Opinion
Waters Wavelength Ep. 307: The shrinking OMS landscape
This week, Tony and Nyela discuss FactSet’s recent acquisition of LiquidityBook and what it could signal for trading technology.
Hyperscalers to take hits as AI demand overpowers datacenter capacity
The IMD Wrap: Max asks, who’s really raising your datacenter costs? And how can you reduce them?
Waters Wavelength Ep. 306: Reykjavik and market data
Reb is back on the podcast to talk about her trip to Reykjavik, as well as two market data reports released this month.
How to navigate regional nuances that complicate T+1 in Europe
European and UK firms face unique challenges in moving to T+1 settlement, writes Broadridge’s Carl Bennett, and they will need to follow a series of steps to ensure successful adoption by 2027.
The murky future of buying or building trading technology
Waters Wrap: It’s obvious the buy-v-build debate is changing as AI gets more complex, but Anthony wonders how trading firms will keep up.
‘I recognize that tree’: Are market data fees defying gravity?
What do market data fees have in common with ‘Gilmore Girls’ and Samuel Beckett? Allow Reb to tell you.
When it comes to data inventory management, asset managers need a ‘rescue’ plan
The IMD Wrap: Inventory management may be a necessity, but it doesn’t need to be a chore. A little innovation can turn this cost center into a value generator.
How a Chinese AI firm shook the tech world
DeepSeek’s AI model is the very ethos of doing what you can with what you have.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 305: Cato Institute's Jennifer Schulp
Jennifer joins to discuss what regulatory priorities might look under Paul Atkin's SEC.
FactSet-LiquidityBook: The buy-side OMS space continues to shrink
Waters Wrap: Anthony spoke with buy-side firms and industry experts to get a feel for how the market is reacting to this latest tie-up.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 304: Nice Actimize’s Lee Garf
Lee joins to discuss changes in communication platforms over the last few years.
We’re running out of datacenters! (But maybe AI can help?)
The IMD Wrap: Datacenter and cloud adoption is being pushed to its limits by AI. Will we simply run out of space and power building AIs before AI figures out how to fix it?
Ongoing uncertainty, volatility force new tech approach to collateral management
With market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty here to stay, Nasdaq’s Gil Guillaumey argues that firms must rethink their approach to collateral management.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 303: AggKnowledge’s Dan Entrup
Dan, who also created the It’s Pronounced Data newsletter, joins the show to discuss the growing interest in private markets data, artificial intelligence, and more.
Agentic AI and big questions for the technologists
Waters Wrap: Much the same way that GenAI dominated tech discussions over the last two years, the road ahead will feature a lot of agentic AI talk—and CIOs and CTOs better be prepared.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 302: Connectifi’s Nick Kolba
Nick joins the show to give his views on trends in the interoperability space and the FDC3 standard.
From frozen assets to fire sales: The datasets to prevent your investments going up in smoke
The IMD Wrap: As severe weather conditions become more commonplace, Max wonders which datasets will prove most useful for those navigating a changing world.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 301: SIX’s Javier Hernani
Javier Hernani, head of securities services at SIX, joins to discuss everything T+1.
8 bank CTOs and CDOs sound off on artificial intelligence
Waters Wrap: Last year, WatersTechnology spoke with heads of technology and data from a range of tier-1 banks. Anthony pulls at one common thread from those interviews: AI.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 300: Reflecting on humble beginnings
It is our 300th episode! Tony and Shen reflect on how it all started.
Artificial intelligence, like a CDO, needs to learn from its mistakes
The IMD Wrap: The value of good data professionals isn’t how many things they’ve got right, says Max Bowie, but how many things they got wrong and then fixed.
IPC’s C-suite shuffle signals bigger changes for trader voice tech
Waters Wrap: After a series of personnel changes at the legacy provider, WatersTechnology examines what these moves might mean for the future of turrets and trader voice.
CDOs evolve from traffic cops to purveyors of rocket fuel
As firms start to recognize the inherent value of data, will CDOs—those who safeguard and control access to data—finally get the recognition they deserve?
Band-aids vs build-outs: Best practices for exchange software migrations
Heetesh Rawal writes that legacy exchange systems are under pressure to scale to support new asset classes and greater volumes, leaving exchange operators with a stark choice: patch up outdated systems and hope for the best or embark on risky but…