Emerging Technologies
New Preqin indices, Bloomberg’s TCA API, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
NSCC extends hours, Tradeweb finds on-chain success, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 355: Faculty’s David Bholat
This week, David Bholat joins the podcast to talk about AI deployment.
Managing AI models is reshaping three lines of defense, say banks
Model managers want a seat at table during development, and expect the first line to take charge of AI model testing.
Trumid and BlackRock partner, reference data drama, Finos launches AI fund, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Tale of two halves: Agentic AI and the coming capital markets reckoning
Firms that have built robust rails will be better placed to scale agents safely and improve productivity. Those that don’t will learn a hard lesson, says Andrew Morgan.
How quants are getting the most out of Claude
Agentic tools boost productivity by multiples, but using them takes skill.
Why generic AI approaches really struggle with investment data
For investment management firms experimenting with LLMs, the results often fall short of expectations. Bharath Reddy of Finbourne says firms should examine the architecture that sits between the model and the data.
Duffy steps down at CME, Trading Technologies integrates Kalshi, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 354: Vibing on vibe coding
This week, Tony and Shen chat about vibe coding.
AI won’t stay in its risk category
For the first time, JP Morgan filed a form 10-K listing AI as a standalone risk factor—a sign of how banks are rethinking previously defined risk categories and their overall risk profile.
AWS, Moody’s latest play shows further proof of MCP’s rise on Wall Street
The rating agency is building on a long-standing relationship with Amazon Web Services to deliver data and insights to clients.
OnCorps eyes AI-driven fund administration
The Boston-based vendor’s new CEO, Ron Allen, a BlackRock Aladdin alum, says domain-specific agentic AI can tackle fund administration’s messiest workflows.
How gatecrashers could spoil the tokenization party
Blockchain can curb settlement risks, but that could come at the expense of new third-party risks.
Smartstream launches agentic solution, SEC greenlights 23/5 trading for Cboe, and more
The Waters Cooler: A recap of the major tech and data news from the past week in the capital markets.
From the CIO seat: What it takes to build a super-connector bank
Markets are now more interconnected than ever, exacerbating some challenges. To help, there are three things firms should focus on, writes Gareth Hughes of Standard Chartered.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Ep. 353: ExeQution Analytics’s Cat Turley
This week, Cat Turley joins the podcast to discuss the gap between investment data and trading alpha.
‘Vibe coding is burning us out’
Vibe coding is rapidly spreading throughout the capital markets, and some are unhappy about it, while others believe the genie is out of the bottle. Engineers spoken to for this story share some choice words—and several expletives—about this new form of…
The enshittification of AI
The Waters Wrap: AI may look good to its developers, but there are a few problems lurking below the surface that might cause problems. Max Bowie explains.
Paxos wins temporary approval for blockchain clearing push
Blockchain infrastructure company will have a period of 18 months to “ramp up” readiness for operations, per the SEC’s approval letter.
DTCC dives into public cloud
The clearing house has begun migrating its equities clearing and settlement systems to AWS, while its tokenization systems have migrated to Microsoft Azure ahead of their launch this fall.