The Waters Weekly Wrap: May 7-13
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.

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On this week's Waters Wavelength podcast, topics include the torrid pace of regulatory deadlines, fixed income being the most fascinating of asset classes, the never-ending hype of blockchain, the Kentucky Derby, the Alvarez-Khan fight and Dan wraps things up by sharing a humorous story from SifmaOps 2016.
Technology
(Best of Buy-Side Technology & Sell-Side Technology)
Citco Previews Soon-to-be-Launched CitcoOne Platform (BST)
SEC's Luparello: Stream of Regulations Won't Stop Soon (SST)
As Asia Launch Looms, Bloomberg Tradebook Sees Strongest ETF Growth in Fixed Income, Commodities (BST)
ABN Amro Innovation Team Signals Wider Move to Assess Blockchain (SST)
Trading Volumes Rise on MarketAxess Open Trading Platform in Europe (BST)
Consulting Collaboration: Synechron Acquires Hatstand (SST)
Data
(Best of Inside Market Data & Inside Reference Data)
Blockchain Standards' Pivotal Moment (IRD)
Jefferies Parent Leucadia Snaps Up ITG's Research Arm (IMD)
What Does GDPR Mean for Banks? (IRD)
NovaSparks Bows NovaLink to Connect Ticker Plant to Client FPGA Systems (IMD)
Xenomorph Links To MongoDB (IRD)
Be Mindful of Data License Restrictions When Meeting Regulatory Reporting Requirements, Panel Warns (IMD)
Opinions
Distributed Ledger-Technology: Fingers will be Burnt (Victor Anderson)
‘Key' Issues: Major to Minor, Minor to Major (Max Bowie)
Machine Learning Could Address Fixed-Income Liquidity Woes (Anthony Malakian)
Golden Copy: Looming Blockchain and Disclosure Mountains (Michael Shashoua)
Better Balance Needed to Combat 'Regulatory Fatigue' (Dan DeFrancesco)
Features
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld: Slow and Steady (Waters)
Agile: More Mentality Than Methodology (Waters)
Dancing in the Dark: Fraud Shapes Dark Pools (Waters)
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2016: All the Winners and Why they Won (Waters)
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