Emerging Technologies
Indian Exchanges Ban Data, Index Use for Overseas Derivatives
Three Indian stock exchanges have said they will immediately terminate data licenses that allow non-Indian exchanges and trading platforms to create derivates from their securities and indexes.
Thesys CAT Appoints Information Security Chief
Vas Rajan will be responsible for validating security measures for the CAT in a vital phase of the system's roll-out.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 108: Dan Schleifer Talks About the Challenges of Creating a Fintech
ChartIQ's co-founder and CEO joins the podcast to give his insights—and lessons learned—as to how to create a startup geared toward the capital markets.
Deutsche Bank Doubles Down on Open Source with Waltz Release
Deutsche Bank has made a second major code release available to the open-source community.
RegTek.Solutions Hires Bernstein as CFO
Rob Bernstein joins RegTek.Solutions from TIM Group, where he was CFO for seven years.
Metamako, Redline Ally for Low-Latency Data
The agreement will provide mutual clients with access to normalized market data at the lowest possible network latency for a wide range of asset classes.
Symphony Chat Now Available to OpenFin Users
Through the integration, Symphony Chat will fully interoperate with applications built on OpenFin's operating system.
FactSet Pairs its OEMS with CG Blockchain's Distributed Ledger
This is an early-adoption example of an OEMS being coupled with tools on a live blockchain.
Changing the Wheels on a Moving Car
Trying to figure out how to keep an organization moving forward, while looking forward, is one of the hardest challenges in fintech today.
Internal Dilemmas: Investing in Bitcoin & Clear Consciences
According to one estimate, the global bitcoin network will require more electricity than what is required to power the entire US by July 2019.
ION's Openlink Acquisition Shows Deeper Strategic Moves at Work
The Openlink deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by ION as it consolidates power in treasury, derivatives and commodities, with the help of Carlyle Group.
Ex-CME’s McElligott Emerges at Tradeweb
The former CME veteran will be responsible for monetizing Tradeweb's market data, and for finding ways to use its data and analytics to drive trading on its platforms.
CAT Got Your Tongue?: An Inside Look at the Consolidated Audit Trail's Sluggish Rollout
When the Consolidated Audit Trail failed to go live in November last year, questions came as to why—but answers were not easy to come by.
Scott Blandford's Random Collisions
TIAA's chief digital officer sits down with Waters to discuss how the retirement giant is using big data to improve the customer experience and what the institutional side of finance can learn from retail.
Data Head Jones Departs BarCap
Jones spent a combined 22 years at Barclays and UBS in data and technology management roles.
MDX Confirms Wurster as US Sales Head
Wurster, who has been wiorking with MDX for over a year as a consultant, will bring 20 years of experience of sales from the banking and brokerage industries to grow MDX's presence in North America.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 107: An Examination of the Thomson Reuters-Blackstone Deal
Anthony, James and Max Bowie dig into the Thomson Reuters-Blackstone announcement and try and figure out the winners and losers, industry-wide.
FCA Names International Director, Esma Refreshes Board
UK regulator appoints Nausicaa Delfas executive director of international, while Esma replaces two outgoing board members.
Putting the Fintech House in Order
Without adequate standards in place that are globally coordinated, the rampant growth of fintech may introduce more problems than it solves.
T. Rowe Price Taps Former BlackRock Strategist for APAC Strategy Role
Shen will focus on creating solutions for institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region.
Roger Worthington to Head AxiomSL’s New Product Ops Team
Worthington has more than two decades’ experience building and managing shared infrastructure.
B3 Launches Early Closing and Reference Data Service
Financial infrastructure vendor B3 bows UP2DATA, a service that provides early financial information with an eye on facilitating automation.
Twitter, Neudata’s Morse Joins AI Banking ‘Assistant’ Finn.ai
Morse, a former speaker on social media usage and alternative data at IMD's North American Financial Information Summit, will help Finn.ai grow its "strategic" accounts business.
IHS Markit Teams With Cambridge Blockchain for Improved KYC Functionality
The pairing was spurred on, in part, by the looming General Data Protection Rule, which is due to go into effect in Europe later this year.