Opinion
Golden Copy: Cultural Evolution of Data Handling in Japan
Increased openness to foreign engagement with financial data emerges
Opening Cross: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals
As we chase outright speed, we mustn't lose sight of the underlying data about a company that makes that speed so important.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 13: TruMid, Innovation Labs
Dan and Anthony talk about TruMid's new offering and how they would run their own innovation labs.
Mentorships vs. Labs: The Hunt to Discover Disruptive Technologies
Big banks differ on how to discover the next disruptive technology.
The Changing Faces of Electronic Fixed-Income Trading
TruMid is set to launch a new trading platform. Anthony says the move is a step in the right direction.
Opening Cross: Test the Water Before Diving In (And Other Old Sayings with New Applications)
With so many complex new datasets promsing alpha, some vendors are doing the heavy analytics lifting for clients, while others are allowing users to first test the data in new ways.
Golden Copy: The Extremes of Data Technology Performance
Machine learning and fintech promise innovation, while European systems dictates raise questions
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 12: Open Source, Reg AT, Panama Papers
Dan and Anthony chat about their April features.
Premonition from the Panama Papers
What can be learned from the latest, and largest, data breach journalists have ever dealt with?
Opening Cross: Don’t Let a Wine Week Be Data-Weak
Many readers will know that I’m fond of a nice glass of wine. But this wasn’t always the case. In fact, I was well into my twenties before my then-publisher persuaded me to try a spectacular Australian shiraz-cabernet blend by Penley Estate. I was…
Open Platform: Open Systems, Open Source, Open APIs… Open Opportunities?
Andrew Miller, managing director of consultancy Net Effect, outlines the opportunities offered by—and barriers to adopting—truly open systems.
Golden Copy: The €64,000 Question
ESMA fine of DTCC for neglecting reporting is curiously low
Dan DeFrancesco: License to Build
Licensing is the key to open source continuing to prosper.
April 2016: ‘A Changeable Marketplace’
Anthony discusses the need to be agile, especially in changing marketplaces with constantly shifting regulatory regimes.
Max Bowie: Data ‘Sandboxes’: Learning Through Play
Like the sandboxes of childhood, today’s developer “sandbox” environments promote innovation through experimentation—thankfully, Max says, just as in those carefree childhood days, without the fees and administrative burden usually associated with data…
Michael Shashoua: Seeking Smarter Applications
Compliance technology and artificial intelligence make more inroads among financial data management operations, with opposite levels of disruption to the industry, Michael writes.
John Brazier: The Buy Side Has Never Had It So Good
The buy side has plenty of options for bond trading, it's a matter of making the right decisions.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 11: Future of Exchanges, Bussmann Departure, Apple-FBI Closure
The guys look at how trading venues have evolved, what's in store for the former UBS CIO and the fallout from the end of the Apple-FBI battle.
Know Your Vendor: The Risky Business of Third-Party Relationships
Dan discusses a recent feature looking at how firms deal with vendor risk.
Opening Cross: Digging for Gold in the Data Sandbox
The emergence of "sandbox" organizations and development environments are fostering a climate of innovation.
Golden Copy: Long Road to Disruption
Will the industry's data management advances stay confined to merely upgrading current methods?
Barclays Point Fixed-Income Users Worry About Bloomberg Port Conversion
A recent survey found that the fixed-income community has major concerns about the sunsetting of Barclays' Point platform.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 10: Markit-IHS Merger, FIA Boca
Dan and Anthony look at the Markit-IHS merger and recap Anthony's trip to FIA Boca.
R.I.P. Vendors: Can Open Source Fundamentally Change the Way Third Parties Operate?
The rise of financial firms' adoption of open source could force vendors to make an adjustment.