: An EU consolidated tape—a story of market data costs & reality
After the European Commission released its proposal for an EU consolidated tape last week, Anthony explores some of the unanswered questions that still linger and what the greatest roadblocks appear to be.
NLP for investment management: quants face a grab bag of words
Training models to interpret text can be dull; but doing it poorly can be costly.
Regulators turn gaze on ESG rating providers—for better or worse
Governments around the world are looking to clamp down on providers of ESG ratings and data products. Jo wonders what the implications could be for a still nascent market.
Top venues mull offering joint EU consolidated tape for bonds
Market participants worry a venue-led CT could be of low quality, with CT data used to create expensive additional products.
Waters Wrap: Nasdaq, Quandl and the next phase of the alt data craze
Anthony looks at how Nasdaq's Quandl strategy ties into other trends spreading through the market.
People Moves: Exegy, Luma, Capco, CAIS and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Julian Elliot (pictured), who joins Integral as senior product officer.
This Week: Cboe-Neo, Aviva-Macrobond, Iress, BNY Mellon, Options, MT Newswires-Bloomberg, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.