Emerging Technologies
Chmiel Exits OneMarketData, Takes Helm at Satellite Image Analysis Vendor RS Metrics
Sales vet aims to grow the satellite imagery vendor's takeup among financial firms.
Opening Cross: Disrupt or Die (Or Rather, Prepare to Be Disrupted)
Disruptive technologies can bring direct and indirect advantages, if you embrace them.
Axon Enlists USAM for US PEAR Sales
Using USAM's outsourced sales agency model will help the Belfast-based startup expand in North America.
OpenMAMA Sets Out Six-Point Development Plan
The development efforts aim to boost uptake of the open-source OpenMAMA messaging layer.
Incident-Response Plans, Education Key to Protecting Against Hacks, say Panelists
At this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, panelists discussed the importance of people in protecting against cyber attacks.
BlackRock's Godrich: OpenStack, Software-Defined Data Centers Increasingly on the Rise
The money manager's chief technologist sang the praises of open-source technologies at BST North America.
Estimize Hires Key Staff for New Sales, Marketing Infrastructure
Officials say the hires will be pivotal to future growth and product initiatives.
BCA, Estimize Plot Integration Roadmap
The vendors will combine BCA's research platforms with Estimize's crowd-sourced content.
Death of the Data Warehouse
Two panelists at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit talk about their firms' use of big data lakes in place of data warehouses.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: October 5-9
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.
Macrobond Names Johannesson Head of Global Sales
Johannesson joined Macrobond in 2009 as international account manager.
Death of the Data Warehouse
Two panelists at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit talk about their firms' use of big data lakes in place of data warehouses.
'Ethical Hacking' Takes Aim at Cyber Crime
'Ethical hacking' seeks to develop people as a point of a system's strength.
Harnessing Generation Y's Talent in Fintech
Validus' Mary Kotch explains the need to attract millennial talent.
What's Hot at BST North America
Tim recaps this year's event.
The Benefits of Best of Breed
Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer for Hennion and Walsh Management, discusses his firm's decision to use a best-of-breed approach when it comes to product solutions and client support.
Offloading Compliance Responsibilities to a Vendor Still a Dream
Panelists at the Chicago Trading and Technology Summit discuss the possibility of large, public cloud providers taking some compliance pressures off firms.
Max Bowie: Are You a Governator?
While the ideas of managing and governing something may initially sound the same, there’s a logistical and practical chasm between them. However, as the post of chief data officer evolves, Max says new approaches are bridging—if not closing—the chasm.
Cyber Security: To Insure or Not to Insure
Anthony says this is an area where there is no right answer, other than making sure that you have a well thought-out plan.
Tim Bourgaize Murray: Heads of Trading, Back with a Vengeance
After profiling JPMorgan Asset Management’s Curt Engler, Tim ponders the potential and consequences of Luminex, Plato Partnership and other buy-side consortia seeking to build their own dark pools. Can they deliver on their massive potential?
Buy or Die? Capital Markets M&A Activity Ramps Up
After a quiet number of years, a recent spate of M&A activity has re-shaped the financial technology landscape as large technology providers respond to market demand for new technologies by acquiring smaller, more innovative players. But what makes a…
Beyond the Credit Crunch: The New Credit Risk Landscape
John Brazier takes a look at the credit risk space to find out what has really changed since the credit crunch.
The Finite Sunshine of the Cyber Mind
Anthony Malakian spent the morning at a recent cyber security event and reports on where the industry stands when it comes to defending itself from hackers.
Duco Appoints Zelinger, Opens North American Office
Former Deutsche Bank exec to lead push in US, Canada.