Data Management
History Repeating: The Challenge of Stock Classification in a Fintech World
It's easier than ever for companies to expand into new business lines. As a result, it's more challenging to make like-for-like comparisons of stocks.
Microsoft Sees Trade Finance, Bond Issuance as Ripe for Blockchain Growth
Marc Mercuri of Microsoft explains where the tech giant sees room for blockchain solutions in the future.
Asset Managers Chase Signals in ESG Noise
Machine learning can tell stories from large datasets to drive alpha, say quants.
Setting the Standard: Derivatives Industry Looks to Machine-Readable Technology
As regulators and industry bodies ramp up efforts to deploy machine-readable models for derivatives reporting, adoption of industry-wide standards has more than a few challenges to overcome.
Ultumus Hires Orangun to Build Data Platform
Orangun brings to the role a history of successfully revamping data platforms in previous roles at IHS Markit.
JP Morgan Turns to Machine Learning for Options Hedging
These new models sidestep Black-Scholes and could slash hedging costs for some derivatives by up to 80%.
Liquidnet Builds Netflix-like Functionality for Buy Side
The company is leveraging AI to make investment suggestions and dig out sentiment from spoken announcements.
Citco Integrates Blacklight for Treasury Management
S3 Partners' Blacklight will be integrated into Citco's Æxeo Treasury platform.
Trade Finance as an Asset Class: Rough Seas Ahead
As global banks seek to promote trade finance as an investable asset class to the buy side, the sector’s lack of technology and data infrastructure have come to light.
MOEX Sees New Network as Key to Asia Arbitrage Opportunities
Exchange hopes to exploit Avelacom's network PoPs in Asian countries to encourage trade flow from the region.
KRM22 Continues M&A Spree, With More to Come
The software provider has acquired Object+ and plans to grow more through acquisition in 2019.
FactSet's Gossieaux Gets Global Gig
Gossieaux has spent a total of 24 years at FactSet and its 2004 acquisition JCF.
OpenFin Adds Data Privacy Layer to Operating System
OpenFin has deployed Exate’s data privacy technology to its operating system to help with new rules, such as GDPR.
Heating Up: An In-Depth Look at How Investment Firms Use Carbon Data
As ESG data becomes more of a commodity, firms are struggling with how best to incorporate carbon data.
Brown Brothers Harriman Experiments with Machine Learning
The firm is developing machine learning models internally to optimize the reconciliation process and detect price anomalies.
Bank, Fintech Exec Gonzalez Joins Pico to Lead Americas Sales
Gonzalez has 20 years of experience in technology management and sales at financial firms and technology providers.
West Highland Nabs TR Vet Milner for Sales
MIlner spent more than 20 years at Thomson Reuters, responsible for sales of products and services across its data business.
Greenwich Analytica Taps Ex-Bank IT Exec Cohee to Lead Finance Practice
Cohee highlights cloud, big data and machine learning as disruptive changes forcing innovation at financial firms.
Buy Side, FISD Begin Industry Push for Alt Data Standards
Alternative data holds great promise as a leading indicator of alpha. But in response to firms struggling with the data science aspects of integrating the data, various industry participants are pursuing new initiatives to make it more accessible,…
Zurich Insurance takes AIM at 'Data-as-a-Service'
The insurer is partnering with AIM Software to move data operations to the cloud.
BNY Mellon to Use AI for Faster Document Queries
The bank plans to expand a program that uses machine learning to pull out key terms for contracts.
Bank and Buy-Side Data Specialists Discuss Data Transformation Do’s & Don’ts
This year’s North American Financial Information Summit saw C-level execs from the buy and sell sides come together to talk about data needs.
Human Factor Is Crucial to the Alt Data Gold Rush
While tech advancements are being made, buy-side firms still rely on humans to make sense of alt data.
'Next Act: A Profile of Euronext's Alain Courbebaisse
The last decade has seen Euronext chewed up and spun out following a series of mergers & acquisitions. Once again independent, Courbebaisse is writing the exchange’s IT roadmap.