The Waters Weekly Wrap: January 11-15
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.

The new year has brought in collaboration, people moves and resolutions. Read below for news on platform integrations and new hires.
On another note, you can also check out a list of all the winners from this year's American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs), including stories on why they won.
January Features
Eternally Internal: WH Trading CTO Mike Madigan (Waters)
The Great Wall: Fintech in China (Waters)
Loans: Scratching and Clawing to Progress (Waters)
Legacy Systems: Mission Impossible or Mission Unnecessary? (Waters)
Algo Testing Under the Regulatory Microscope (Waters)
Data Management: Regulation, Problems and Solutions for the Buy Side (Waters)
Integration
Bloomberg Buys Netbox Blue, Integrates Technology into Enterprise Compliance Platform (SST) (BST)
Ipreo Integrates Symphony Comms Platform (IMD)
DataGenic Incorporates MDX Excel Add-in (IMD)
People Moves
Informatica Names Chakravarthy CEO (SST)
DataArt Bolsters Financial Practice With Addition of Moyce (BST)
EquiLend Taps former Northern Trust, State Street Securities Finance Exec Allen to Lead DataLend (IMD)
Raskin Joins Jordan & Jordan (IRD)
Best of the Rest
Scotiabank Eyes Analytics in Partnership with Queen's University (SST)
Egyptian Bank Picks Wolters Kluwer for Multiple Solutions (IRD)
Liquid Alts and Automation: Linedata Previews Fall Rollouts (BST)
Nasdaq Brings Blockchain to Life (SST)
Adventures in Analytics: Firms Push for Better Ways to Look at Unstructured Data (SST)
smartTrade to Implement eFX Trading Infrastructure at Bank of China (SST)
Sapient Global Markets Creates Web Portal for CMRS Platform (SST)
Markit Taps Amazon Cloud to ‘Expedite Innovation' (IMD)
Data Destinations: Hot Spots for Data Demand in 2016 (IMD)
Fenergo and kyc.com Team Up for Better Client Lifecycle Management (IRD)
ICE Shifts EU Connectivity Fees to Vendors (IMD)
December Features
Keeping It Agile: Aspect Capital's Barney Dalton (Waters)
'Scratching and Clawing,' Syndicated Loans Tack Toward Progress: Part I (Waters)
Pragmatic Steps Highlight Syndicated Loans' Latest Tech Push, Part II (Waters)
All Roads Lead to Rome: Navigating IFRS 9 (Waters)
Market Surveillance: Rising to the Challenge (Waters)
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