Emerging Technologies
2015 Year in Review: Investor Demand Drives Rise of Specialist Indexes
ESG (environmental, social and governance)-driven indexes emerged as a growing area of interest among investors.
Quandl Adds Barchart Indexes, Futures Data
Officials say the deal will give Quandl users access to institutional-quality data in any format, via a simple API.
Casting 'Flash Boys': Picking the Stars for Michael Lewis' Next Blockbuster
Dan does a little bit of casting for Michael Lewis' most recent book following the release of "The Big Short" in theaters.
Implementing an Efficient Cyber-Security Strategy: Priorities, Costs, and BYOD
Computers and servers have become increasingly complex, but so has the risk of cyber security breaches associated with those systems.
SoundHound Sniffs out Spoken Data Searches Using Xignite APIs
The integration of Xignite data will allow Houndify users to develop data apps using speech and natural-language processing.
Deutsche Bank Creates New CIO Role for Corporate & Investment Banking, Appoints Boillat
Deutsche Bank has hired Pascal Boillat as its chief information officer and head of operations of the firm's corporate and investment banking division.
2015 Year in Review: Year of the Chief Data Officer?
As the need for data governance has grown, so has demand for chief data officer positions.
While Blockchain Inches Closer, Final Capital Markets Leap Remains a Mystery, Panelists Say
Blockchain is coming to the capital markets, but what shape it takes is unclear
Options Becomes Distributor of OTC Markets Data
The agreement with Options will allow OTC Markets to reach "an even broader swath" of consumer firms, officials say.
SocGen Securities Services Sets Up New Team in Netherlands
Two new positions created in Amsterdam
Harris Leaves CIBC For BMO
Bank of Montreal hires Allie Harris for data governance and analytics role
Validis Hires DTCC's Walters
Former sales head named chief commercial officer at data start-up
ICE Completes $650 Million Trayport Acquisition
IntercontinentalExchange finalizes Trayport acquisition from BCG Partners and GFI Group.
Opening Cross: The Royal O’Tannenbaums of Market Data
Wishing all our readers a very happy ho-ho-holidays.
Cassini Adds Eris Data to Recommendation Engine to Optimize Swaps Trades
London-based trade analytics software provider Cassini Systems has added support for data from New York-based swap futures market Eris Exchange to its analysis platform, to enable the vendor’s recommendation engine to analyze clients’ proposed trades in…
The Top 10 Themes of 2015
Inside Market Data reveals and reviews the top 10 themes of the year.
Waters Weekly Wrap: December 7-11
Each Friday, Waters editors and journalists pull together a quick-hit series of the best analysis pieces, features, and video interviews from across the five brands-just in case you missed them.
Fintech Vet Mund Moves to Selerity
Mund will build a sales and marketing function for the vendor's new Context enterprise-level platform.
Marto Capital CEO Talks Technology, Liquidity
Katina Stefanova, founder, CEO and chief investment officer of Marto Capital, discusses her views on technology and liquidity.
TreeTop AM, BoE Highlight European Digitization Drives
Wealth management firms in the region are moving too slowly in developing a complete digital strategy and must take a bolder stance on new technologies or risk being left behind. The same is true of prudential authorities.
RavenPack Unveils Matlab Integration, Preps Long Document Analysis
The Matlab integration will open up RavenPack's analytics to new users.
Virtu Financial Europe, Euronext Fined For Market Manipulation
French authorities ruled that certain trading practices were likely to have given false or misleading indications as to the supply and demand for certain financial instruments.
Forgotten Disruptors: The Buy Side
Recapping a key theme from Waters USA.
BlueBay AM Successfully Completes Implementation of SimCorp Dimension
With approximately $58 billion assets under management, BlueBay required a single system that enabled a high degree of automation and scalability.