Emerging Technologies
Wavelength Podcast Episode 125: Bitcoin, Ether Aren't Securities (Maybe); Privacy Issues and the Law
The SEC takes a definitive stance on the status of cryptocurrencies; the idea of privacy consistently changes with the introduction of new technologies.
Data Vet Mendez Joins ‘Data Wrangler’ Crux
Mendez has spent much of his career working at - and consulting to - buy-side and sell-side firms.
Young Datasets, Inexperienced Talent Make Alt Data Challenging
The relatively nascent alternative data industry is creating challenges for asset managers, specifically when it comes to a lack of historical data and a lack of talent that can interrogate the data.
Hochstein Gets Global Entity Data Role at TR
Hochstein's role moves Thomson Reuters toward goal of aligning and scaling various reference data services.
InvestCloud Buys Client Relationship Solutions Provider rplan
The acquisition also brings InvestCloud more clients in Europe.
Dash Hires Agency Brokerage Vet Lesko
Lesko will come on board as chief growth officer.
J&J Taps Deutsche Exec for Compliance Consulting
Montagnino has held a range of compliance and surveillance-related roles at banks and trading firms.
Citi Market Strategist: Fintechs Key for Banks’ Data Demands
Citi regulatory and market strategist attests that fintech and bank collaboration is essential for better data management.
Hedge Funds Hunt for Alpha Across 1 Billion Smartphones
Mobile geolocation has opened a new frontier for investors
Wavelength Podcast Episode 124: Exchange Outages and Blockchain Developments
The LSE suffered a major outage this week while blockchain was very prevalent in this week's headlines.
SBI Invests in High-Speed Broker Potamus
The investment is expected to help expand business in the US and other asset classes.
WatersTech Spotlight: Fintech M&A
The fintech landscape has changed markedly in recent months as a result of M&A activity. Here are five of the most notable deals.
The Risky Business of Splitting Hairs
Plans to shelve a commonly cited statistic for the size of the derivatives market make sense, but may prove harder to accomplish than many realize.
The War for Talent: Emerging Technologies Create New Needs
Financial firms battle it out in a finite pool of talent, for the best and brightest fintech minds.
Bitcoin Regulation on the Agenda for Global Policymakers
Expert panel struck a positive tone on the future of crypto assets and indicated that it was only a matter time until regulation caught up with the digital age.
BSO Preps Network, Office Expansion to Meet Growing Asia Demand
To support the growth of its network in Asia Pacific, BSO is looking at potentially rolling out microwave connectivity from recent acquisition Apsara across the region.
Northern Trust Pushes Forward with Private-Equity Blockchain
Two firms are already live on the platform, with another three soon to be up and running.
Money.Net Taps Wall Street Horizon for Event Data
The vendor says clients are increasingly looking for datasets that deliver signals of volatility around a company's stock price.
Former MarketAxess Exec Eaton Takes Reins at Algomi
The fixed-income specialist has been appointed to the chief executive role at the fintech firm.
Morgan Stanley Moves Beaton to Head US Trade and Transaction Reporting
Beaton brings to the new role 15 years of expertise in financial services program management, regulatory and risk oversight, and audit trail recovery and management.
Markets Learn Painful Lessons as Blockchain Grows Up
Shelving early blockchain projects has pushed the technology further into maturity, and offers lessons for the future.
TNS Realigns Product Management, Development Ops Under Telecoms Vet Versen
Versen has spent almost 30 years in product and digital marketing and management roles at network and technology providers, and marketing agencies.
Commissions Slump as Mifid II, Algo Trading Take Bites Out of Brokers
Data shows drop in commission costs as unbundling rules take hold, furthering decline caused by electronic execution.
Crypto Compliance Vendor iComply Nabs Thomson Reuters’ Pinn
Pinn will bring his expertise of KYC, financial crime and risk intelligence to the cryptocurrency arena.