Emerging Technologies
Digital-First Approach Key for Buy-Side Response to Increasing Pace of Change
The adoption of a technology-centric strategy will be the difference to those that survive in the face of a changing buy-side environment.
Are Collaborative Efforts Increasing or Is M&A Still the Trend?
Certain advancements are leading to more collaborative efforts between vendors. At the same time, M&A in the analytics space is still red hot. Anthony sorts through what this means for the industry moving forward.
Bloomberg Updates on BRAIS Index ‘Evolution,’ Preps Customizable Indexes
Since buying the BRAIS index and analytics suite from Barclays last year, Bloomberg has been hard at work creating an integrated platform for data, analytics and indexes, while developing plans for expanding the indexes. Joanne Faulkner reports on the…
Best Credit Data Taps Data Vet Williams as Advisor
Williams' industry experience includes a stint at SIX Financial Information and a decade at Interactive Data.
Wolters Kluwer Nabs Citi’s Somany
Somany's years of experience at sell-side firms including Citigroup, Barclays and UBS will help the vendor "cement" its position in the regulatory solutions and reporting space, officials say.
‘Smart Data,’ Regulation Drive Buy-Side Content Needs, But Cost Is Main Concern
The need for “smart data” and new analytical tools that deliver trading advantages where other sources of alpha have dried up, along with the reporting and storage requirements of new regulations are placing increased demands on firms’ need to handle…
Legacy Systems, 'Army of No' Top Hurdles for Buy Side
C-Level panel identifies legacy technology and culture, deep-rooted in many firms, as the biggest hurdle to business transformation.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 70: A Look at Liquidnet's Acquisition of OTAS
Adam Sussman joins Anthony Malakian to talk about Liquidnet's acquisition of OTAS, machine learning and AI, and what the buy side wants from analytics platforms.
Hybrid Legacy-Cloud Models Can Harness Potential of Older Applications in Quest for Agility
Panelists at this year’s BST European Summit in London discuss how the get the most out of the legacy technologies while also improving infrastructure through the deployment of new ones.
Ten Takeaways from this year’s European Buy-Side Technology Summit
Victor Anderson looks back at yesterday's European Buy-Side Technology Summit 2017 and lists 10 takeaways that cropped up during the day's discussions.
CFTC Sets Up Lab to Connect with Fintech Firms
LabCFTC will help guide firms through CFTC rules and open the agency to updating its regulations to meet changing market conditions.
ChartIQ Rolls Out ‘Glue’ to Build Trading Terminal
ChartIQ describes Finsemble as "all that glue that makes everything inside a Bloomberg terminal work perfectly well with everything else.”
UPDATE: Liquidnet Acquires OTAS Technologies
The trading network adds OTAS' analytics system to its buy-side trading platform.
Liquidnet Acquires OTAS for Best Execution Analytics
OTAS analytics will be folded into Liquidnet’s VHT platform to “deliver market context directly to the trader at the point of execution.”
Metamako, MayStreet Ally for High-Precision Analytics
Firms can now run MayStreet’s data analytics software on Metamako’s MetaWatch data capture and network monitoring software tool.
Symphony Gets $63 Million Funding Round
Officials say the investment will allow Symphony to "deliver a new wave of innovation to enterprises and replace traditional collaboration tools."
Ipreo Lands Ex-Thomson Reuters Exec Lojko
After years in the Thomson family of companies, Lojko will lead Ipreo's corporate client solutions business.
UPDATE: Moody’s Buys Company Data Vendor BvD for €3 Billion
Bureau van Dijk’s platform will be integrated into Moody’s Analytics’ suite of risk management solutions.
Money.Net Bolsters News Content with Dataminr, MT Newswires Upgrade
Money.Net says the Dataminr content will fill a gap in the market for social media data that is not being addressed by other terminal vendors.
Finra to Sunset Oats Over a Two-Year Period
Shutting down Oats may take two years and depend on CAT data accuracy.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 69: AQR's CTO, Neal Pawar, on Engineers & Open Source
Neal Pawar, AQR's CTO, joins Dan and Anthony to talk about attracting talent, the future of open source, and his love of Liverpool football club.
xCelor, Ciara Ally for High-Frequency On-Server Feed Handling, Book Building
Officials say the integration will eliminate latency associated with the processes of book-building from market data feeds.
Thomson Reuters Adds S&P Transcripts Content
The agreement will provide Thomson Reuters' clients with access to tagged and machine-readable corporate events transcripts data from S&P.
Wolters Kluwer Adds Finance, Risk Market Manager in APAC
Officials say Ahmed's experience in addressing IFRS 9 will support the vendor's growing business in the region.