Management & Strategy
People Moves: Apteo, Eka, Tier-1, SEC, CGQ, MEMX
A look at some of the key people moves from the last week, including James Uzzalino, who joins Apteo.
BNY Mellon Takes a New Tack to Digital Transformation
The custodian is trying to make digitization core to all the organization's activities, its innovation head says.
This Week: AWS Quantum, Nomura/Pico, Broadridge, Instinet
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 174: Previewing Waters USA
Wei-Shen and Anthony take a look at what's to come at Waters USA and discuss changes to the podcast.
Technology is About More than Technology
Anthony explains that if you can’t solve for fundamental business challenges, your deep-learning algorithm will never ever run inside a bank or institutional asset manager.
The Miseducation of Alternative Data
Wei-Shen Wong wonders whether asset managers really understand what they mean when they talk about alternative data.
UBS Cuts Outsourced Tech Jobs
The investment bank has eliminated thousands of roles and revamped its approach to outsourcing over the last two years.
Quandl Releases New E-Commerce Dataset Ahead of Holidays
Nasdaq's alt data provider hopes its new ECI dataset will offer exclusive advantages to investors, analysts, and companies themselves.
Bloomberg LP’s Fate Lies in Hands of Democratic Voters
With Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg confirming a run for president, Max ponders the possible outcomes if the data giant goes up for sale.
This Week: Goldman/Finos; JP Morgan/Baton; Caixa AM; IHS Markit
Catch up on some of the past week's financial technology news.
People Moves: Finastra, Luminex, Itarle, West Highland & More
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the last week, including Lisa Fiondella (pictured), who joins Finastra.
Due North: Inside TMX Group's Bold Data Audit Overhaul
Toronto's TMX Group is looking to revolutionize the way that it conducts data audits with users. While the early feedback is positive, will others follow suit?
Asset Managers Likely Overestimating Their Alt Data Capabilities
UBS Asset Management’s CDO & Element22's founder look at some of the challenges facing the alt data space.
People Moves: Refinitiv, Qontigo, GAM, OSTC, Outset Global
A look at some of the key "people moves" this week, including Stephan Flagel (pictured), who joins Qontigo.
This Week: JP Morgan/Limeglass, Trumid/Citi, Numerix, ExpandAlpha
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
People Moves: Liquidnet, UBS AM, CLS, Mediant, Chainalysis
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the last week, including Deborah Hrvatin (pictured), who joins CLS.
FBI Sees Steep Rise in State-Sponsored Cyber Theft
The FBI's Richard Jacobs says that the impact of US sanctions is driving theft “to fund coffers”.
Banks Begin Exploring Homomorphic Encryption Use Cases (Part 2)
Josephine Gallagher explores some of the real-life applications of homomorphic encryption in development and the main roadblocks to its adoption.
Jupiter Asset Management Taps RPA for Manual Process Automation
The asset manager is reviewing various processes to see what kinds of automation could bring efficiency.
The Public Interest
Anthony explains why it's important to keep an eye on acquired firms long after the ink has dried on the deal.
After Fidessa Exodus, Some Users Brace For Trouble
WatersTechnology spent three months examining Fidessa to see what has transpired inside the vendor since the Ion acquisition. During a period of great change, a lot of questions—and worry—remain.
People Moves: MarketAxess, Trading Technologies, DTCC & More
A look at some of the key "people moves" over the last week, including Ryan Gwin (pictured), who joins MarketAxess.
Confluence & StatPro: A Sign of the Buy-Side Times
Confluence has a big job ahead integrating StatPro’s various analytics tools.
Confluence Buys StatPro
For £161.1 million, Confluence has purchased StatPro. Both companies stand to gain more global clients, and users can expect new products meant to alleviate pain points felt by the buy side.