Emerging Technologies
Numerix Acquires TFG Financial Systems
Numerix executes its first acquisition, giving it a platform providing real-time risk, profit-and-loss, and position capabilities to its Oneview enterprise solution.
Watkins to Lead BNY Mellon Markets Team in EMEA
Dan Watkins has been appointed head of BNY Mellon Markets for EMEA, succeeding Richard Gill, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Pentagon Snaps Up Vincent Silk
Clare Vincent Silk, an ex-senior member of Investit in London, has joined Pentagon Consulting as head of its advisory business.
Finwire Hires Ex-SIX News, Sales Staff
The newswire spotted an opportunity to hire experienced staff from SIX Financial Information after SIX decided to wind down its Nordic-focused offerings.
Former Hyperfeed, ITG IT Exec Straight Joins Rosenthal Collins
Straight has spent 26 years in IT and data roles.
EDI, Investment Tools Launch Dividend Forecast Service
EDI officials say the company had been looking at creating a dividend forecasting service for some time before partnering with Investment Tools.
BCCG, Xinfinit Seek Partner for Wider Distribution of Joint Data Platform
The companies believe an investor would help their combined data platform and front-end product gain traction.
Opus Hires D&B, Kroll Vet Kirschbaum to Drive Innovation from Acquisitions
Like new CEO Emanuele Conti, Kirschbaum is also a former executive at Kroll and Dun & Bradstreet.
FactSet Adds Markit Bond, CDS Data
The bond and CDS data is part of an ongoing expansion of the Markit content that FactSet carries on its platform.
IBM Talks CAT Database
Dan DeFrancesco chats to IBM's Ron Lefferts about his firm's role in creating and managing the database underpinning the Consolidated Audit Trail, set to come online in November this year.
Skynet Is Falling: A Rational Fear of AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming more sophisticated. And, while she understands the benefits of this evolution, Emilia confesses that every new advancement in AI also scares her.
Ballintrae Hires Mattingley as CEO, Refocuses on Data
Ballintrae has appointed John Mattingley CEO as the consultancy refocuses to concentrate “100 percent” on market data.
March 2017: Master and Servant
Artificial intelligence will change the world, but Victor wonders whether it will get too smart for its own good.
Ex-UBS CIO Oliver Bussmann to Head New Blockchain Venture
Bussmann will serve as president of Switzerland-based Crypto Valley Association.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 59: Gabriel Woo, VP of Innovation at RBC
Dan and Gabriel talk about AI initiatives at the Canadian bank. Later, Dan, James and Anthony discuss the LSE-Deutsche Börse merger debacle.
Taking a Hack: JPMorgan's Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson discusses race, management, and cybersecurity in the capital markets.
A Scary New World for CISOs
“What happens if someone destroys the fabric of the internet, where the whole objective is not to make money but to make the world burn?"
Markit Debuts Wall Street Horizon-Powered Event Data Service
The Hub Horizon event data service is available via the Markit Hub content portal.
S&P, Kensho Ink Development Collaboration Deal
S&P data will underpin Kensho's existing analytics products, as well as future developments.
RSRCHXchange Adds Research Exec, Board Members
The research platform has bolstered its advisory expertise with the appointment of several industry veterans to management and board roles.
GreenKey Appoints Shwayhat as New CEO
Shwayhat has more than 15 years of experience in the industry.
Big Data Startup Advanced Logic Analytics Names Math PhD Sayer CIO
Sayer's hire continues the startup vendor's effort to fill out its senior team of management and engineers.
Bloq Acquires Skry In Bid to Lay Groundwork for AI on Blockchain
This is Bloq's first acquisition, which will see integration of Skry's anomaly detection platform.
February 2017: Brave New (Data) World
Every new innovation in the world of market and reference data brings with it a new set of challenges-from managing new datasets to ensuring uptime during storms and natural disasters.