Technology
WatersTechnology has been covering the industry’s technology needs for over 30 years, focusing on the sell side, the buy side, exchanges, intermediaries and the regulations driving the industry, covering topics such as emerging technologies and front-, middle- and back-office platforms. Combining news, events, awards, research and thought-leadership, this site should be a resource hub to help educate the market on these areas.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 309: FIA Boca
This week, Tony and Nyela discuss Nyela's week spent in Boca Raton, Florida, covering the FIA Boca conference as well as the current developments around 24/7 trading in US equity markets
The future of trading takes shape
The future of trading across the capital markets and the drivers likely to shape the ever-evolving industry.
A fireside chat with FactSet’s David Mellars
FactSet’s private markets data strategy, the relationship between risk and performance on the buy side and fixed income track record.
Ultra-low latency trading: How low can you go?
AMD discusses the technological advances that are taking high-frequency trading to new lows—known as ultra-low latency trading.
Pledging the ledger: At the tipping point of blockchain networks that work together
Interest in distributed ledger technology (DLT) is gaining momentum, sparking lively debates among proponents and detractors. The key question is: which version of DLT is suitable for advancing financial markets—public/permissionless or private…
Managed services under the spotlight
A report focusing on the advantages and possible drawbacks of taking on managed services, and outlining LSEG’s managed services strategy.
Derivatives pricing with AI: Faster, better, cheaper
Pascal Tremoureux, head of quantitative research at Murex, describes the firm’s mission to replicate derivatives pricing models through machine learning—slashing time and costs in the process
Latency under the spotlight
Welcome to Latency under the spotlight, a series of three short discussions focusing on latency across the financial services industry from a number of different perspectives. Joining Victor Anderson is Stefan Schlamp from Deutsche Börse.
Managed services under the spotlight
A series of four short podcasts focusing on managed services across the financial services industry
Price check: Is your firm keeping pace with IPV?
How growing regulatory pressure around data is affecting banks’ pricing and valuation control.
DTCC urges affirmation focus ahead of T+1 move
On May 28, large numbers of securities transacted across the North American marketplace will be required to settle one day after they are executed. DTCC is urging all market participants to scrutinize their existing technology and operational procedures,…
Northern Trust: Improving transparency across the asset servicing market
Northern Trust won three categories in the 2023 American Financial Technology Awards. Paul d’Ouville, global head of technology solutions and servicing at Northern Trust, discusses his firm’s fourth consecutive win in the Best reporting initiative…
Finding the investment management ‘one analytics view’
This paper outlines the benefits accruing to buy-side practitioners on the back of generating a single analytics view of their risk and performance metrics across funds, regions and asset classes
A fireside chat with Regnology's Linda Middleditch
Linda Middleditch, chief product officer of Regnology, sits down with Victor Anderson and looks back at what has been a productive year for the RegTech specialist.
Operational resilience using the cloud
This webinar focuses on the business and operational benefits to firms on the back of their cloud strategies, across an industry that is often unforgiving to those not able to guarantee 100% uptime, operational robustness and competitiveness
Post-trade processing via NYFIX matching
A case study underscoring how a global asset management firm successfully addressed post-trade processing challenges by adopting NYFIX Matching from Broadridge.
The move to T+1: This time is different
This whitepaper, created by Broadridge, focuses on leveraging robotic process automation and AI to ensure a smooth transition from T+2 to T+1 settlement.
Tick History – Query: Looking back to the future
The advantages of cloud-based services is well documented, from reduced upfront and ongoing operating and infrastructure costs to improved time-to-market for new services and datasets. Here, Tim Anderson, LSEG explains how the benefits of the service…
Navigating the adoption of generative AI
This whitepaper, created by Xoriant, focuses on generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to transform the way financial services firms operate, make business decisions and innovate.
T+1: Complacency before the storm?
This paper, created by WatersTechnology in association with Gresham Technologies, outlines what the move to T+1 (next-day settlement) of broker/dealer-executed trades in the US and Canadian markets means for buy-side and sell-side firms
Increasing securities settlement successes with unique transaction identifiers
Major improvements have been made to the securities services operating model over the past decade, but inefficiencies in trade settlement processes remain, leading to thinning margins and longer settlement cycles. Key to addressing these challenges is…