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Darkness Rising: Can Dark Pools Cure What Ails Credit Trading?
There is widespread agreement that buy-side firms need to trade with each other to boost dwindling credit market liquidity, and at least 15 platforms are preparing to make it happen. In part one of this two-part feature, Kris Devasabai looks at the…
Digitization's Second Wave Finds Buy Side Seeking Wisdom From Within
Buy-side digitization has traditionally focused on making the client-facing portal right, often spending years and millions of dollars in the process of perfecting a front end. While that still remains a priority, technologists tell Tim Bourgaize Murray…
Assessing Evaluations
Firms' consumption of evaluated pricing is evolving because of regulation, sourcing and transparency issues
Unrealistic Expectations: 7 Capital Markets CIOs Discuss Current Challenges, Opportunities
An inside look at new technologies disrupting the market, and the ever-challenging 'people equation'.
Data Governance Plans Get Cross-Functional Emphasis
Components geared to managing data throughout a firm are gaining support from the right influencers
The Master Chef: Lou Eccleston Aims to Transform TMX Into a Tech Solutions Provider
Lou Eccleston talks about how his previous roles at Thomson Financial and McGraw Hill Financial have prepared him for taking on CEO duties at TMX Group.
New Horizons: An Inside Look at the Asia-Pac Region's Fintech Boom
Asia-Pacific is experiencing it's own boom in fintech startups following similar growth in the US and Europe.
Firms Seek More Methods To Solve Corporate Actions Discrepancies
Increasing varieties and characteristics create more instances to be addressed, exposing firms' needs
Adapting To Data Centralization Directives
OTC derivatives data management and distribution sees changes under EMIR projects
Collateral Optimization Comes of Age
Many firms have launched initiatives to create an industry-wide collateral-processing framework to help improve the transparency and mobility of collateral assets.
Enterprise Or Mastery?
Master data management challenges EDM in capital markets data operations
The Internet of Things: A Look at What IoT Means for the Capital Markets
While IoT may not be obvious when it comes to trading, Anthony Malakian explores the benefits and challenges that this evolving technology poses for Wall Street.
Real-Time Risk: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Real-time risk management can be a vital tool to HFT environments, but it can be a superfluous luxury to many other market participants.
CEO Yves Choueifaty: Pushing Smart Beta's Boundaries
Tim Bourgaize Murray catches up with Tobam's chief for the July Waters Profile.
Wanted: Young, Talented Technologists
Dan DeFrancesco talks to folks around the industry about talent acquisition.
Taking Care With Managed Services
Using managed services for data management involves more than choosing one off a shelf, firms are finding
Cracks in the GLEIS?
is the LEI system really on its way to achieving the code's true potential?
Capital Markets Firms Look to Model Behavior for Enhanced Decision Support
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of behavioral analytics until systems make significant advancements.
The Scripture of Python: An Inside Look at the Use of Scripting Programming Languages on Wall Street
Anthony speaks with 10 Wall Street firms to find out how they're using the Python scripting language.
Governance and Metadata
Data managers look to address functions that need improvement to support governance plans
SEC 15b9-1: Shots Across the Bow
Finra registration could push some options HFTs to the brink.
Man of the People: Jos Dijsselhof Leads Euronext into its Next Act
Waters profiles the CEO of Euronext, Jos Dijsselhof
Tip of the Iceberg: The Challenges of BCBS 239
Dan DeFrancesco talks to experts about banks' progress toward meeting BCBS 239 guidelines.
T2S: The Final Countdown
The first wave of migrations to the Target2-Securities platform begin in June, kicking off a game changer nine years in the making.