Emerging Technologies
Redline Grows NYC Office Space
Vendor officials say the larger space at 55 Broad Street in Manhattan's financial district will accommodate growing sales, field engineering and professional services staff numbers.
AI Advancements Bode Well for Fintech’s Future, Although Concerns Linger
Anthony Malakian looks at three major advancements made by Google that have moved AI forward.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 57: Artificial Intelligence and Humans—A Complicated Mix
The guys have a philosophical discussion about what the future will look like with humans and AI closely interacting.
Remembering Neil DeSena
Tim Bourgaize Murray looks back on Neil DeSena's legacy.
OpenFin Raises $15 Million in Series B Led by JPMorgan, Euclid Opportunities and Bain Capital Ventures
Mazy Dar, CEO and co-founder of OpenFin, talks with WatersTechnology about the latest infusion of capital.
60 Percent of Fund Managers Have Not Implemented Solutions Ahead of Mifid II
Approximately 100 representatives of fund management firms participated in Northern Trust’s regulatory event, revealing concerns about the upcoming regulatory storm.
Ex-Reuters, Savvis Exec Thomas Joins TradingScreen
Thomas will be responsible for initiatives and partnerships that fill out the vendor's service offering.
Resistance Is Futile: Robots' Takeover of Human Race Inevitable
Humans have two options: Evolve or go extinct.
TMX Sells Atrium Network to Intercontinental Exchange
ICE will use the acquisition to expand the reach of its SFTI network, while TMX can pursue its new focus of investor analytics rather than infrastructure.
FactSet Adds Bats One Premium Data
The Bats One Premium feed adds levels of market depth to the existing basic Bats One feed.
Colt Hires BT Vet Housden in Capital Markets Drive
Housden will be responsible for growing Colt's capital markets vertical with major financial clients in Europe, Asia and North America.
BNP Paribas Securities Services Names Gallagher Head of Americas Region
Former head of securities services for North America adds Latin America to her mandate.
EquiChain to Release DLT Platform for Securities Transaction Flow
The pilot will be launched in the Middle East this year, to address transaction data flow between asset managers, custodians, and exchanges.
Symphony Software Foundation Adds Three New Members
ChartIQ, The Beast Apps, and Tick42 join the open source innovation group.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 56: Cybersecurity, Vendor Partnership
Dan and Anthony discuss phishing attacks and established vendors partnering with younger, niche companies.
Looming Regulations Will Drive Regtech Adoption in 2017
With an increase in regulation requiring automated processes and accurate data, adoption of so-called regtech tools is likely to snowball, participants say.
Neptune Adds Nomura, Jefferies to Bond Utility Network
Collaborative network for pre-trade bond indication sharing adds Nomura and Jefferies to liquidity pool.
Qineqt Hires Former Dataminr Exec Budnik to Head Delivery, Analytics
Budnik's experience includes spending 27 years at IBM in various software engineering roles.
Xignite Adds Morningstar Global Funds Data
The new global fund dataset expands an existing deal for Morningstar's US funds content.
FactSet Integrates Narrative Science NLG Portfolio Commentary
Integrating Narrative Science's tools will enable FactSet clients to automate commentary generation and client reporting functions.
Insider Dealing Doubled in a Year as Dark Web Access Got Easier
A new report claims that the main threat to financial institutions is coming from its people.
Gone Phishing: What I Learned from an Attempted Hack on My Account
Lesson one: Trust your gut.
FactSet Deploys Narrative Science's Natural Language Generation Tool
The result aims to improve analytics and reporting capabilities for users.
McKay Sells Minority Stake to HFT Firm Tower Cap
The microwave network provider has sold 25 percent of its business to raise funding over the past six months to continue reducing network latency.