Emerging Technologies
The Roberts Group Hires Redmond
Redmond will oversee client relationships
Morningstar Promotes Tanner to Chief of Innovation
Tanner will focus on fostering a culture of innovation at the vendor
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 24: Blockchain Adoption with Richard Johnson, Greenwich Associates
Dan and Anthony chat with Richard Johnson, vice president of market structure and technology at Greenwich Associates.
FactSet Latest Vendor to Partner with Symphony
Communication and workflow specialist continues to add to its stable of partners.
FIX Releases Version 1.0 of Simple Binary Message Encoding
The encoding will support high performance demands in transactions and market data feeds.
Hong Kong Government Uses FinTech Sandboxes to Spur Innovation
Hong Kong’s regulator believes that the market can serve as a gateway to Mainland China and as an ideal region for FinTech development.
DTCC's Wetjen Named to Chamber of Digital Commerce's Advisory Board
The company also joins the chamber's executive committee.
Asset Managers Reexamining Outsourcing Strategies
At this year's TSAM NY event, executives from Putnam Investments and General Motors Asset Management discussed how outsourcing has changed in recent years.
The Brexit Effect: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Blockchain, Civil War and Zombies
Dan makes a prediction on what the long-term effects of Brexit will be.
Citadel Appoints Lieblich as CTO of its Hedge Fund Business
He is a 30-year veteran of Morgan Stanley.
Mariner's CTO Discusses Blending Old Servers with New Cloud-Based Solutions
"Fintech, algorithms, deep learning and AI are permeating all aspects of the financial industry," said Henry Kravchenko.
Archive360 Launches Unstructured Data Retention Platform
Archive2Azure is a regulatory compliance storage solution using the Microsoft Azure platform.
Scotiabank's Zerbs: Biggest Legacy Pain in Middle Tier
Michael Zerbs, Scotiabank's co-head of information technology, discusses how to tackle what he describes as a Swiss Army Knife.
TMX Names John McKenzie CFO
McKenzie has been at TMX since 2000.
Orbital Insight Raises $15M In Series B Funding Round
The vendor will use the funding to expand the items that it monitors satellite imagery for, and will also invest in more data scientists.
Opening Cross: Alternatives, Alternatives...
Looking for exposure to alternative investments? You'll need alternative types of data.
FISD Readies Vendor Service ‘Scorecards’
The scorecards are designed to support conversations between vendors and consumers, rather than for "naming and shaming" underperforming suppliers.
Intrinio Adds IEX Pricing, Eyes More XBRL Data
After starting out as a developer of an app for valuing companies, Intrinio became frustrated by the costs of data collection.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 23: Brexit, Fintech Innovation Lab, TSAM
Dan and Anthony look at the impact of Brexit and recap a couple of events they attended during the week.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: June 18-24
A look back at the best stories published across all the Waters brands.
Icap PTRI CEO: Standards Must Be Made to Usher In Smart Contracts
Jenny Knott says being agnostic is necessary to adapt to emerging technologies.
Brexit, Technology and People: A Complicated Mix
Will fintech in London falter? Will it be tougher to attract talent? Will it be more difficult to raise money? Will jobs be slashed? These are just some of the questions that have arisen post-Brexit.
Technology Is Bringing the Humanity Back to Asset Management
The growth of technology is enabling the human aspect of asset management to flourish, to the benefit of both the industry and individuals.
FT Partners Hires Tech Investment Vet Stout as NY MD
Stout's previous experience includes building JP Morgan's practice of investing in Fintech firms, and serving as global head of strategy at First Data.