Emerging Technologies
People Moves: TP Icap, Nasdaq, CFTC, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Mark Govoni (pictured), who joins TP Icap as the chief executive officer of its agency execution division.
This Week: Ice, SS&C/Morningstar, Deutsche Börse/DataBP, RBC & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Finos project seeks fully open-source FDC3 implementations
New initiative aims to provide a free, open-source Electron-based reference implementation of the FDC3 standard.
Banking group trials quantum computing for portfolio hedging and optimization
After experimenting with gate model quantum computers—as used by IBM and Google—CaixaBank gets to work on real-life problems.
People Moves: DTCC, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Trading Technologies, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Frank La Salla (pictured), who joins DTCC as its next president and chief executive officer.
Waters Wrap: Snowflake’s cloud plans and what they mean for the interop movement
Upstart Snowflake hopes to be the global data network that brings true interoperability between data and trading platforms across the capital markets. Anthony says it’s an audacious plan, but one worth watching.
Collaborating to innovate: Franklin Templeton builds out internal/external fintech programs
The asset management giant is strengthening its investment management and data science initiative to streamline innovation within the firm.
New datasets illuminate risky ‘pledged securities’ for investment analysis, due diligence
Until now, information around this opaque type of dataset has been hard to find, though it’s becoming increasingly important to financial analysts.
This Week: Cboe, Ice, ABN AMRO/Temenos & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
SEC cyber rule could trigger more attacks, experts warn
Mandatory disclosure of cyber risks and attacks could help hackers
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Nasdaq’s Dague on exchange cloud strategy
Bill Dague, head of alternative data at Nasdaq, joins the podcast to discuss the forces driving exchanges to the cloud.
Waters Wrap: Blockchain & Boca—A sad story
Anthony takes issue with how blockchain is still being covered in the media and at industry conferences. What else is new?
Surveillance firms experiment with computer vision for video conferencing oversight
As more firms rely on platforms like Zoom and Teams for client and workforce communications, surveillance technology providers are exploring new ways to make sure traders are compliant while working remotely.
Exchanges, vendors reinvent inventory management platforms to enable sales
Data sources are realizing they can leverage end-user inventory management tools to streamline their side of the data sales and licensing process.
This Week: Ice, FCA, HSBC, UBS & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
UBS turns to containerization for its cloud dev ops, security strategies
As the bank has moved 33% of workloads to both public and private clouds, UBS spent the past 12 months building out its enterprise security controls as part of its containerization efforts.
People Moves: Cboe, Broadridge, DTCC, Liquidnet, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Stephanie Renner (pictured), who has been named senior vice president of international finance at Cboe Global Markets.
Waters Wrap: As M&A heats up, integration concerns mount
In the order and execution management space, and in the mid-tier market data platform provider space, there’s been a fair amount of M&A activity in recent years. Anthony looks at why some market observers are worried about this consolidation.
This Week: KPMG/Volante Technologies, LiquidityBook, Northern Trust & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Biden approach could leave US behind on crypto regulation
Long timeline of executive order means international community may move faster than US lawmakers
EDM Council pegs market adoption of CDMC framework at 3 years
Six months after the EDM Council released its guidelines for managing sensitive data in the cloud, some new names have joined the effort, and the trade body is seeking companies to join its authorized partner program.
This Week: Six/Sustainalytics, Nice Actimize, SmartStream, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
As cybersecurity policy takes shape, are data vendors next in SEC's sights?
New rules target a range of players in the capital markets, from broker-dealers to trading venues, and the agency could be coming for data and analytics vendors and index providers.
This Week: Bloomberg; Charles River, DTCC, SmartStream & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.