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Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 57: Artificial Intelligence and Humans—A Complicated Mix
The guys have a philosophical discussion about what the future will look like with humans and AI closely interacting.
Northern Trust Implements StatPro’s Revolution
The asset management firm will enhance its regulatory risk reporting capabilities by deploying cloud-based technology from StatPro’s analytics platform.
Remembering Neil DeSena
Tim Bourgaize Murray looks back on Neil DeSena's legacy.
OpenFin Raises $15 Million in Series B Led by JPMorgan, Euclid Opportunities and Bain Capital Ventures
Mazy Dar, CEO and co-founder of OpenFin, talks with WatersTechnology about the latest infusion of capital.
PFSoft Releases Trading Terminal Exclusively for Macs
The fintech developer created a native front-end trading platform for OS X that will be included in its Protrader solutions package.
60 Percent of Fund Managers Have Not Implemented Solutions Ahead of Mifid II
Approximately 100 representatives of fund management firms participated in Northern Trust’s regulatory event, revealing concerns about the upcoming regulatory storm.
Resistance Is Futile: Robots' Takeover of Human Race Inevitable
Humans have two options: Evolve or go extinct.
ICE Buys TMX Atrium
The acquisition adds low-latency connection between Toronto and New York.
BNP Paribas Securities Services Names Gallagher Head of Americas Region
Former head of securities services for North America adds Latin America to her mandate.
EquiChain to Release DLT Platform for Securities Transaction Flow
The pilot will be launched in the Middle East this year, to address transaction data flow between asset managers, custodians, and exchanges.
Symphony Software Foundation Adds Three New Members
ChartIQ, The Beast Apps, and Tick42 join the open source innovation group.
TradAir Improves Processing Times by 40%, Cuts Down on CPU Usage with Latest Release
The latest version of the firm's front-office optimization solution has improved execution quality and fill ratios, and reduced latency.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 56: Cybersecurity, Vendor Partnership
Dan and Anthony discuss phishing attacks and established vendors partnering with younger, niche companies.
Objectway Releases Enhanced Wealth Management Platform
Two years after the initial release of its Illumas platform, the Milano-based vendor released a new version, adding real-time analysis and expats business management.
Neptune Adds Nomura, Jefferies to Bond Utility Network
Collaborative network for pre-trade bond indication sharing adds Nomura and Jefferies to liquidity pool.
Trumid Aims to Introduce Market Intelligence to Bond Trading Screens with Bond Stream
Application aims to enhance market intelligence in bond trading through customizable view of Trace data feeds on a single screen.
Insider Dealing Doubled in a Year as Dark Web Access Got Easier
A new report claims that the main threat to financial institutions is coming from its people.
IHS Markit and Pirum Systems Join Forces for SFTR Solution
The two vendors are building a reporting solution for the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation coming into force with Mifid II.
Gone Phishing: What I Learned from an Attempted Hack on My Account
Lesson one: Trust your gut.
FactSet Deploys Narrative Science's Natural Language Generation Tool
The result aims to improve analytics and reporting capabilities for users.
Regulatory Forbearance May Not Be Forthcoming for VM Rule Changes
A last-ditch plea to regulators to take a lenient approach once the variation margin requirements come into effect may fall on deaf ears.
Convergex Taps Ancoa for AWS-Hosted Market Surveillance Platform
Agency-only brokerage taps Ancoa for hosted platform in response to increasing regulatory demand for market surveillance tools.
ChartIQ Joins Fidessa's Partnership Program
Dan Schleifer, ChartIQ CEO and co-founder, speaks to WatersTechnology about what the vendor joining the program means for Fidessa users.
Atlantic Fund Services Taps Confluence for Form N-Port, Form N-CEN Reporting
Fund administrator will also use the vendor's Unity Prospectus product.