Emerging Technologies
Premonition from the Panama Papers
What can be learned from the latest, and largest, data breach journalists have ever dealt with?
Shipping Info Vet Saunders Boards ClipperData
With more than 20 years of shipping and commodities industry experience, Saunders joins ClipperData's growing team of experienced industry executives.
Bridge Growth Partners Takes Majority Stake in Solace Systems
Focus of Solace Systems going forward will be to invest in go-to-market strategies, build rich ecosystem with partners and leverage firm's technology.
OTC Markets Adds Data Connectivity via IPC
The addition of IPC provides market participants with another option to access OTC Markets' data.
Deutsche Bank Opens US Innovation Lab
German bank launches third lab following opening of innovation centers in Berlin and London last year.
BNP Paribas Securities Services Executive Talks SmartAngels Partnership, Blockchain
Philippe Ruault, head of product development at BNP Paribas Securities Services, discusses the strategic alliance his firm recently made, which focuses on blockchain technology.
BGC Partners Names McMurray CFO
McMurray comes from insurance provider Amlin.
Delaware Partners with Symbiont as Part of Blockchain Initiative
Goal of program will be to promote use of distributed ledger technology and attract blockchain firms.
Morningstar Taps Lewis for Product Management
Lewis will be responsible for expanding the vendor's coverage of exchange-traded and contributed data across multiple asset classes.
Open to Open Source
The benefits of using open-source software are too great to ignore for financial firms.
Q&A: Eagle’s Centralization Drive
Paul McInnis, head of EDM at Eagle Investment Systems, discusses how Eagle differentiates itself in an intensely competitive marketplace, and its relationship with BNY Mellon.
Deutsche Bank’s Houston Joins CME as Global Head of FX
Responsible for leading development, execution and management of the exchange's FX business globally.
Microsoft Partners with Blockchain Fintech R3
Microsoft Azure will be a preferred cloud platform for R3 consortium.
Aberdeen's Iain Plunkett: Transformation Through Technology
Aberdeen Asset Management's new group CTO/COO discusses using technology as a lever for transformation.
Opening Cross: Don’t Let a Wine Week Be Data-Weak
Many readers will know that I’m fond of a nice glass of wine. But this wasn’t always the case. In fact, I was well into my twenties before my then-publisher persuaded me to try a spectacular Australian shiraz-cabernet blend by Penley Estate. I was…
Open Platform: Open Systems, Open Source, Open APIs… Open Opportunities?
Andrew Miller, managing director of consultancy Net Effect, outlines the opportunities offered by—and barriers to adopting—truly open systems.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: March 26 - April 1
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
Dan DeFrancesco: License to Build
Licensing is the key to open source continuing to prosper.
Reg AT: A Source (Code) of Contention
Regulation Automated Trading was created to protect market integrity and update the CFTC’s rules as algorithmic trading proliferates. There are many areas where there’s consensus agreement as to the benefits of this proposed regulation, but Anthony…
Max Bowie: Data ‘Sandboxes’: Learning Through Play
Like the sandboxes of childhood, today’s developer “sandbox” environments promote innovation through experimentation—thankfully, Max says, just as in those carefree childhood days, without the fees and administrative burden usually associated with data…
Michael Shashoua: Seeking Smarter Applications
Compliance technology and artificial intelligence make more inroads among financial data management operations, with opposite levels of disruption to the industry, Michael writes.
John Brazier: The Buy Side Has Never Had It So Good
The buy side has plenty of options for bond trading, it's a matter of making the right decisions.
Eurex Clearing To Offer ‘Direct Contractual Relationship' to Buy-Side Participants
This arrives ahead of the June deadline for the clearing obligation of standardized OTC derivatives in Europe.
Warburg Pincus Adds Nadler with Focus on Tech, Software & Info Services
Warburg Pincus has more than $40 billion in private equity assets under management.