Emerging Technologies
Consulting Collaboration: Synechron Acquires Hatstand
Consulting firm adds firm with expertise in data management.
Lombard Risk Appoints Mike Payne as CTO
Former interim CTO appointed on permanent basis after joining Lombard Risk in February.
As Asia Launch Looms, Bloomberg Tradebook Sees Strongest ETF Growth in Fixed Income, Commodities
Kiran Pingali discusses Bloomberg Tradebook's Exchange-Traded-Fund (ETF) Request-for-Quote (RFQ) platform and talks about where the market is heading.
SR Labs Unveils Low-Bandwidth Feed to Reach Users Outside Financial Hubs
SR Labs' new Compressed Data Feed will allow the vendor to reach potential clients in regions outside primary financail centers, where high-bandwidth circuits may not be readily available.
SEC's Luparello: Stream of Regulations Won't Stop Soon
At Sifma Ops, SEC's director of division of trading and markets said the number of regulations coming down the pipeline won't end anytime soon.
ABN Amro Innovation Team Signals Wider Move to Assess Blockchain
Banks are investing more in assessing the potential of blockchain technology
Citco Previews Soon-to-be-Launched CitcoOne Platform
The new platform was built from the ground up with a focus on data mining and visualization.
Opening Cross: ‘Key’ Issues: Major to Minor, Minor to Major
If the sheer entertainment value of TV’s Lip-Synch Battle doesn’t have you singing along and mastering your pitch changes and switching between major and minor keys, then take my word for it: watching The Rock lip-synching to Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off…
Equinix: LD4 Power Outage Minor
The datacenter operator says only four clients were affected by the issue on Thursday morning.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 16: Sifma Ops, Nasdaq, Fixed Income
Dan talks about his trip to Miami while Anthony discusses fixed income.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: April 30 - May 6
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
Style Research, Morningstar Ally on Fund Comparison Tool
The Peer Insights tool will allow investors to compare similar funds at a more granular level.
Electronifie Seeks to Double Enabled Traders, Triple Active Users By Year End
Since its launch, $1.6 billion has been executed on the platform with an average trade size of $3 million.
Money.Net, Mergent Partner for Affordable Academic Data Access
The vendors are expanding their university programs by providing content and tools at a lower price point than premium terminals, officials say.
Hot Topics at Sifma Ops: T+2, CAT, Blockchain
Three topics kept cropping up during panels at Sifma's annual operations conference.
GreenKey Opens Door to Thomson Vet Garnier
Garnier, who previously spent 12 years at Thomson Reuters and Thomson Financial, will be responsible for sales, service, marketing and partnerships.
Sifma Ops: Panelists Compare US T+2 Move to Europe's
Panelists at Sifma Ops 2016 in Miami Beach discussed what US firms can learn from Europe's move to T+2.
Dan DeFrancesco: Blockchain, Innovation Labs and Sorting Through the Madness
Taking a look at hype versus reality.
Trendrating Adds Two Senior Sales Execs
The hires in the UK and North America will help strengthen the vendor's global sales function.
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld: Slow and Steady
Bob Greifeld discusses his career, HFT and blockchain with Dan DeFrancesco.
IoT: The Looming Cyber Threat
Speaking at Sifma Ops 2016, former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said the biggest cyber threat five years from now will be the Internet of Things.
USAM Hires Two to Support Client Growth
New hires Coffey and Sanniti bring years of experience, which is especially valuable in USAM's role, introducing clients to new vendors and services.
Chertoff: Internet of Things Is Biggest Future Cyber Threat
Speaking at Sifma Ops 2016, former US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said the biggest cyber threat five years from now will be the Internet of Things.
Panelists: As All-to-All Trading Inches Forward, Single-Dealer Platforms Wither
All-to-all platforms are slowly gaining favor to address some of the ills facing the fixed-income market. But they're not cure-alls, either.