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.
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…
Crypto: Too important to ignore
This WatersTechnology Rapid read survey report examines the crypto finance priorities of institutional investors, how far along they are on their crypto journeys, the challenges in entering and participating in this market, and what they value most when…
ASX, SGX earnings driven by diversified revenue
After the Chess disaster, ASX focuses on rebuilding confidence, while SGX continues investing in its derivatives business. Meanwhile, HKEx mulls data play.
Automating collateral management processes crucial for T+1 move
The reduction of settlement times from T+2 to T+1 for many US securities is likely to impact firms’ collateral management processes when it comes into force at the end of May 2024.
T+1: Cash and liquidity management functions impacted
The reduction of settlement times from T+2 to T+1 for many US securities, set to come into force at the end of May 2024, is likely to impact a number of business processes across the sell side. Nadeem Shamim, head of cash and liquidity management at…
Smashing barriers: How shortwave frequencies are making trading firms faster
Improvements in shortwave radio frequencies could be a leap forward in the latency race. But given the costs and technical challenges, is it worth the investment?
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Fixed income execution & innovation
This week, Spencer Lee, chief markets officer at TS Imagine, joins Tony on the podcast to discuss execution issues and innovation within the fixed income space.
Post-trade tech and the back/front office
Vijay Mayadas, president, capital markets at Broadridge, discusses the biggest challenges in the back office and how post-trade technology is transforming the relationship between the front and back office.
Why post-trade still needs more attention
After years of neglect, back-office processes are beginning to garner the attention they deserve. However, the post-trade technology landscape remains fragmented and opportunities are being left uncaptured. By Vijay Mayadas, president, capital markets at…
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Tradeweb’s Bruni on electronification of repo markets
Enrico Bruni, managing director and head of Europe and Asia at Tradeweb, joins the podcast to discuss electronification in the repo space.
Burden of Proof: Meet the IEX breakaways looking to shake up broker algos
Founded with the principles of “transparency and academic rigor,” some say Proof’s model and technical approach is a test case for a new generation of cloud-native broker startups.
Modular Applications and Integrated Platforms—The Best of Both Worlds
Traditionally, sell-side front offices have been forced to make difficult choices between single integrated trading platforms and discrete modular applications designed to support specialist front-office functions such as trading and execution management…
Deutsche Bank leverages AI for securities services
The bank’s client segmentation offering creates more targeted post-trade offerings, while its prediction engine can help reduce settlement failures.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 236 (Market data, ESG, and interoperability)
Wei-Shen and Tony talk about WatersTech’s three biggest stories of the week.
This Week: SimCorp/JP Morgan; SGX/TNS; Barclays/MarketAxess and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.