Opinion
Golden Copy: Wishing You a Solvent Summer
As summer begins, the effectiveness of Solvency II regulation will play out
The Need for Speed: Being the Fastest Will Always be Sought After
Anthony ties the movie Top Gun to HFT, IoT and AI...naturally.
Max Bowie: From High Performance to High Octane
Comparisons between Formula One racing and high-performance trading technology and data infrastructures are overused, Max says. So strap yourself in and step on the gas for a few laps around the similarities between our industries.
Michael Shashoua: Before and After NAFIS
Points made at the annual New York-hosted North American Financial Information Summit illustrate how blockchain and data science can or should pivot to better serve data management operations. Michael considers what legal entity identifier efforts could…
Show Me the Data!
More firms need to be granted access to the CAT.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 19: BNP's Growth Plans, Buy Side KYC
Dan and Anthony talk about the custody business and KYC.
June 2016: Poignancy and People Power
While it’s important to focus on the technology that drives our industry, it’s similarly important to acknowledge the human aspects.
MDW Special: Highlighting the Best Innovation Cities
Where does your city rank?
Opening Cross: What Can Financial Information Learn from Formula One?
The intensive data analysis performed during a modern Formula One race has more in common with a trading floor than the "gentlemen racers" of old.
Golden Copy: What We Heard At NAFIS
Robust debate on how to manage and work with data
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 18: Dos and Don'ts for PR People
Dan and Anthony breakdown what makes a good media relations person and what doesn't.
Keeping Up With DeFrancesco
Lots of important things are happening over the next few months for Sell-Side Technology editor Dan DeFrancesco.
The Buy Side Slowly Moves Toward Utilities, Managed Services
Mifid II, Fatca and new margin requirements are helping institutional players to see the benefits of centralized services.
Euronext's Price of Independence
Euronext will soon find itself up against an exchange powerhouse and has established an M&A war chest to bolster its options.
Opening Cross: Balancing and Evolving with Your Greatest Asset
A company's greatest asset isn't the products it creates, or even how it uses them; it's the people who create them.
Golden Copy: What To Listen For At NAFIS
How the industry directs increased emphasis on reference data will be evident
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 17: Regulatory Landscape, Fixed Income, Blockchain
Dan and Anthony talk regulations, fixed income and blockchain.
Better Balance Needed to Combat 'Regulatory Fatigue'
Regulators need to be more concerned about properly spacing regulations as opposed to simply pushing their mandate.
Distributed Ledger-Technology: Fingers will be Burnt
A lot has already been written about blockchain and distributed-ledger technology, but Victor believes this is only the start. If anything, he says, the hype will accelerate.
Machine Learning Could Address Fixed-Income Liquidity Woes
Industry experts recently discussed the potential for machine-learning techniques to help the buy side and sell side connect.
Golden Copy: Looming Blockchain and Disclosure Mountains
Importance of interoperability rises as distributed ledger uses expand; GDPR rules have a broader aim
Opening Cross: ‘Key’ Issues: Major to Minor, Minor to Major
If the sheer entertainment value of TV’s Lip-Synch Battle doesn’t have you singing along and mastering your pitch changes and switching between major and minor keys, then take my word for it: watching The Rock lip-synching to Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off…
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 16: Sifma Ops, Nasdaq, Fixed Income
Dan talks about his trip to Miami while Anthony discusses fixed income.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2016: King Holds Court
Write-ups by Victor Anderson, Anthony Malakian, Dan DeFrancesco and John Brazier.