The Waters Weekly Wrap: April 25-29

The Waters Rankings 2016, Waters magazine's and WatersTechnology's only reader-determined awards, has extended its deadline for entries to May 6, end of business (EST). 

Also, in this week's Waters Wavelength podcast, Dan starts the show off by himself talking about the SEC's decision to publish the CAT NMS plan for public comment and what that means for the overall timeline of the massive database. He then briefly touches on a story idea he has around user experience before calling Anthony, who is on vacation. The two chat about what Anthony's missed while away from the office and his thoughts on Tom Brady's four-game suspension being overturned on appeal. Dan then wraps things up talking about the absurdity of the NFL Draft and why HBO's "Silicon Valley" is so awesome.

Technology

(Best of Buy-Side Technology & Sell-Side Technology)

NATAS C-Level Panel Focuses on Machine Learning (SST/BST)

Cyber Risk Still Top Concern for Firms, but Asia Economic Slowdown Also Worrisome, DTCC Survey Says (SST)

Misys Launches Cloud Platform for Solutions (SST)

The Importance, or Lack Thereof, of Data Scientists Understanding the Business (SST/BST)

Pontus Launches Azul Zing Version of Thread Manager (SST)

Data

(Best of Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data)

GlobalView Preps Excel-Like ‘CurveBuilder' (IMD)

Hargreaves Lansdown Live with Calastone Settlement Service (IRD)

Almax Nets Funding to Grow Analytics Platform (IMD)

Russia's Depository Tests Blockchain for Voting (IRD)

EC Defines ‘Reasonable' MiFID 2 Data Fee Levels (IMD)

Opinions

Legal Questions Abound About Cybersecurity (Anthony Malakian)

The Proper Characteristics of Data Scientists and How to Use Them (Dan DeFrancesco)

Opening Cross: Have the Heavyweights Handle the Heavy Lifting (Max Bowie)

Features

Aberdeen's Iain Plunkett: Transformation Through Technology (Waters)

Open to Open Source (Waters)

Adequately Agile: Firms Eye Agile Method (Waters)

Reg AT: A Source (Code) of Contention (Waters)

Grappling with Vendor Risk Rules (Waters)